《复仇》 第284期:夏洛特嗑药

 What are you talking about? 你说什么呢

What's going on here? 出什么事了

There's been a setback¹. 出了点麻烦

Declan's recanted his statement 德克兰收回了他之前的证词

about seeing the hooded² man on the beach. 声称并未在海滩上看到穿帽衫的人

Well, who cares what that boy says? 管那个家伙说什么

Charlotte's the credible³ witness. 夏洛特是可信的目击证人

Not anymore. 不再是了

Declan gave Mason Treadwell an exclusive, 德克兰向梅森·特德韦尔爆了条独家新闻

said Charlotte fabricated the entire story. 声称整个故事都是夏洛特编造的

Our objective was to sow seeds of doubt for the jury. 我们的目标本是让陪审团产生疑点

But now that the Treadwell story's gone viral, 但现在却被特德韦尔的故事搅黄了

the only doubt being cast 现在他们唯一怀疑的只剩

is on the credibility of this family. 这个家庭的可信度了

It says that she was high the night of the party. 这上面说她那晚磕了药而精神恍惚

Clearly, that boy was lying. 很明显  那孩子在撒谎

Charlotte does not do drugs. 夏洛特从不嗑药

Actually, I saw charlotte with 其实我在订婚宴上看到过

a prescription⁴ pill bottle at the party. 夏洛特拿着一个处方药的药瓶

Why didn't you say anything? 你之前怎么没提过

Because I wasn't sure what I saw. 因为我不太确定

But after reading the blog, it all made sense. 但读过这篇博文后  我才相信

If you've seen her using, 如果你看到过她服药

chances are others have, too. 那其他人也可能看到过

I can't risk putting her on the stand. 我不能冒险让她出庭作证

 

1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

3 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

4 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。