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(几个寡妇起诉火车货运公司，认为公司让自己的丈夫加班劳累，才导致车毁人亡的惨剧。货运公司却认为这次事故是火车司机玩忽职守造成的，提出支付10年的抚恤金私了)

 

 

Mrs. Underwood: I want an apology. They worked my...our husbands to death. They try to blame them for this accident, and now they want to pay ten years on their pensions¹? 

Will:  I’m sorry, Mrs. Underwood.

Mrs. Underwood: I don’t want you to apologize. I want them to apologize.

Will:  They don’t apologize. Money is their apology. 

Mrs. Underwood:  Well, I guess then they must not be very sorry.

1 pensions   

n.退休金，养老金( pension的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living. 养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。 来自辞典例句
• At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government. 此刻他们正依靠政府发放的养老金维持生计。 来自辞典例句