《复仇》第13集 第9期:别无选择

 Mr. Grayson. - Yes. 格雷森先生  -什么事

There's a Jack¹ Porter here to see you. 有位叫杰克·波特的先生要见你

Jack, what a pleasant surprise. 杰克  真意外

There's, uh, some extra in there for you, 里面算上了一点利息

for your trouble. 感谢你出手相助

I'm no tycoon², 钱不多

but I figure it's not bad for one week's investment. 但回报你一周的投资应该足够

I appreciate the offer, but, um, 感谢你的馈赠  但是

I can't accept this. 我不能收

I don't understand. 我不明白

We... we agreed that once I paid off the loan, 我们说好了  只要我付清借款

I'd get back full ownership of the bar. 就能重新获得酒吧所有权

That was the deal, right? 这不是说好的吗

The deal's changed, Jack. 情况有变  杰克

Have a look. 请看

What the hell is all this? 这是什么

These plans represent a revitalized vision 这些平面图显示的是

of the waterfront property. 重振后的滨水区

I don't know about you, but I think the community 先不说你的想法  滨水区虽然迷人

has far outgrown³ its antiquated⁴, 但公众早已不习惯

albeit⁵ charming, blue-collar mystique. 那里的老旧和贫穷

I think you're forgetting that I still own half my bar, 你忘了  我还有一半的酒吧所有权

and I'm not selling if that's what you expect me to do. 我不会如你所愿  卖掉酒吧

Jack, I'm afraid you don't fully⁶ grasp 杰克  恐怕你还不清楚

your current inexorable station, 你已经别无选择

so allow me to educate you. 听我给你分析

 

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 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

3 outgrown   

长[发展] 得超过（某物）的范围( outgrow的过去分词 )； 长[发展]得不能再要（某物）； 长得比…快； 生长速度超过

参考例句：

• She's already outgrown her school uniform. 她已经长得连校服都不能穿了。
• The boy has outgrown his clothes. 这男孩已长得穿不下他的衣服了。

4 antiquated   

adj.陈旧的，过时的

参考例句：

• Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving.很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。
• A train of antiquated coaches was waiting for us at the siding.一列陈旧的火车在侧线上等着我们。

5 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。