《复仇》 第162期:金钱的诱惑

 "By the time the trial ended, "审讯结束之时

every person I once trusted 每一个我曾经信任的人

had turned their back on me. 都弃我而去

The only remaining option was to find an impartial¹ observer 仅剩的选择是找到一位公正的旁观者

to tell my story. 将我的事公之于众

I thought Mason Treadwell would be that person." 我觉得梅森·特德韦尔会是那个人"

You have to understand the scope of the cover-up. 你要明白这个互相包庇的关系网

We're talking about people on every level-- 涉及到各个阶层人士

Prosecutors², defense³ attorneys, friends, 检察官  辩护律师  密友

coworkers. 以及同僚

Well, setting aside the logistics of your theory, 先不论你这一说辞的合理性

why do you think all these people from your everyday life 你认为你身边的这些人

would turn on you so rampantly⁴? 为什么这么毫不留情地对付你

Just promises of power, money, 权利  金钱以及

political favors. 政治利益的诱惑

I mean, you name it. 凡是你能说出的好处都在其列

And then when I think those didn't work, 而当这些都不管用的时候

they used threats. 他们就开始威胁

Think about it. 好好想想吧

If they could put me in here, 他们都能把我弄进来

imagine what else they're capable of. 想想他们还能干出些什么

Fascinating footage. 有趣的影像资料

Clarke seems to be utterly⁵ convinced 克拉克看上去非常坚定

that he's telling the truth. 自己说的都是实话

In his twisted mind, he is. 在他扭曲的精神世界中  的确是的

The general consensus⁶ within the psychiatric community 心理学界有普遍共识

is advanced pathological narcissism⁷. 精神病就是一种病理性的自恋

Then no element of his story has been borne out by facts? 他的故事没有一点是基于现实的吗

Not a shred⁸. 一点都没有

 

1 impartial   

adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的

参考例句：

• He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
• Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。

2 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 rampantly   

粗暴地，猖獗的

参考例句：

• Weeds grew rampantly around here. 这里周围长满了杂草。

5 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 narcissism   

n.自我陶醉，自恋

参考例句：

• Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed.自恋的人会变得自私。
• The collective narcissism of the Kerouac circle is ultimately boring.凯鲁亚克和他周围人物的集体自我陶醉欲最终使人厌烦不已。

8 shred   

v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少

参考例句：

• There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
• The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。