[00:00.00]decree-degrade Death of a defective company
[00:03.10]缺陷公司的死亡
[00:06.19]When the defective equipment sold throughout the country
[00:08.52]全国范围内销售的有缺陷的设备
[00:10.84]was shown to have degraded the ground water of a large park,
[00:13.62]已经表明造成了一大公园的地表水水质的退化，
[00:16.40]there was no option but to deforest the area,
[00:18.78]惟一的选择就是砍掉树林，
[00:21.16]burn the land and decree it off limits.
[00:23.64]烧了那块地，然后颁布命令禁止任何人进入。
[00:26.12]That was the best defencethat would help the company
[00:30.80]deflect the intense criticism that was coming.
[00:33.32]这是帮助公司转移突如其来的猛烈批评的最佳保护办法。
[00:35.84]It was,in fact,the only defensive position available.
[00:38.73]事实上，这是惟一的防守位置。
[00:41.61]Defects in the company's equipment were becoming common
[00:44.40]公司设备的缺陷日益普遍，
[00:47.18]and their opponents were becoming deft
[00:51.25]at providing definitivedeductive evidence that the company should be shut down.
[00:54.73]对手们越来越善于提供最可靠的推论证据证明这家公司应该关闭。
[00:58.20]The degradation they were causing was simply too great
[01:01.09]他们造成的衰退太严重了，
[01:03.97]and the favor of the public was fading.
[01:06.05]公众支持率正在下降。
[01:08.13]At first,the company wanted to defy public opinion, however,
[01:11.51]但是，开始的时候公司想无视公众意见，
[01:14.89]and continue to operate.
[01:16.81]继续运作。
[01:18.73]They renewed an advertisement campaign
[01:20.77]他们重新发起一轮广告攻势，
[01:22.81]to show the public their dedication to fixing their deficiencies.
[01:25.63]向公众表明他们会一心一意改正缺点。
[01:28.45]They also promised in these ads that they would
[01:33.31]dedicateeven more efforts to environmental protection,
[01:36.09]他们还在这些广告中承诺会对环境保护付出更多努力，
[01:38.87]pay for cleanup and fund environmental education.
[01:41.51]出资净化环境并且资助环境教育。
[01:44.15]The public deduced that the ads were the last gasps of a degenerate company
[01:47.53]公众推断，这些广告是一家退化公司的最后喘息，
[01:50.92]however, and deemed them unbelievable.
[01:53.35]可是，认为它们是不可信的。
[01:55.77]They even called the advertisements a joke!
[01:58.06]他们甚至称这些广告是笑话!
[02:00.35]That was when the company realized
[02:02.32]到这时公司才意识到
[02:04.29]that it had failed to redefine itself to the public
[02:06.88]没有向公众重新解释自己
[02:09.46]and agreed with the consensus
[02:11.34]一致同意
[02:13.22]that they should cut their losses and close down.
[02:15.50]应该减少损失、关门大吉。
[02:17.77]They defaulted on their loan payments and filed for bankruptcy.
[02:20.66]他们拖欠贷款，申请破产。
[02:23.54]It was the end of the company but definitely not the end of the battle.
[02:26.47]公司完了，但战斗肯定还没有结束。
[02:29.39]Numerous other companies were still out there,
[02:31.61]还有无数其他公司
[02:33.84]polluting the environment and selling defective products.
[02:36.36]在污染环境和出售有缺陷的产品。
[02:38.88]The battle would be long, but the dedicated few
[02:41.82]战斗会旷日持久，但那些少数具有献身精神的人
[02:44.75]knew that it would be worth it to everyone in the end.
[02:47.18]知道对每个人来说此战最终是值得一打的。
[02:49.61]delay-depature Save the delta
[02:52.29]救救三角洲!
[02:54.97]"We are witnessing the demise of a unique demographic,"
[02:57.89]我们正在目睹一种独特人口的、
[03:00.82]the delta-dwelling aborigines.
[03:02.75]居住在三角洲的土著人的毁灭。"
[03:04.69]said the famous scientist Dr.Walker.
[03:06.81]著名科学家沃克博士说。
[03:08.94]"They have never had a high population density,"
[03:11.27]他们从来没有过很高的人口密度，
[03:13.59]but they have always needed a particular land form
[03:15.93]但总是需要一种特殊的土地
[03:18.27]to be able to make the delectable food that outsiders have come to love.
[03:21.30]种植一种外地人已经很爱吃的美味作物。
[03:24.33]The process for making this food is very deliberate and quite demanding.
[03:27.45]种植这种作物的过程要不慌不忙，它的要求是很高的，
[03:30.57]It includes delayering the soil several layers to a certain depth,
[03:33.81]其中包括去除好几层土壤，直到某个合适的深度，
[03:37.05]the planting of a delicate seed,
[03:38.93]种植一种娇贵的种子，
[03:40.81]and then a prolonged delay before harvest."
[03:43.24]然后要拖延很长时间才能收割。"
[03:45.67]"Several delegates who have recently visited the aborigines"
[03:48.45]最近走访过土著人的几位代表
[03:51.24]were delighted to be able to study the process.
[03:53.47]很高兴能够研究这一过程。
[03:55.70]They had a delightful time with the aborigines.
[03:57.77]他们和土著人在一起度过了一段愉快的时光。
[03:59.83]But while they were there
[04:01.50]但是在那里的时候
[04:03.17]they saw that yet another area of the delta was demolished.
[04:05.90]他们看到又一片三角洲惨遭破坏。
[04:08.63]They tried to denounce this activity,
[04:10.97]他们试图谴责这种行为，
[04:13.31]but the company clearing the land denoted them as
[04:15.67]但开辟这块地的公司却认为
[04:18.04]radical environmentalists who don't care about real jobs!"
[04:20.91]他们是不关心就业的激进环保主义者!"
[04:23.78]"Sir James,a noted professor of demographics, "
[04:26.31]人口统计数据领域的一位著名教授詹姆士爵士
[04:28.83]was even injured as he tried to deliver a serving of the aboriginal food
[04:31.91]试图把一份土著人的食物
[04:34.99]to the company president as a peace offering.
[04:37.11]作为和平礼物送给公司总裁，
[04:39.22]They denied his access and, in hastening his departure ,
[04:42.15]这时候他甚至被打伤。他们不让他见总裁，在让他赶快离开的时候，
[04:45.07]caused him to fall and break a leg.
[04:47.11]致使他摔断了一条腿。
[04:49.15]Thankfully this is a great opportunity to bring more attention to this situation."
[04:52.53]值得欣慰的是，这次机会倒是引起了更多的人关注这件事情。"
[04:55.92]"In other news "
[04:57.35]在其他新闻里
[04:58.79]we have discussed demerging some of the larger populations.
[05:01.41]我们讨论了拆分一些较大的人口。
[05:04.04]They are simply too dense in some areas.
[05:06.52]有些地区的人口真是太稠密了。
[05:09.00]This option has been denounced as well, however,
[05:11.88]但是这种选择方案也遭到了谴责，
[05:14.75]because that would simply be our solution for aculture
[05:17.53]因为这只是我们对于文化问题的解决办法，
[05:20.31]that we should not alter.
[05:22.05]而这种文化我们根本就不应该改变。
[05:23.79]Our best option is to halt the destruction of this land type.
[05:26.52]我们的最佳选择方案是停止破坏这种土地类型，
[05:29.25]So our new slogan is 'Save the delta!'
[05:31.62]"所以我们的新口号是'救救三角洲!"'
[05:34.00]depict-destitute Not destitute enough
[05:36.88]不够穷困
[05:39.75]Lola was destitute for now,but she knew her destiny was for better things.
[05:43.13]罗拉现在一贫如洗，但她知道会时来运转.
[05:46.51]Many men still found her desirable,
[05:48.55]许多男人依然认为她是一位值得拥有的女人，
[05:50.59]despite her frequent problems with depression.
[05:52.81]虽然她经常有些消沉。
[05:55.03]And she knew that she could descend no further than where she was now.
[05:58.16]她知道自己不能再走下坡路了，
[06:01.30]Her only destination was up!
[06:03.06]她惟一的目标就是奋发向上!
[06:04.83]Depleted of energy, however,
[06:06.64]可由于精疲力竭，
[06:08.46]she told herself that she first deserved one more bit of heroin.
[06:11.58]她对自己说首先应该再注射一次海洛因。
[06:14.70]So she stood up,
[06:16.18]她站起来，
[06:17.65]and in one last act of desperation, went over to the derelict house
[06:20.88]最后一次绝望地走向一座破败的房子，
[06:24.10]where she knew she could get some drugs.
[06:26.04]她知道那儿可以弄到一些毒品。
[06:27.97]When she arrived,she deposited herself in the first roomnext to the door
[06:31.75]到那儿之后，她在门旁的第一间房子坐下来
[06:35.52]and began to design her argument for one last hit.
[06:37.95]开始构思怎样说服别人给她注射最后一次。
[06:40.38]When the police deployed to the house to arrest drug dealers burst through the door,
[06:43.71]部署在房子周围拘捕毒品贩子的警察破门而入，
[06:47.04]she was the first one they designated for arrest.
[06:49.42]她是第一个警察指明要逮捕的人。
[06:51.79]In the police holding cell that afternoon
[06:53.87]那天下午在看守所里，
[06:55.95]her situation became even more desperate
[06:58.13]她的情况变得更加严重，
[07:00.31]when her body began shaking uncontrollably.
[07:02.69]她的身体开始无法控制地抖动。
[07:05.06]They moved her to a hospital to restore the nutrient depleti-on in her body.
[07:08.24]他们把她送往医院让她恢复体内缺失了的营养。
[07:11.41]Lying in the hospital bed,
[07:13.15]罗拉躺在病床上
[07:14.89]Lola listened as the nurse told her
[07:17.11]听护士告诉她
[07:19.33]that she could not deprive herself of normal food any longer.
[07:22.06]再也不能剥夺自己的正常食物了。
[07:24.79]Her physical descent had gone too far and her health was now critical.
[07:28.22]她的身体状况下降得很厉害，健康已岌岌可危。
[07:31.66]The nurse depicted her situation to her so strongly
[07:34.28]护士把罗拉的健康状况做了惊心动魄的描述
[07:36.91]that Lola finally had the desireto beat her drug addiction and start life over.
[07:40.34]终于使她有了战胜毒瘾、重新生活的愿望。
[07:43.78]She knew that she had to finally derive wisdom from this experience.
[07:46.65]她知道她得最终从这一经历中汲取智慧。
[07:49.52]The next year,
[07:50.96]第二年，
[07:52.40]when a beautiful woman walked in to the hospital with a bunch of flowers,
[07:55.38]当一名美貌女子手捧一大束花走进医院时，
[07:58.35]the nurse didn't recognize Lola.
[08:00.27]护士没能认出是罗拉，
[08:02.19]But Lola recognized her;
[08:04.17]但是罗拉认得她。
[08:06.14]she walked over, hugged the nurse and thanked her for saving her life.
[08:09.16]罗拉走过去拥抱护士，感谢她挽救了自己的生命。
[08:12.17]destroy-devise A devil's device
[08:15.60]魔鬼的玩意儿
[08:19.02]Tommy deviated from being normal when he met the devil
[08:26.78]in a detached house in the woods.
[08:28.66]托米在森林里一个独立式住宅遇见魔鬼后就有些不正常了。
[08:30.54]"Tommy!Come here!"
[08:32.16]托米!过来!
[08:33.78]Let me show you something that I have devised especially for you!"
[08:36.60]让我给你看看我专门为你设计的东西!"
[08:39.42]The devil said as he detached himself from a black horse.
[08:42.04]魔鬼一边离开一匹黑马一边说。
[08:44.67]"Hey, you're the devil!My mom detests you!"
[08:47.31]嘿，你是魔鬼!我妈讨厌你!
[08:49.95]She said that you are detrimental to the health of everyone you meet!
[08:52.73]她说你见谁就会危害谁的健康!
[08:55.51]She'd be devastated if I listened to you!"
[08:57.64]要是我听了你的话她会气晕的!"
[08:59.77]"Well,just take a small detour with me then,eh?" Said the devil,"
[09:02.94]那就和我兜个小圈，行吗?"魔鬼说道，
[09:06.12]determined to influence Tommy.
[09:08.00]他决心要影响托米。
[09:09.88]"Look at this little device I have here."
[09:11.90]"看看我这儿的这个小玩艺儿。
[09:13.93]Holding up his staff the devil took off the detachable top piece"
[09:16.71]魔鬼把他的东西举起来，拿掉可拆开的顶部，
[09:19.49]and handed it to Tommy,who had always been as curious as a detective.
[09:22.51]把它递给托米，而托米一直像侦探一样好奇，"它能改变你的生活。"
[09:25.52]"This can change your life."
[09:27.34]"它能改变你的生活。"
[09:29.16]"How?" Said Tommy,no longer deterred from talking with the devil."
[09:32.12]怎么改变?"托米说，不再吓得不敢跟魔鬼说话。
[09:35.09]"Can it give me three wishes?"
[09:36.77]"它能让我许三个愿吗?"
[09:38.46]"Nonsense!Now be quiet and don't detract me from what I was saying."
[09:41.93]废话!现在请安静，别使我转移话题。
[09:45.40]If you just keep this device you will be rich and famous.
[09:47.74]如果你留着这个东西，你就会又有钱又出名。
[09:50.08]Only do not detach the lid or wash it with detergent.
[09:52.72]"只是不要打开盖子或用洗涤剂清洗。"
[09:55.36]And then the devil disappeared.
[09:57.08]说完魔鬼就消失了。
[09:58.80]From that day on Tommy always carried the device with him.
[10:01.39]从那天起，托米总是带着这个玩意儿。
[10:03.98]His former politeness disappeared
[10:05.81]他以前的礼貌不见了，
[10:07.63]and he became a renowned deviant.
[10:09.55]成了有名的离经叛道者。
[10:11.47]His mother noticed his deviance, however,
[10:13.69]但他母亲注意到了他的不正常，
[10:15.92]and when a conversation with Tommy
[10:18.03]当和托米的谈话
[10:20.15]quickly deteriorated into a vicious argument,
[10:22.51]很快恶化为激烈的争吵时，
[10:24.88]Tommy pulled out the device.She never spoke again.
[10:27.41]托米拿出了那个东西，她就再也不说话了。
[10:29.94]Tommy did become rich；he even became famous.
[10:32.76]托米的确变得很富有，他甚至还出了名。
[10:35.59]But the device destroyed everything good that he came in contact with.
[10:38.67]但那玩意儿毁掉了所有他接触到的好东西。
[10:41.75]And while he knew that it was truly a detriment to his happiness,
[10:44.64]虽然他知道那东西真的会损害他的幸福，
[10:47.52]he enjoyed his riches and his fame.
[10:49.65]但他还是很喜欢他的财富和名声。
[10:51.78]He could never part with it,taking it with him to the grave !
[10:54.51]他再也离不开那玩意儿，他要一直把它带到坟墓里去!
[10:57.24]devote-dimension The foolish dietician
[11:03.01]愚蠢的饮食学家
[11:08.79]Beth the dietician was in a dilemma.
[11:11.11]饮食学家贝丝进退两难。
[11:13.44]She was lying in a dilapidated room
[11:15.55]她躺在一间破旧的房子里，
[11:17.67]and the lights were so dim
[11:19.64]灯光昏暗得
[11:21.61]that she couldn't differentiate the walls from the floor.
[11:24.09]使她无法分清墙壁和地面，
[11:26.58]It seemed as if there was an extra dimension.
[11:29.21]似乎房间里多出了一块面积。
[11:31.85]If she lifted her head it felt
[11:34.58]如果她抬头，
[11:37.31]as if she was lifting it diagonal from the ground.
[11:40.04]她感觉就好像是从地上斜着抬起来的，
[11:42.77]But maybe her pupils just weren't dilating correctly.
[11:46.00]但这也许是她的瞳孔扩张得不对。
[11:49.22]She had heard that it was sometimes difficult to focus in diffuse light.
[11:53.30]她听说过在漫射光下眼睛有时很难聚焦。
[11:57.37]She rubbed her eyes and recalled how she had come to be in this place.
[12:01.31]她擦了擦眼睛，回忆她是怎么到这儿来的。
[12:05.24]She remembered that she had been working so much lately
[12:08.87]她想起近来一直工作很忙，
[12:12.50]that her boss said that she was more than devoted;she was obsessed.
[12:15.74]老板说她太专心，有点儿着魔了。
[12:18.98]But he hadn't stopped her,he just kept on talking
[12:21.64]但他没有阻止她，只是继续说着，
[12:24.31]and she continued her dictation。
[12:26.23]而她则继续听写。
[12:28.15]But then he ceased to dictate and gave her a strange look.
[12:30.93]但后来他停止了口述，用一种怪异的眼光看着她。
[12:33.71]"Would you like to try the new diet I'm developing?" He asked.
[12:37.25]"要不要试一试我正在开发的新饮食?"他问。
[12:40.79]When she said yes,he began to dig in his pockets.
[12:43.36]她说要，他开始搜他的口袋。
[12:45.94]He pulled out a few pills of small diameter
[12:48.16]他拿出几粒直径很小的药丸，
[12:50.38]and told her that they were called obkidnicks * .
[12:52.56]告诉她这些药丸叫奥布奇得尼克①。
[12:54.74]The name was from a lost dialect of Navajo* .It meant : skinny forever".
[12:58.07]这个名字来源于纳瓦霍语②中一种现已失传的方言，意思是"瘦得久"。
[13:01.40]Then he showed her the diagramhe had sketched about how the pill worked.
[13:04.57]然后他给她看他画的药丸作用图。
[13:07.75]Beth understood some of it,but not all.
[13:10.18]贝丝看得有些似懂非懂。
[13:12.61]Beth fetched a glass of diluted water and devoured the pills.
[13:15.55]贝丝拿了一杯淡水，一口吞下药丸。
[13:18.48]Even before she had had time to digest them,however,
[13:21.21]但她还没来得及消化
[13:23.94]she began to feel strange.
[13:25.83]就开始觉得有些异样。
[13:27.71]Now she was in an abandoned factory
[13:29.89]现在她在一家废弃工厂里，
[13:32.07]and she felt as if she had lost all of her dignity.
[13:34.41]觉得失去了所有的尊严。
[13:36.74]She tried to pull herself up.No such luck,she couldn't move.
[13:40.22]她试着站起来，不幸的是她动弹不得。
[13:43.69]Then she knew that she was stuck here until someone found her.
[13:46.93]她这才知道她被钉在那儿了，要等到有人找到她
[13:50.17]She hoped it wouldn't be that long.
[13:52.09]她希望她不会等那么长的时间。 |