《复仇》第14集 第7期:阴阳怪气的妈妈

 Nate's cell phone's out of range. 奈特的电话也不在服务区

But the last time it sent a signal was... 但最后一次发出信号的地方是

Halfway¹ to Nantucket? 去南塔基特岛的半路上

We need a boat. 我们得找个船

Biscotti from Stefania's. 斯蒂芬妮亚家的意大利脆饼

Best in the city. 全城最好的

Oh, thanks. That's my favorite. 谢谢  我最喜欢了

I should've had you join me instead. 我应该邀请你的

I was expecting Helen Crowley for a breakfast meeting 我还想和海伦·克劳利来个她一直要求的

that she requested, but she never showed. 早餐会谈呢  可她一直没来

Oh, would you like me to give her a try? 你想让我去联系她吗

Yeah, just call and confirm that she'll be coming tonight 行  打电话确认一下她今晚能参加

to the Labor² Day party. 劳动节派对

We can talk there. 我们可以在那谈

Ms. Crowley is preoccupied³ 克劳利女士现在

with a more pressing matter at the moment. 正忙于更紧要的事务

You've spoken to her? 你跟她联系了

Oh, yes. 对

She came over to the house last night. 她昨天晚上去家里了

It seems someone tipped her off 貌似有人把我拿着的那些证据

to the evidence I've been holding. 告诉了她

And let me guess. 让我猜猜

Forced you at gunpoint to hand it over? 举着枪  逼你交给她

No, I gave it to her willingly to save you. 不  我为了救你很乐意的给了她

This story gets more and more ridiculous 每次你一说话  整个事情就变得

every time you open your mouth. 越来越可笑

You never had any evidence against Helen Crowley 你根本就没有针对海伦·克劳利的证据

Because there never was any conspiracy⁴ against you. 因为从来就没有什么针对你的阴谋

You know damn⁵ well I was never in any danger. 你清楚地知道我从未身涉险境

 

1 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

5 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。