《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第12集第5期:亲历亲为

Why me? What does he want with me,A-and if he's trying to kill me,then why call first?

为什么是我 他想从我身上获得什么 如果他想杀我的话 为什么又先打电话给我

That's because we're predators¹, Elena.We hunt. We stalk.

因为我们是猎食者 埃琳娜 寻找猎物 跟踪接近

It's often as exciting as the kill.I want you to take this.

那过程如同杀戮一样让我们兴奋 拿着这个

This is Jeremy's pocket watch.How did you get it?

这是杰里米的怀表 你从哪拿到的

I took it from Damon, who took it from Logan,Who must have taken it from you.

我从达蒙那拿的 达蒙从罗根那拿的 一定是谁从你那里拿走了

What happened to it?Well, it's n just a watch.It's a-- it's a sort of compass,But it points to vampires².

这怀表怎么了 这不仅仅是块怀表 这 这有点像指南针 但是指向吸血鬼

Why did my father have it?

我爸爸怎么有这个

Gilberts were one of the founding families,And back in 1864,

吉尔伯特家族是创始家族之一 1864年的时候

they were among those who sought to eradicate³ the vampires.

他们曾致力于根除吸血鬼

The compass was used to find us.Did you know them?Yes.

此物就是用来寻找我们的 你认识他们吗 是的

I want you to keep this. That way,you'll know if you're ever in danger.

我希望你拿着 那样的话 有危险的时候 你就能发现

I've nevereen you such a mess.Don't talk smack⁴.

我从没见过你像现在这样一团糟 怎么说话的

I mean, I just thought that you told everyone else what to do.

我是说 我以为你只会发号施令

Well, I do that, too,But if you want something done right,You gotta do it yourself.

那的确是我的风格 但如果想做好某些事情的话 就只有亲历亲为

1 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

3 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

4 smack   

vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍

参考例句：

• She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
• I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。