《绝望的主妇》精讲433

We need to talk.

我们得谈谈。

Where did you come from?

你从哪冒出来的？

I'm sorry. I've been waiting for you. I'm just a little upset because everybody thinks I'm crazy.

不好意思，我一直在等你。我有点不高兴，因为人人都以为我疯了。

Can I at least get out of the truck first?

我能先从车里出来么？

Yes, definitely. I mean, I can understand why you wouldn't want the cops to know that you kidnapped Paul.

能，当然。我是说，我能理解你为什么不想警察知道你绑架了Paul。

I mean, that definitely looks bad.

的确会让你看起来是坏人。

Since I was on probation¹.

我还在缓刑阶段。

Well, right. I mean, there's that.

对...有道理。

And in possession of a gun.

我还有枪。

Well, okay...

好。

Which I held to his head. So I violated my probation, committed a felony, and coerced³ a confession⁴.

我拿它指着他的脑袋。我违反了缓刑的规定，绑架了人，强迫对方认罪。

If the cops found out about that, I'd be looking at ten to fifteen years.

要是警察知道了，我就得进去10到15年了。

But why don't you want them to know about Martha Huber's journal?

但你为什么不让他们知道Martha Huber的日记呢？

I mean, she says right in there that she was blackmailing⁵ Paul's wife.

她在里面说得很清楚她在勒索Paul的妻子。

She also says right in there that she was blackmailing you for burning down Edie's house.

她还在里面说得很清楚她在勒索你，因为你烧了Edie的房子。

Oh. I forgot about that. I just can't believe it.

我都忘了，真是难以置信。

I mean, there he is a murderer, just living right on our street,

他就在那一个凶手，就住在我们的街上。

and there's nothing we can do about it because you're a convicted felon² and I burned down that stupid house. It's unfair.

我们却什么也做不了，因为你有前科而我纵了火。真不公平。

I want Paul Young gone as badly as you do, and he will be,

我和你一样想Paul Young消失，他也会消失得。

but I also want to find Zach. I think once Zach finds out Paul's here, I got a feeling he'll be back.

但我也想找到Zach，我想他如果知道Paul在这，他应该会回来的。

Well, that's comforting to know there's a silver lining⁶.

祸中有福真是安慰多了。

1 probation   

n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)

参考例句：

• The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
• His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

2 felon   

n.重罪犯；adj.残忍的

参考例句：

• He's a convicted felon.他是个已定罪的重犯。
• Hitler's early "successes" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon.希特勒的早期“胜利 ”，只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。

3 coerced   

v.迫使做( coerce的过去式和过去分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配

参考例句：

• They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫通过谈判解决。
• He was coerced into making a confession. 他被迫招供。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

5 blackmailing   

胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him. 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。
• Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me. 民主党最主要的报纸把一桩极为严重的讹诈案件“栽”在我的头上。

6 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。