《跟踪者》精讲 165

So you haven't found Cori?

这么说还没找到科妮

Not yet, I'm afraid. Take a look at this picture.

恐怕是这样的。看一下这张照片

It was pulledfrom an L.A. Bus Security¹ Video. It was taken last week.

是从洛杉矶公车监控录像截取的。上周的录像

That's Cori. Oh, I'm so glad she's ok.

是科妮。她没事我真是太高兴了

Ms. James, your daughter's wanted for questioning in an ongoing² investigation³.

詹姆斯女士，我们正在调查的一个案子，有问题想问你女儿

When was the last time you saw her?

你上次见到她是什么时候

About two months ago. She used to come over every other sunday for dinner, and one week, she didn't show up.

大约两个月前。她以前会每隔一个周日过来吃晚饭，但有一周她没来

I called, I left a message. She didn't call back.

我打了电话也留了言，她都没回

She stopped showing up for work. She disappeared.

她也没去上班，就这么消失了

What was Cori's mood like on her last visit?

科妮上次来的时候情绪如何

She was upset. Her friend Meg from high school recently died of a drug overdose.

很难过。当时她高中时候的朋友梅格因为吸毒过量刚刚去世

Cori took it hard. They were close.

科妮深受打击。她们是很亲密的朋友

How close? Like sisters. Cori always took care of Meg.

有多亲密。像姐妹一样，科妮经常照顾梅格

Is this them? That was taken freshman⁴ year before Meg got into drugs.

这是她们吗？这张照片是大一梅格吸毒前拍摄的

Cori's changed a lot over the years.

这几年科妮变了很多

Well, she took up karate⁵ in tenth grade and threw away all her dresses,

她高一的时候开始学空手道，把所有的裙子都丢掉了

stopped wearing makeup⁶ or caring about her appearance⁷.

也不化妆了，对外表也不关心了

Did you ever talk to her about that?

你和她谈过吗

I tried a few times, but she had her walls up.

我试过几次，但她根本听不进去

I knew she was going through something, and it killed me that I couldn't help her.

我知道她遇到了什么难处，帮不了她我也很伤心

Would you mind showing us your daughter's old bedroom?

带我们看看你女儿的旧卧室好吗

1 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

5 karate   

n.空手道(日本的一种徒手武术)

参考例句：

• Alice's boyfriend knew a little karate.艾丽斯的男朋友懂一点儿空手道。
• The black belt is the highest level in karate.黑腰带级是空手道的最高级别。

6 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

7 appearance   

n.出现，露面；容貌

参考例句：

• In appearance, he was a little like his father.他看起来有点像他的父亲。
• She was a young woman of good appearance.她是一位年轻貌美的女子。