《复仇》第16集 第15期:披着羊皮的狼

 I take it that's the prodigal¹ brother. 那人就是浪荡哥哥吧

In the flesh. 如假包换

And on the prowl, by the looks of it. 看上去他像是在寻找目标

Well, maybe I could take a few pointers 或许我能跟他学学

on wooing Grayson offspring. 怎么讨好格雷森家的少爷

Daniel still hasn't spoken to me 自从丹尼尔在市中心被打后

since his meltdown in midtown. 他还一直没有跟我说过话

Does he know that his father intervened? 他知道他父亲涉及其中吗

No, not yet. 不  现在还不知道

And still no details on the position 还是没有关于康拉德

that Conrad wants to discuss with you? 跟你讨论的那个职位的消息吗

No, but I have a feeling I'm about to find out. 没有  但我觉得我会有所发现的

Look, in the meantime, 与此同时

why don't you give Daniel a push? 你为什么不给丹尼尔说一下呢

Help assuage² his guilt³ about putting me 让他别再内疚于

between him and the initiative. 把我置于他和联盟之间

No, it's too risky⁴. 不行  这太危险

He'll question my motives⁵ 我一接近他

from the moment I knock on his door. 他就会对我起疑心的

Well, perhaps I can lead him to yours. 或许我可以让他来接近你

Are you telling me 你是在告诉我

Eli's a wolf in sheep's clothing? 伊莱是披着羊皮的狼吗

Because all I can see is the sheep. 在我看来他只是一只羊

If he and Amanda were, in fact, estranged⁶, 如果他和阿曼达以前真的不和

then why is he here? What does he want? 那他为什么要来  他想要什么

What every sheep wants-- 管他想要什么

money, status. Who cares? 钱  地位  谁在意呢

I'm just relieved he's not allied⁷ 他只要不是跟死去的那位一条心

with that poor lost soul. 我就松一口气了

 

1 prodigal   

adj.浪费的，挥霍的，放荡的

参考例句：

• He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱。
• The country has been prodigal of its forests.这个国家的森林正受过度的采伐。

2 assuage   

v.缓和，减轻，镇定

参考例句：

• The medicine is used to assuage pain.这种药用来止痛。
• Your messages of cheer should assuage her suffering.你带来的这些振奋人心的消息一定能减轻她的痛苦。

3 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

6 estranged   

adj.疏远的，分离的

参考例句：

• He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
• The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。

7 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。