《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第19集第7期:重获自由

She believed in community,Family, honor and loyalty¹.

她信奉社区 家庭 荣誉和忠诚

It's the legacy² she left for me.

这是她留给我的遗训

Hey, partner.What do you want?

你好 拍档 你来干什么

You haven't returned any of my calls.Most people take that as a hint.

你都不回我的电话 正常人会理解成我不想搭理你

Why don't we start looking for vampires⁴?

为什么我们不开始寻找吸血鬼

Why the act, John?I mean, you obviously don't care about catching⁵ vampires,Since you're here talking to me.

约翰 你的动机是什么 你显然不关心捕捉吸血鬼的事 因为你都跑来跟我说话

Actually, I care very much.What did Isobel say about that?I mean, considering that she is one.

事实上 我很关心 伊泽贝尔对此有何看法 我是指 考虑到她就是一个

Isobel and I share a mutual⁶ interest.

伊泽贝尔和我都对一件事感兴趣

The original Johnathan Gilbert had an invention That was stolen by a vampire³.

老乔纳森·吉尔伯特有一项发明 但被一个吸血鬼偷走了

That vampire was then burned alive In Fell's Church, or so Johnathan thought.

那个吸血鬼被烧死在费尔教堂里 至少乔纳森是这么想的

And the invention was lost forever.

之后这个发明就永远消失了

But then the vampires weren't killed, were they?They were trapped.

但是 吸血鬼们并没有死对吧 只是被困住了

And now they're free, thanks to you,Which means the invention is retrievable⁷.

而且拜你所赐 他们现在重获自由 这就意味着那个发明有处可寻

Well, what is it?The only thing that matters is that I want it back,

是什么东西 唯一要紧的是我想找回它

And you're going to help me if you want your secret safe.

你要想保住秘密就必须帮我

I mean, why bring me into it, John?I mean, I don't even know what you're talking about,Much less who has it.

约翰 为什么把我扯进来 我是说 我都不知道那是什么东西 更不知道在谁手里

Oh, come on, Damon.You were around back then.

得了吧 达蒙 那时候你在镇上

You know who these people are, what they look like.

你知道他们是谁 长什么样子

He was friendly with a woman Who turned out to be a vampire.

乔纳森曾和一位女士走的很近 可结果她却是个吸血鬼

Her name was Pearl.Does that ring a bell?

她叫珍珠 想起点什么了吗

1 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

2 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

4 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

5 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

6 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

7 retrievable   

adj.可取回的，可恢复的，可修补的

参考例句：

• A key tool of drilling multilateral horizontal well is retrievable whip stock.钻多分枝水平井的关键工具是可回收式斜向器。
• Chinese have long recognized the importance of retrievable reconnaissance satellites.中国很早就认识到返回式侦察卫星的重要性。