【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（32）

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David: Nice breakfast.

Joyce: David, you're back already?

David: I have to ___(1)___ after writing up vandalism reports last night.

Joyce: What happened?

David: Some little shitass punks broke in to the swimming pool. This is what happens at these P.C. bullshit colleges. Entitled students taking over the campus!

Joyce: Do you know for sure it was Blackwell students?

David: Who else would do it? And I'm going to bust¹ them. Figures you'd be here. Is that your Rachel Amber² Halloween costume?

Max: You know more about her than me!

David: No, you and Chloe think you know more than anybody. Like all teenagers.

Joyce: Leave Max alone, David. Stop threatening students.

Chloe: He threatens them with _(2)_ cameras. So he can spy on everybody... like he spies on all of us here.

David: Don't start, Chloe. Not now.

Chloe: Yeah, I'm just always starting shit, right? You're a total paranoid, David.

David: Not. Now. Chloe.

Chloe: You used to call me a loser for getting kicked out of Blackwell... So who's the loser now, David? Who haven't you accused or harassed³? Between your investigations⁴ into Rachel and Kate, what have you done besides get in troubles.

1 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

2 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

3 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

4 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。