《你好布拉德》精讲28 与克雷格的过往

Working up the courage to call Craig,

鼓足了勇气去给克雷格打电话

I remembered the first time I'd seen him on TV.

我还记得第一次看到他上电视

I'd like to welcome Craig Fisher to the conversation.

欢迎前白宫新闻秘书

He is a former White House press secretary

克雷格·费舍来到节目现场

who now works at the Heller Institute.

他现在是海勒研究所的成员

He's also the bestselling author of Political Animals.

著有畅销作品《政治野兽》

Craig, who's responsible for this congressional...

克雷格 这次国会的负责人...

It was like a ghost I'd conjured¹ to haunt me.

那件事一直阴魂不散地缠着我

...castrates the forefathers².

...阉割了祖先们

Um, but we have a system, for better or for worse,

不过无论是好是坏 在这个权力制衡的国家

in this country of checks and balances,

我们是有一套体制的

to make sure that there is no one demagogue...

确保没有政治煽动者...

It wasn't just a fleeting³ jealousy⁴.

那不是转瞬即逝的嫉妒感

It was real pain.

而是实实在在的痛苦

Why is it so painful?

我为啥会这么痛苦

What was wrong with me?

我这是咋的了

1 conjured   

用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 )； 祈求，恳求； 变戏法； （变魔术般地） 使…出现

参考例句：

• He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children. 他临终时恳求他们照顾他的孩子。
• His very funny joke soon conjured my anger away. 他讲了个十分有趣的笑话，使得我的怒气顿消。

2 forefathers   

n.祖先，先人；祖先，祖宗( forefather的名词复数 )；列祖列宗；前人

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

4 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。