《复仇》第1集第3期:无常的公众

 Only took ten years to return the favor. 只花了十年时间来回报人情

I was kinda hoping you'd have to repay this one never. 我倒是有点希望你永远不必还这份人情

Thanks for having them let me out of a side gate. 谢谢你让他们从侧门放我出来

Wasn't ready to face my fickle¹ public yet. 我可没准备好面对反复无常的公众

Well, I'm glad you're back among the living, Nolan. 真高兴你回归人间了  诺兰

Took a lot longer than expected 我在"蚀尸"计划里创设的保障措施

for the fail-safe I invented in Carrion² 花了比预期更长的时间

to ferret out all the initiative numbers, 才搜查出所有联盟成员

exonerate³ me. 我被免罪了

All that matters is that it did, 重要的是你被免罪了

and let's never say the words  我们以后再也不要说

"Carrion" or "Initiative" ever again. "蚀尸"或者"联盟"这些词了

Amen to that. 阿门

Speaking of... 说到这里

How go the rules of engagement? 订婚怎么样了

I'm doing my best to avoid setting a date 我尽量避免定下日期

while Daniel looks for a job. 而丹尼尔在找工作

And I guess I can sympathize since, well, 看来我可以表示同情了

Nolcorp has gone the way of the flip⁴ phone. 因为诺氏已经权势不在了

So... what'd I miss? 我错过了什么

Jack⁵ was about to shoot Conrad? 杰克打算对康拉德开枪吗

Yes, Nolan. 对  诺兰

I thought it was the right move to stop him. 我觉得阻止他是正确的

All right, I know, but no, just going all birth name on him. 但是不  我只是想到了他的本名

 

1 fickle   

adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的

参考例句：

• Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
• The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。

2 carrion   

n.腐肉

参考例句：

• A crow of bloodthirsty ants is attracted by the carrion.一群嗜血的蚂蚁被腐肉所吸引。
• Vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.兀鹫通常以腐肉和公路上的死伤动物为食。

3 exonerate   

v.免除责任，确定无罪

参考例句：

• Nothing can exonerate her from that.任何解释都难辞其咎。
• There is no reason to exonerate him from the ordinary duties of a citizen.没有理由免除他做公民应尽的义务。

4 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。