纸牌屋第一季 第79期:我们扯平了

 　　Miss Gallagher?

　　盖拉格小姐

　　Can the congressman¹ have a moment?

　　议员有话想和你说

　　Things are... they're complicated.

　　事情，很复杂

　　I realize that, but he truly needs you.

　　我知道，但他真的需要你

　　I don't know what I could say to him.

　　我不知道能和他说什么

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　　I think just showing up would do him a world of good.

　　我想你的出现就能让他好很多

　　Today is tough. The speaker has a full schedule...

　　我今天很忙，议长的日程表很满

　　Look, I already spoke² to Bob,

　　我已经和鲍勃谈过了

　　and he said he'd be fine if you took the rest of the day off.

　　他同意让你今天休假

　　In fact, he said he'd be fine if you wanted to take

　　事实上，如果你想休半年

　　the next six months off. What?

　　他也同意，什么

　　I want you to be deputy campaign manager.

　　我想让你做副竞选经理

　　You work under Nash Aarons.

　　在纳什·埃伦斯手下干

　　No. I spent years being Peter's crutch³.

　　不，我给彼得当了好几年的拐杖

　　If you just want me there...

　　如果你只是想让我去...

　　Well, of course we want you there to help, but not as a crutch.

　　我们当然想让你去帮忙，但不是做拐杖

　　Peter is a talented young man with a lot of potential.

　　彼得是个有才华又有潜力的年轻人

　　He knows this, but he needs to hear it from someone other than me.

　　这他知道，但他需要我之外的人的认同

　　Someone he truly cares about.

　　某个他真心在乎的人

　　I'm sorry. This is just a lot right now.

　　抱歉，我一下子接受不了

　　Well, you don't have to make a decision now,

　　你不用马上做决定

　　but at least talk to Peter.

　　但至少和彼得谈谈

　　I mean, there's no harm in that, now, is there?

　　这总没什么坏处，是吗

　　Ten grand.

　　一万块

　　We divert it from your campaign accounts.

　　从你的竞选账户里出钱

　　We itemize it so it looks like... Wait.

　　分散款项，做成... 等等

　　You want me to pay for this?

　　你要我为这事买单

　　Use Frank's reelection fund.

　　去用弗兰克的连任基金

　　Commissioner⁴, the majority of the money that you've raised

　　局长，你筹集到的大部分钱

　　has come from people we've sent your way.

　　都来自于我们为你找的资助人

　　And you sent them because

　　为我找资助人是因为

　　I sprung your boy Russo in the first place.

　　我摆平了罗素的事在先

　　We're even. I don't owe you shit.

　　我们扯平了，我不欠你的

　　There's a girl in trouble. Let's help her out.

　　这女孩有麻烦，我们得帮她

　　Not my problem. It could be.

　　不是我的问题，可能会

　　We put her back on the streets,

　　我们不管她

　　there's no telling what she could do.

　　她指不定会做出什么事

　　I'm a hell of a lot more afraid

　　比起一个妓女

　　of the U.S. attorney than I am of some hooker.

　　我更怕联邦检察官

　　This is a very inexpensive insurance policy.

　　这是张廉价的保单

　　I already broke the law once, Doug.

　　我已经犯过一次法了，道格

　　There's no fucking way I'm gonna mess with campaign finance regulations.

　　我绝不会破坏竞选资金条例

　　I don't even wanna be hearing this shit.

　　我不想再听这些屁话了

　　Funeral for the former ambassador of Japan tomorrow at 9:30,

　　前日本大使的葬礼，明早九点半

　　followed by a luncheon⁵ for the national board

　　接下来是美国女童子军

　　of directors for the girl scouts⁶ of America.

　　全国理事会的午餐会

　　Mr. President. Jim.

　　总统先生，吉米

　　After that, you've got a meet and greet with the finalist...

　　之后是和决赛选手的见面会...

　　I'll catch up with you in a minute.

　　等会儿再说吧

　　This way, sir.

　　这边走，先生

1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

4 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

5 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

6 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。