《跟踪者》精讲 145

I touched everything, so you'll need my elimination¹ prints, and this is post marked Seattle.

每件东西我都碰过，所以你需要我的指纹，作排除用，这是西雅图的邮戳

I'll let you know as soon as I have something.

一旦有结果我会尽快通知你

This a bad time? What case was that?

方便谈谈吗？这是哪个案子

It's nothing. What do you need?

没什么。你需要什么

Just checking in. How are you? You ok?

来看看，你还好吗？没事吧

I'm fine. Why?

很好，怎么了

Nothing. I mean, usually, you micromanage every aspect of every case, and today, you're not is all.

没什么，通常你会坚持跟进每个案子的每个细节，而今天，你却没有

It's called delegating, Jack². Have you, uh, located Shelly Walker yet?

这叫权力分派，杰克。你找到雪莉·沃克了吗

So you're up to speed? Good.

看来案件进程你都知道了，很好

I ran Shelly Walker through every data base we have access to.

我在所有数据库里都查过雪莉·沃克

She just popped upon the automated³ F.I. system.

她在现场采访系统有记录

You found a field interview card on her? What was she witness to?

有人采访过她吗？她作了什么证

A dispute at her current address. It's the last place we would have looked for her.

她现住址附近的一场纠纷。我们一直没想到去哪里找她

And where is that?

在哪儿

A sober living house.

戒酒中心

1 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

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 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。