《复仇》 第260期:金钱贿赂

 And what role did you and Conrad play in those indiscretions? 那你和康纳德是怎么处理这些鲁莽的呢

I'm not sure I follow you. 我不懂你在说什么

Did you honestly believe I wouldn't find out 你们真以为我不会发现

you paid off a judge last summer 去年夏天  你们花钱买通法官

to downgrade daniel's D.U.I. And reckless endangerment charges? 减轻了丹尼尔酒驾和过失伤害罪的判罚吗

Where on earth did you hear this? 你从哪里听说到这些的

I told him. 是我告诉他的

I thought you were on Daniel's side. 我以为你是站在丹尼尔这边的

Or was that just a ruse¹? 还是说那只是个诡计

As far as I'm concerned, Emily is the only one here 就我而言  艾米莉是这里唯一一个

who seems to have Daniel's best interests at heart. 真正关心丹尼尔利益的人

No one loves my son more than I do. 没有人比我更爱我的儿子

What if the prosecution² 要是控方律师

had blindsided me with that mid-trial? 拿这案子攻我不备怎么办

We were very discreet³. 我们处理得很谨慎

That girl was almost killed. 那女孩差点死掉

Her brother took a 9-iron to Daniel's Aston Martin. 她哥拿着9寸长的铁撬往丹尼尔的车上砸

Many people know exactly what you did. 很多人心知肚明

Everyone's looking for a member 每个人都想在1%的富人中

of the 1% to smack⁴ down, 找到一个能穷追猛打的人

and Daniel is tailor-made to take that fall. 而丹尼尔正成为了他们的目标

So unless you're ready to level with me, 除非你们准备跟我说实话

I might as well be up at Shinnecock Hills 否则我还不如去辛尼克山

practicing my backswing. 练网球好了

Of course, Mr. Brooks⁵. 当然  布鲁克斯先生

From here on out, you'll have 从现在起  

complete and utter candor⁶ from both of us. 我们将坦诚相待  绝无保留

 

1 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。

2 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

3 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

4 smack   

vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍

参考例句：

• She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
• I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。

5 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 candor   

n.坦白，率真

参考例句：

• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
• He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率，已使婚姻奄奄一息。