《别对我撒谎》精讲30 随意的捉弄变成致命的游戏

I can't believe Wallace didn't come forward earlier.

不敢相信华莱士现在才说出来

Yeah, the black firefighter won't rat on the racists.

黑人消防员不告发种族主义者

It is a little surprising, isn't it?

有点吃惊 对吧

Well, not really.

不是这样的

The firehouse is a more important association for Wallace than race.

对华莱士来说 消防队比种族问题重要得多

And in his mind,race wasn't an issue until Mitchell came along.

在他看来 米切尔来后 种族问题才凸显

You're saying this was Eric's fault?

你是说这是埃里克的错

No, no. This is the new face of racism¹.

不是 这是种族歧视的新方式

Instead of over prejudice, you see unconscious discrimination.

这是无意识的歧视 而不是故意的

Nobody's joining the klan, but a lot of people still hire the white guy

没有三K党了 但很多人面对相同的简历时

over the black guy with the same resume

都会聘用白人 而不是黑人

And when unconscious racism surfaces, it can be lethal².

一旦无意识种族歧视显现出来 就可能致命

And then what starts out as reasonable hazing³ turns deadly.

随意的捉弄 变成了致命游戏

So, how do we find the men responsible?

那我们怎么找到杀手

We'd like torun the company through a little experiment.

我们想给所有队员做个测试

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

3 hazing   

n.受辱，被欺侮v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）

参考例句：

• With labor, the hazing period ends. 费了好大力气，痛苦的时期终于过了。 来自互联网
• A high-gloss paint surface is one that directly reflects light with minimum hazing or diffusion. 高度光洁的漆表面可以直接反射光源。 来自互联网