【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（33）

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Chloe: Between your investigations¹ into Rachel and Kate, what have you done besides get in troubles.

Max: You're a bully², David. I saw you harass³ Kate Marsh⁴ when she was going through hell. You could have totally helped her. Everybody at Blackwell is a suspect to you, except for Nathan Prescott... That's why the students and _(1)_ don't like you. You even hit your step-daughter. I do respect your service, but you don't respect anybody.

David: Chloe was doing drugs. That's illegal.

Max: So is spying on people in your family and at your work. Why do you have photos of Kate Marsh and Rachel Amber⁵ in your files anyway?

Joyce: What? Is this true, Max? Yes, David, why do you have these files at all? I find this very disturbing.

David: I do not have to take this kind of interrogation. Not from you punks!

Joyce: Maybe you should calm down...

David: Oh, you're turning on me now? Of course, ____(2)____ . Well, screw you!

Joyce: David...you better go to a hotel until we figure this out...

David: You can't kick me out of my own home!

Joyce: It's my home, David. Paid for and in my name. You know the law, right?

David: I thought I knew a lot of things... like when I'm outflaked.

Chloe: Have a nice day.

Joyce: Chloe, for once... just please shut up.

1 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

2 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

3 harass   

vt.使烦恼，折磨，骚扰

参考例句：

• Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。
• They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。

4 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

5 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。