《新乌龙女校》精讲 13要整顿乌龙女校

Badly behaved children don't need an arm around the shoulder.

表现糟糕的孩子不需要被拥抱

They need a good kick up the arse.

他们需要被好好的教训

May we say "shot in the arm," sir? For the tabloids¹?

先生 我们对小报说"一点点刺激"好吗?

Say what you need to say.

说你该说的

The important thing is what we do.

重要的不是我们说什么而是我们做什么

I intend to start with the worst schools in the country.

所以我打算从全国最差的学校开始

But that would mean St Trinian's, sir.

先生 你是说从乌龙女校开始

What's the matter with him?

他怎么了

Five years ago he went to that place undercover.

五年前 他去那个地方卧底

He's suffered severe and recurrent trauma² ever since.

从那时起 他就开始遭受严重反复性的精神创伤

Really? From a bunch of naughty schoolgirls?

是吗 一群淘气的女学生?

You wouldn't know, man. You weren't there.

你不会明白 你没在场

When I overhauled³ the prison service I began by tackling the most fractious, lawless and feared institutions around.

我整顿监狱系统的时候 我从最难缠 最无法无天 最令人恐惧的监狱开始

Once I'd dealt with those, the others simply fell into place.

我把这样的监狱都整顿好了 其它的自然就不在话下

We'll take the same approach with St Trinian's.

对乌龙女校我们也会采取同样的措施

Be afraid, sir. Be very afraid.

小心行事 先生 一定要小心

Right. On my command, unleash⁴ hell.

好 听我命令 疯狂进攻

1 tabloids   

n.小报，通俗小报（版面通常比大报小一半，文章短，图片多，经常报道名人佚事）( tabloid的名词复数 )；药片

参考例句：

• The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
• The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

3 overhauled   

v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。