《跟踪者》精讲 133

It started as a simple crush, one-sided flirtatious¹ banter².

开始只是单纯的迷恋，她单方面的挑逗

She began to dress for our sessions. I dealt with it directly.

她开始每次来之前都特地打扮。我当下就处理了那个问题

We created boundaries, which she couldn't keep.

我们设置了一些界限，但她却无法遵守

She began leaving excessive messages, cards, gifts.

她开始给我留一些过分的留言，送贺卡还有礼物

There's a disturbing video message in there, also.

还有一个很不雅的视频

She began dropping by the office at unscheduled times.

后来她开始在无预约的情况下到我办公室来

Then two weeks ago, my wife and I... Vanessa... we took a vacation to Phoenix³,

两周前，我和我太太瓦妮莎去凤凰城度假

and she showed up at our hotel.

而她却出现在我们的酒店

Did she make contact?

她跟你接触了吗

I was supposed to meet my wife at the pool.

我本跟太太约好在泳池见

When I arrived, she had befriended my wife.

等我到的时候她已经跟我太太成了朋友

They were chatting. She acted innocent and surprised to see me,

她们在聊天，她装出一副不知道那是我太太，并且见到我很惊讶的样子

but it was obvious she'd followed me there.

但她显然是跟踪我到那的

How did your wife take it?

你太太对此作何反应

Not well. I had to tell her the truth of course, and she wasn't happy.

不怎么开心，我当然必须告诉她实情，她很不开心

She thought there might be more to it. We've been having some issues.

她认为事情远不止那样，我们最近出了点问题

Non related to your patient?

跟你的病人无关吗

Yes. It's a marriage. We have peaks and valleys, and we're in a bit of a valley right now.

对，这是一场婚姻。总有起起落落，我们现在正处在低谷时期

Why would you keep seeing her after she followed you to Phoenix?

她跟踪你到凤凰城后你为何愿意继续治疗她

Transference is not uncommon⁴ in psychotherapy.

移情在精神疗法的过程中并不少见

I thought we could work through it.

我以为我能够治好她

I did warn her that if there was another violation⁵ I would be forced to hand her off to another therapist.

我的确警告过她，如果她再跟踪我，我只能把她转给其他心理医生了

So after what happened last night, you terminated her as a patient.

所以经过昨晚的事情后，你终止了对她的治疗吗

No. I decided⁶ to come here. Her behavior is escalating⁷, it's accelerating.

没，我决定来报案。她的出格举动逐渐升级，甚至加速

And you're worried that the rejection⁸ of being dumped as a patient could potentially turn her violent.

你在担心她拒绝接受被医生抛弃这件事可能会使她变得暴力

We're gonna need a name, Dr. Lewis.

你得把她的名字告诉我们，路易斯医生

You're justified⁹ in breaking privilege.

你可以不遵守对病人的保密义务

What's her name?

她叫什么名字

It's Claudia Burke.

她叫克劳迪娅·布尔科

What does Claudia suffer from?

克劳迪娅患有什么病

Claudia is a paranoid schizophrenic with auditory hallucinations.

她有妄想型精神分裂症，还有幻听

1 flirtatious   

adj.爱调情的，调情的，卖俏的

参考例句：

• a flirtatious young woman 卖弄风情的年轻女子
• Her flirtatious manners are intended to attract. 她的轻浮举止是想引人注意。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 banter   

n.嘲弄，戏谑；v.取笑，逗弄，开玩笑

参考例句：

• The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
• She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。

3 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

4 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

5 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

8 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

9 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。