《跟踪者》精讲 139

We investigated Claudia's claims, expecting to knock holes in them.

我们调查了克劳迪娅的说法，本想找到其中的漏洞

A forensic¹ expert found her bruising² to be consistent with a struggle.

一位司法鉴定专家发现她的瘀伤与挣扎的痕迹一致

He ruled out the possibility of self-infliction.

他排除了自我伤害的可能性

Much as I would love to believe I'm not responsible

虽然我很不愿意相信是我

for her suicide attempt, when she's off her meds, Claudia gets agitated³.

造成了她的自杀倾向，但是克劳迪娅停药后情绪就开始激动

The bruises⁴ could be from an unrelated event.

这些伤痕可能是别的事造成的

Maybe, but we now know for a fact she wasn't here last night.

也许，但我们现在确定昨晚她没有来这里

She had to be.

她肯定来了

Neighbors place her at home at the time. She had a verbal altercation⁵.

邻居证明她整晚都在家，她跟人发生了口角

That would mean someone staged her suicide, tried to kill her?

也就是说有人作出她自杀的假象，试图杀了她

You do know she's a paranoid schizophrenic.

你知道她有妄想型精神分裂症吧

Which makes her the perfect pawn⁶. For what?

所以对方才利用她作棋子。来干什么

Someone's trying to get to you, doctor.

有人想要伤害你，医生

Isn't losing a patient to suicide one of the worst things that can happen to a psychiatrist⁷?

作为心理医生，自己的病人自杀身亡，难道不是最糟糕的情况吗

I believe you have another stalker. Who?

你似乎还有一位跟踪者。谁

Given your profession, let's start with your client list.

介于你的专业，我们从患者名单查起吧

Maybe someone who knows about Claudia's obsession⁸ with you. Had she ever done group therapy?

也许对方知道克劳迪娅对你的迷恋。她参加过集体诊疗吗

No. My patients never interact.

没有，我的患者从不相互接触

Do you have any disgruntled patients, maybe someone whom you'd never suspect?

你有对你心怀不满的患者吗，也许是你从不怀疑的人

I'd suspect them. I'm good at my job.

我会怀疑他们，我很擅长自己的工作

Look, detective. I have frustrated⁹ patients. I have all kinds of patients.

听我说，警探，有些患者很绝望。我有很多不同类型的患者

But a person who would kill an innocent woman just to hurt me?

但是不会有人为了伤害我而杀掉一个无辜女人

No. You're looking for someone with narcissistic¹⁰ personality disorders¹¹

会做出这种事的人肯定有自我陶醉倾向，情绪不稳定

with sociopathic tendencies, someone who feels aggrieved¹².

还有反社会人格，非常愤愤不平

1 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

2 bruising   

adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句

3 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

4 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 altercation   

n.争吵，争论

参考例句：

• Throughout the entire altercation,not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天，没有一句话是切合实际的。
• The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。

6 pawn   

n.典当，抵押，小人物，走卒；v.典当，抵押

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。

7 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

8 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

9 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 narcissistic   

adj.自我陶醉的，自恋的，自我崇拜的

参考例句：

• In the modern vocabulary, it was narcissistic. 用时髦话说，这是一种自我陶醉狂。 来自辞典例句
• This is our Nielaoshi, a dwarf has also grown narcissistic teachers. 这就是我们的倪老师，一个长得又矮又自恋的老师。 来自互联网

11 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 aggrieved   

adj.愤愤不平的，受委屈的；悲痛的；（在合法权利方面）受侵害的v.令委屈，令苦恼，侵害( aggrieve的过去式)；令委屈，令苦恼，侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team. 他因没被选到队里感到愤愤不平。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is the aggrieved person whose fiance&1& did not show up for their wedding. 她很委屈，她的未婚夫未出现在他们的婚礼上。 来自《简明英汉词典》