【小龟乐游记】罪恶都市（9）

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KEN¹: Oh, we gotta redecorate this place. We gotta make it look older.I can't stand this look. Tommy, whadaya say? Whadaya say we put a bar in... 

TOMMY: You're my lawyer, Rosenberg, not my interior decorator. Got it? Listen to me, The time to take over this town is now. It's all out there waiting for us. 

LANCE: We need to _________(1)___________, let Vice² City know we're the new players in town, know what I'm saying? 

AVERY: What you need is a legitimate³ front Tommy, real estate.It's never done me no harm. 

LANCE: We need to start using some _(2)_ or we can kiss all that hard work goodbye.Local businesses know Diaz is dead,and they're refusing to pay protection! 

KEN: Ooh! We could try bribery⁴... 

TOMMY: Bribery? Screw bribery! I'll show you how to make 'em scared!I'll be back here in five minutes... 

1 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

4 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。