【小龟乐游记】罪恶都市（51）

KELLY: Mr. Vercetti? Hey.You bought the old _(1)_? 

 

TOMMY: Yeah, my old man used to work on these. I used to spend the evenings 

 

with him, cleaning the rollers... I was going to follow him in his trade, but...I lived a 

 

different life. 

 

KELLY: You planning on selling the old machinery¹, breaking it down? 

 

TOMMY: I'm thinking we might print something - a newspaper, a magazine... 

 

KELLY: Oh, crap, sonny, low grade crap. I've always _(2)_ printing money. 

 

It ain't too hard. You know, I've been doing it on a small scale² for years. 

 

TOMMY: Really? 

 

KELLY: Sure. But we'd need some good quality plates. Of course! There's a 

 

counterfeiting³ syndicate already operating in Florida. 

 

TOMMY: A syndicate? 

 

KELLY: Yeah. Just rumors⁴ is all I've heard. 

 

TOMMY: _________(3)_________... 

1 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

2 scale   

n.比例；程度；范围

参考例句：

• The scale of this map is an inch to a mile.这张地图的比例尺是一英寸代表一英里。
• He's in business on a small scale.他做的是小本生意。

3 counterfeiting   

n.伪造v.仿制，造假( counterfeit的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
• National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》