《复仇》第2集第18期:自由职业

 I mean, that is how you sustain¹ a life. 虽然那是你维持生活的钱

Thank you, uh, freelancing, I imagine. 谢谢  毕竟你是自由职业者嘛

What are you talking about?  你在说什么

When Patrick here was of age, 帕特里克成年时

he came and searched for his mother. 他来找自己的亲生母亲

And our general factotum², frank, paid him that tidy sum 我们慷慨的管家弗兰克给了他一笔钱

to... disappear. 让他消失

The guy's name was Frank? 那家伙叫弗兰克啊

Well, Frank showed up... 弗兰克找到我

But he only threatened to hurt me. 但他只是威胁要伤害我

I never saw a cent of that money. 钱我一分都没见着

And no offense³, Mr. Grayson, 无意冒犯  格雷森先生

but my only fear coming into tonight was that 我今晚唯一担心的就是

you'd try to sic him on me again. 你会让他再来害我

Then I have two happy pieces of news to share. 那么我有两个好消息要告诉你

First off, poor Frank is deceased. 首先  可怜的弗兰克已经去世

And I wasn't the one who sent him. 第二  不是我让弗兰克去见你的

That'd be your dear old mum. 而是你亲爱的母亲大人

You did that? 是你做的

It's true. 这是真的

- Excuse me. - No! Wait. -抱歉  -不  等等

When you came looking for me, 你来找我的时候

I suddenly became that scared teenage girl again. 我再次变成那个担惊害怕的年轻少女

 

1 sustain   

vt.保持，供养，维持，支持，经受

参考例句：

• During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.战争期间，我们的食物仅够维持生活。
• These four posts sustain the entire building.这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。

2 factotum   

n.杂役；听差

参考例句：

• We need a factotum to take care of the workshop.我们需要一个杂役来负责车间的事情。
• I was employed as housekeeper,nanny,and general factotum.我是管家、保姆和总勤杂工。

3 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。