《复仇》 第253期:维多利亚的恳求

 Victoria. 维多利亚

Come on in. 进来吧

Well, when you and Daniel decided¹ to get married, 你和丹尼尔决定结婚的时候

you probably never would've dreamed that your engagement 恐怕没想到你们订婚时

would have included a... murder investigation². 会牵扯到一桩命案的调查

I don't think anyone could imagine 没人想得到

something so horrible. 会有这么可怕的事发生

Well, under the circumstances, 鉴于现状

I would understand if you were reevaluating 如果你想要重新考虑你们未来的关系

the future of your relationship. 我是能够理解的

So... 所以

this is my engagement present to the two of you. 这是我送你们的订婚礼物

You want me to open it now? 你想让我现在就打开吗

No. 不

I want you to hold on to it. 我想让你原封不动地收着它

And I need to know that you'll stand by Daniel's side 我想确认无论丹尼尔未来的路多么艰难

no matter how rough the road gets. 你都会在他身边予以支持

If you abandon him, 如果你抛弃了他

it'll send a very public message about his innocence³. 公众舆论会对他的清白产生怀疑

Honestly, that never even crossed my mind. 实话说  我从没想过要离开他

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。