《复仇》 第271期:女人的第六感

 Let's get outta here, huh? 我们出去吧

My thoughts exactly, 正合我意

except I'm really not feeling orientation¹. 但我不怎么想去新生欢迎会

It seems like more of a beach day. 更想去沙滩度过一天

Any luck with the sketch²? 肖像画的进展如何

We're still working on it. 我们还在画

Any leads on Amanda Clarke's whereabouts yet? 有阿曼达·克拉克的下落了吗

My investigators³ are former FBI, CIA, respectively. 我的调查员分别在联调局和中情局工作过

They'll find her. 他们会找到她的

But for now, she appears to have vanished without a trace. 但目前  她似乎凭空消失  毫无踪影

Well, that must have taken some doing on her part. 她肯定是预谋已久

Which is why I'd like to explore other avenues 这也是为何我想从另一个方向

of reasonable doubt. 寻找其他合理疑点

I won't be satisfied until you exhaust every effort 除非你竭尽全力找出她藏身之地

to find out where she's been 和她这十八年都干了什么

and what she's been doing for the past 18 years. 不然我是不会满意的

That girl is involved, and I am dead certain of it. 我敢确定  那女孩逃不了干系

Victoria, we can't put all our eggs 维多利亚  我们不能把所有赌注

into one particular basket. 都压在这一人身上

If we can't prove that Amanda was on the beach that night, 如果我们不能证明阿曼达那晚在海滩上

the prosecution⁴ wins, and Daniel stays in prison. 检察官就会胜诉  丹尼尔便有牢狱之灾

Which is why we'll need to present the jury 因此我们需要向陪审团提出

with at least one other viable⁵ suspect. 至少一个其他的嫌疑人

Well, what about Jack⁶ Porter? 杰克·波特怎么样

He was dating Amanda, 他在和阿曼达交往

and she had him convinced that our family was somehow involved 她使他相信我们家竟然

in the terrible things that her father did. 参与她父亲一手制造的恐怖袭击

You think they're aligned⁷ in some sort of vendetta⁸? 你认为陪审团会信这种家族恩怨吗

What we think is not the relevant point. 我们怎么想不重要

It's what the jury thinks. 重要的是陪审团怎么想

Maybe Charlotte did see a man on the beach after all. 若夏洛特在海滩上看到的真是个男人呢

 

1 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

2 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

8 vendetta   

n.世仇，宿怨

参考例句：

• For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇。
• She conducted a personal vendetta against me.她对我有宿仇。