《复仇》 第175期:女王的威胁

 The people I bring into my inner circle 被我带进我这个圈子的人

will always be protected. 都不会受到伤害的

You will remain in that circle 只要你能信守承诺

as long as you hold up your agreement. 你就能安稳地待在圈子里

If you choose not to, 如果你不这么做的话

I guarantee that those memoirs¹ you're so proud of 我保证你这引以为傲的自传

will end in a very dark chapter. 会以悲剧结局

"It was nearly 15 years to the day 从我的第一本书出版到现在

since the publication of my first book, 已经差不多十五年了

the definitive² work on David Clarke's role 这本剖析大卫·克拉克

in the downing of flight 197, 在197事故中扮演的角色的著作

that I found myself sitting across from 最终定稿是在我见过

the daughter of that now infamous³ man. 这位声名狼藉者的女儿之后

I sat both rapt with wonder 当时我怀着既好奇又内疚的心情

and besieged⁴ by guilt⁵ as Amanda recounted for me 听阿曼达描述

the crushing disappointments of a life spent 为了摆脱父亲罪行所造成的巨大阴影

running from the awesome⁶ shadow of her father's misdeeds. 她所经历的极度失望的生活

At the time of her father's incarceration⁷, 在她父亲入狱时

she was just 9, 她只有九岁

barely able to comprehend much less question 几乎无法理解  更不用说去质疑

the charges leveled against her father. 针对她爸爸的控诉了

But the Amanda Clarke that appeared before me now 但我如今再次见到了阿曼达·克拉克

was all grown-up 她已经长大成人

and determined⁸ to question everything. 并坚持质疑一切

Her misgivings⁹ were contagious¹⁰ 她的疑虑很有感染力

And forced me to take a long look back, 让我回忆了许久

to sift¹¹ through every word I had written 仔细斟酌我写下的每一个字

in search of any mistakes that demanded correction. 寻找是否有需要改正的错误

Could it be true? 所写是否属实

 

1 memoirs   

n.回忆录；回忆录传( mem,自oir的名词复数)

参考例句：

• Her memoirs were ghostwritten. 她的回忆录是由别人代写的。
• I watched a trailer for the screenplay of his memoirs. 我看过以他的回忆录改编成电影的预告片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

3 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

4 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

5 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

6 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

7 incarceration   

n.监禁，禁闭；钳闭

参考例句：

• He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。 来自辞典例句
• Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 请你，请你将这颗心释放出来吧！否则它会因长期的禁闭而爆裂。 来自辞典例句

8 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

9 misgivings   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕；疑虑，担心，恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 )；疑惧

参考例句：

• I had grave misgivings about making the trip. 对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
• Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead! 不要瞻前顾后， 畏首畏尾。甩开膀子干吧！ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

11 sift   

v.筛撒，纷落，详察

参考例句：

• Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。
• Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。