《复仇》第8集 第25期:诗人天赋

 Is that Daniel's poetry? 那是丹尼尔的诗歌吗

Merely copies, I imagine. 只是些复印稿吧

Well, surely, it can't be that bad. 他写得不至于那么糟糕吧

Oh, on the contrary. 与此相反

"We speak in hushed voices, 我们轻声低语

"so as not to wake our memories. 唯恐惊扰我们的回忆

"The things we've done, 我们过去的作为

"the things we'll continue to do, 我们明日的规划

"for fear of breaking the cycle. 都是为了避免破坏循环

"How fierce we were when we were young, 彼时年轻  我们激情满怀

when we were unafraid of coming unhinged." 只因无所畏惧

It's for his own good, really. 这是为了他好

You know, I'll have some publishers send Daniel courteous¹ rejections², 我会让那些出版商拒绝出版丹尼尔的诗

and our son will go on to take his place at the head of Grayson Global, 这样他就以后就能接替我掌管格雷森国际集团

where he belongs. 那才是他应去的未来

"For fear of breaking the cycle." 为了避免破坏循环

Well, you certainly did with your mother. 正好呼应你对你母亲的所为

I just wired Mr. Greevy a sizeable sum, 我刚刚给格利维先生汇了一大笔钱

and he thanked us for giving him 他说谢谢我们给他出演这个

"the role of his lifetime." "毕生难遇的角色"的机会

 

1 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

2 rejections   

拒绝( rejection的名词复数 )； 摒弃； 剔除物； 排斥

参考例句：

• Most writers endure a number of rejections before being published. 大部分作家经历无数次的退稿才守得云开，作品得到发表。
• Supervise workers and monitors production quality to minimize rejections. 管理工人，监控生产质量，减少退货。