《复仇》 第358期:新闻界的真相

 It appears we can close the case 看来神秘节日贺卡一案

of the mystery holiday card. 可以结案了

For a man with a penchant¹ for writing letters, 作为一个爱写信的人

you would think that Roger would have left a suicide note. 罗杰应该会留下遗书的吧

Suicide is not a rational act. 自杀并非一种理性行为

I did a comprehensive sweep of the room. 我已经全面搜查过那间房了

He left nothing behind. 他什么都没留下

Oh, how convenient for all of us. 真是方便了我们大家啊

Quite the soiree. 好一个聚会

It feels like we've been cast in "Ten little Indians." 简直就像上演了《无人生还》

I wonder who'll be the last to fall. 我在想谁会是最后一个倒下的呢

I suppose you consider it your job 你会把报道这个惨烈的故事

to break this torrid story. 作为自己的工作吧

Less a job than a moral obligation. 与其说工作  不如说道义上的责任

To quote Lippmann, 引用李普曼的一句话

"There can be no higher law in journalism² "在新闻界  没有比揭露真相

than to tell the truth and to shame the devil." 让魔鬼羞耻更高的法则了"

Shame the devil? 让魔鬼羞耻

You wrote that note. 字条是你写的

I'm a writer. 我是个作家

Though this gruesome turn of events 虽然现在可怕的形势变化

was certainly not the intention. 并非我本意

Then what on earth did you plan on gaining from it? 那你到底想从中获取什么

Inspiration. 写作灵感

 

1 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。