《复仇》第1集第5期:总统候选人

 Finally achieving the immortality¹ You've always hoped for. 终于得到你希望的永垂不朽了

Oh,no,my legacy² lies in the work I'm getting done. 不  我能完成工作  这才是重要的

It's a springboard both for the state's rehabilitation³ 这只是个跳板  助我复兴国家

and my ascension to the higher offices to which I'm destined⁴. 登上我应得的高官位置

To that extent,I've been going over the specs of the party 说到这里  我在看派对的资料

Ms. Thorne's been kind enough to throw in your mother's dormancy⁵, 索恩小姐很热心代替你母亲主持派对

and while security is acceptable for a typical Hamptons hobnob, 若只是普通汉普顿派对  安保足够了

it's sorely inadequate⁶ for a future presidential candidate, 不过如果有总统候选人  这还是不够的

So we will be adding handheld metal detectors⁷ 所有得在所有入口处

and x-ray scanners at all the entrances. 加上便携金属探测器和X光扫描

Is that why you called me here? 你为了这事叫我来

To make me head of your security detail? 让我当你的安保小队的头

I mean,I know I need a job, But I'm not that desperate. 我的确需要工作  但不至于干这个吧

I didn't say you were. 我没这意思

This is a dossier for Rice & Hawthorne, 这是赖斯&霍桑公司的资料

where a primo V. P. position awaits. 他们需要一个副总

I said,dad,hedge funds aren't for me anymore, 爸爸  我说了不想干对冲基金

and neither are your connections. 也不想利用你的关系

It's time to make something of myself. 我得自力更生了

Well,as long as it isn't kickstarting a poetry review. 只要你别去当诗歌评论家就好了

 

1 immortality   

n.不死，不朽

参考例句：

• belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
• It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。

2 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

4 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

5 dormancy   

n.睡眠，冬眠，隐匿

参考例句：

• During dormancy the plants must be kept very dry. 在休眠期，植物必须保持非常干燥。 来自辞典例句
• It may also come to the point of virtual dormancy. 它也可以达到实际上的潜伏状态。 来自辞典例句

6 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

7 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技