《童话镇》第290期:凯思琳失踪

 You know, someone once told me you can do anything as long as you can dream it. 曾有人告诉我 只要有梦想  一切都能实现

You really think so? 你真这么认为吗

Sure. Look how easily you fixed¹ those lights. I bet you could do anything. 当然 看你不费吹灰之力就把灯弄好了 我敢打赌你能做任何事

I should, uh, get back to the volunteer center. Nice to meet you, Leroy. 我得回志愿者中心了 很高兴见到你  勒罗伊

You mind if I take a look, too?   介意我也来看看吗

What for? 你来干嘛

Well, just because I got fired from the "Mirror" doesn't mean I can't do a little freelance reporting. 我被《镜报》炒了不代表我就不能做自由撰稿人

So what do we got here? 什么情况

Gym teacher found this thing on the side of the road, abandoned, engine running, no one around.  体育老师在路边发现了这辆被遗弃的车 没熄火  也没发现司机

Registered to Kathryn Nolan. She's M.I.A.  车登记在凯思琳·诺兰名下 她目前失踪

Kathryn Nolan, whose husband very publicly left her? 凯思琳·诺兰  被老公抛弃  搞得人尽皆知的那个吗

I mean, the story writes itself. If I get a scoop² like that, the "Daily Mirror" would have no choice but to take me back. 这可是绝佳的新闻啊 如果我能拿到这样的独家新闻 《每日镜报》肯定会立马把我请回去的

Calm down, tiger. You don't work for Regina anymore. 冷静点  鸡血男  你已经不为瑞金娜卖命了

Kathryn got accepted to law school in Boston. 凯思琳被波士顿的法学院录取了

Maybe after David dumped her, she decided³ to leave town. 戴维和她分手后  也许她想离开童话镇

Car broke down. She hitched⁴ the rest of the way. 车坏了  于是只能搭便车去波士顿了

That's what I would do if I was running away from my problems. 要是我想逃离烂摊子  我就会这么做

 

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 hitched   

（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
• We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。