《复仇》第4集 第14期:疯狂绑架我的妻子

 You know the original owners 知道吗  这片土地最早的所有者

fought 20 years for the right to develop this land? 奋斗了20年才拿到开发权

Only to see their dreams 但最后却只看到他们

of turning this swamp into a thriving metropolis¹ 要把这不毛之地变为繁华都市的梦想

burst like a proverbial bubble. 化为泡影

They put in all the work. 他们花钱完成了所有建设

You buy on the cheap 你低价购得

and reap all the benefit. 把利润都装进口袋

It's a zero-sum world, Mr. Grayson. 这是个零和博弈的世界  格雷森先生

One man's loss, another man's gain. 你赔了  别人就赚了

We appreciate you coming on short notice. 感谢你这么快赶来

I didn't realize I had a choice. 我怎么觉得我别无选择

You always have a choice. 选择权永远在你手上

It's whether or not you're able to live with your choices 能不能妥善经营你的选择

is the question. 才是问题

So I take it you've been watching the news very closely 听说自从你手下发疯绑架我妻子之后

since your agent went rogue², taking my wife hostage. 你一直在密切关注事态进展

Yes. 没错

Yes, a curious betrayal 他在为公司忠诚地服务几十年后

after decades of loyal service to the organization. 离奇叛变了

He's been making subsequent threats, 他接连不断地制造威胁

and I fear for my family. 我很担心我的家人

I need assurances that you can control him. 我要你保证能管住他

As far as we're able to discern, he's off the grid³, 在我们所能查找的范围内还没找到他

but rest assured, we will find him. 但你放心  我们会找到的

 

1 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

2 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

3 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。