《复仇》 第274期:优秀的公关人员

 You're friendly with Jack¹ Porter. 你和杰克·波特关系不错

How well do you know him, exactly? 你到底有多了解他

Well, how well I know him is gonna be far less important 我有多了解他不重要  重要的是

than how he's known around town. 这附近的人怎么看他

Do we really want to 我们真的要向

suggest to the people who are gonna make up the jury pool 潜在陪审团成员暗示说

that Montauk's favorite son could be the killer²? 蒙托克最受欢迎的人是凶手吗

Well, unless Amanda Clarke surfaces, 除非阿曼达·克拉克现身

we may never know exactly what happened that night. 我们谁都不清楚那晚究竟发生了什么

And the defense³ could paint Jack as a typically sensible man 辩护律师会把杰克描绘成一个典型的愣头青

driven to illogic by a conniving⁴ temptress. 被同谋的妖女迷得失去理智

Wouldn't be the first time. 这也不是他第一次这样了

I think Emily's got a point, though. 但我倒认为艾米莉有一点说得对

These days, a bartender makes a far less compelling target 当今  一个富人可比小酒保

than a member of the 1%. 更容易被认为是凶手

What we need is a spin doctor on our side, a good one. 我们需要的是一个优秀的公关

Somebody who can help shape the public opinion 一个可以在谣言四起之前

before arguments even start. 控制舆论走势的人

What about Mason Treadwell? 梅森·特德韦尔如何

Well, he hasn't returned any of my calls 他自从火灾那夜起

since the night of the fire. 就一直不接我电话

He seems to have vanished as well. 他似乎也凭空消失了

I'm sure another trial of the decade 我相信另一场世纪审判

could help lure⁵ him out of hiding. 可以诱使他走出藏身之所

I'm gonna look into it. 我去调查一下

Excuse me. 先失陪了

 

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 conniving   

v.密谋 ( connive的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；默许；纵容

参考例句：

• She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice. 她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。
• The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. 将军被指控纵容一个颠覆政府的阴谋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。