《复仇》 第361期:自欺欺人

 they say grief occurs in five stages. 人们说悲伤会经历五个阶段

First, there's denial... 开始  我们会自欺欺人

Followed by anger. 然后变得义愤填膺

Then comes bargaining... 接着苦苦哀求

And depression. 直至万念俱灰

Hey, did you know 你知道

that Amanda turned 10 this summer? 阿曼达今年夏天就要10岁了吗

Whatever happens with your investigation¹, 不管你的调查进展如何

can you make sure that a copy of this interview gets to her? 你能保证交给她这份访谈的副本吗

I guess I just want Amanda to know that... 我只是想让阿曼达知道

Not every day is a terrible one. 风雨总会过去  明天又是晴天

Your dad had a good day today, sweetheart. 爸爸今天过得不错  小宝贝

I hope you did, too. 我希望你也过得不错

I love you. 我爱你

For most, the final stage of grief 对于多数人  悲伤的尽头

is acceptance. 是接受现实

But for me... 但是对我而言

Grief is a life sentence without clemency². 悲伤是冰冷无情的无期徒刑

I will never accept and I will never forgive, 我永远不会接受现实  永远不会施以宽恕

not even after the man who killed my father 即使杀害了我父亲的男人

lies dead at my feet. 横尸于我脚下  我也绝不心软

 

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。