跟踪者Stalker 第94期:杰克向贝丝吐露实情

 Beth. Do you have a moment? 贝丝，你有时间吗

Not if it involves words like  我可没空听你说什么

"I'm sorry, why didn't I see it?" "我很抱歉，没有考虑周全"

or any other such blame game lingo¹ about how you didn't know Andrea Brown was behind all this. 或是其他推卸责任的话，"没想到安德莉亚·布朗才是幕后黑手"

I guess I don't need a moment.  那我就不占用你的时间了

Janice, go home, open some wine, listen to Stevie Nicks. 詹妮丝，回家喝点酒听听史蒂薇·尼克斯

We had a great day.  今天表现很不错

Thank you, Beth. Good night.  谢谢你，贝丝，晚安

Good night.  晚安

It's Pearl Jam.  是珍珠果酱乐队的碟子

Nothing against the Carpenters, but it might be time to step into a new decade. 不是我对卡彭特乐队有意见，但是你也该进入新纪元了

Cool.  好吧

You work long hours.  你总是加班

I like what I do.  我热爱我的工作

Do you even have a personal life?  你有私生活吗

What do you want, Jack²?  你想干什么，杰克

I have a problem. It involves Deputy D.A.Amanda Taylor. 我有问题。跟副检察官阿曼达·泰勒有关

What about her?  跟她有什么关系

We had a relationship back in New York.  我们在纽约时交往过一段时间

She got pregnant, had a kid.  她怀孕了，生了个儿子

I denied it was mine for years.  多年来我一直否认他是我的亲生骨肉

Back then, I wasn't much of a father.  之前，我算不上什么好父亲

I wasn't around, I was--I was horrible.  一直不在家，简直糟糕透顶

Amanda and I had a complicated relationship...  我和阿曼达之间的感情很复杂

Up and down, in and out of eachother's lives,  若离若即，时好时坏，如同彼此生命的过客

and she transferred to L.A. to get away from me, but here I am. 她申请调来洛杉矶是为了离开我，但我又跟来了

Is that it?  说完了吗

No. I made other mistakes while I was in New York,  不，我在纽约时还犯过其他的错误

things in my past that could still hurt me, jeopardize³ my career. 想起来依旧让人难受的往事，而且会危及我的事业

Fix it.  自己解决

I don't know if it can be fixed⁴.  我不知道这事能否被解决

I wouldn't know where to begin.  我无从下手

Well, the truth seems to be working for you.  可以先从说实话开始

Today anyway. Fix it, Jack. 照今天的情况看来。把事情解决好，杰克

I'd hate to lose you. You're good. 我不想失去你这组员，你是挺厉害的

 

1 lingo   

n.语言不知所云，外国话，隐语

参考例句：

• If you live abroad it helps to know the local lingo.住在国外，学一点当地的语言自有好处。
• Don't use all that technical lingo try and explain in plain English.别尽用那种专门术语，用普通的词语解释吧。

2 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。

3 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。