《复仇》第22集第3期:有人扮演上帝

 Judging from your lackluster appearance, 从你黯淡的外表看来

you've yet to see today's exit polls. 你还没有看今天的民意调查

If they are to be believed, 如果民调可信的话

you will be attending tonight's gala 你将挽着纽约候任州长

on the arm of new york's governor-elect. 出席今晚的盛宴

You knew about that bomb, 你早就知道炸弹的事

positioned campaign headquarters. 炸弹放在了选举总部

So that you could be a first responder. 所以你可以第一时间作出反应

You've been with the initiative all along. 你一直以来都在和联盟合作

There is no initiative, my dear. 根本就没有什么联盟  亲爱的

There never was. Not really. 从来没有

Simply a consortium of savvy¹ businesspersons, 只有一个由聪明的商人们组成的协会

who perfected the art of profiting off other people's fear. 并完美地从人们的恐惧中获利

If human catastrophe² strikes, 如果人类面临灾难

the public spends money. 大众就会心甘情愿地花钱

Lots of it. 花很多钱

And if one were able to anticipate such disasters, 如果有人可以预测到这些灾难

they'd stand to make a fortune. 他们将从中获利

Of course, predicting these acts of god is impossible. 当然  天灾不可能被预测

Unless, of course, one decides to... play god. 除非  有人决定扮演上帝

 

1 savvy   

v.知道，了解；n.理解能力，机智，悟性；adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的

参考例句：

• She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
• Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？

2 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。