《吸血鬼日记》第二季精讲 第2集第4期:追根究底

So I understand John Gilbert has left town.Have they found the vampire¹ that attacked him?

我知道约翰·吉尔伯特已经离开镇上了 他们找到袭击他的吸血鬼了吗

Well, the sheriff has asked me to take the lead on that,and I promise you I will get to the bottom of it.

警长让我统领一切调查事务 我向您保证我一定会追根究底的

Which brings me to my next subject.With Richard gone,

让我忽然想到下一个话题 理查德去世后

I'll be acting² as interim³ mayor until the elections,

直到下届选举前我都是代理镇长

And I'm going to need someone to spearhead the council.

所以我需要在镇议会上安插我的势力

I'd like that person to be you.Whatever you need, Carol.

我觉得你最合适了 听候差遣 卡罗尔

I--as a founding family member,it's something that's very close to me,

我 作为创始人家族成员 这也是我分内的事

so I would be honored to help keep this town safe from vampires⁴.

我很荣幸能够帮上忙 保护瀑布镇不受吸血鬼威胁

Hoo, boy.Oh, jeez.Is it safe to talk?It's my brother-in-law Mason.He's still visiting.

好小子 老天 方便说话吗 是我的小叔子梅森 他还在我们家拜访

I just don't want him to hear us.He didn't want any part of the council when he lived here,

我不希望他听见我们 他住这的时候就全然不问议会的事

and I see no reason to bring him into it now.

现在也没有什么必要把他牵扯进来

Whew. What was that, like 7?6. I don't count the last one.You crawled it.What?

真不错 有多少 7圈 6圈 最后一圈不算 你爬过去的 什么

Think grandma Lockwood actually passed you

想想洛克伍德奶奶怎么超过你的

Heh heh--in her walker.Yeah. Ok.Shoes off.Mud, my mom...Cool. Yeah, yeah.

呼 呼 可是杵着拐棍的 好吧 把鞋脱了 那些泥 我老妈 没问题 好 好

So all this anger and aggression⁵ you're talkin' about,Do you notice a difference when you exercise?

你说的坏脾气和进攻性 在训练的时候有注意到吗

Dude, I play 3 varsity sports.I work out 4 times a week and run 3.I'm gonna say no.

拜托 我参加三个项目的校队 我每周训练4次 跑步3次 我还真想说不是

Do you have episodes?I mean, what happens, exactly?Starts out normal.

有什么故事吗 我是说 到底发生了什么 本来一切正常

1 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

4 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

5 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。