纸牌屋第一季 第119期:你会成为这次竞选的英雄

 　　This is Russo. Please leave a message.

　　我是罗素，请留言

　　He's not answering my calls.

　　他不接我电话

　　It's over, and he must know it.

　　都结束了，他肯定明白

　　You don't think there's any way he can recover?

　　你认为他不可能卷土重来了

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　　The Republicans will play that interview

　　共和党会在每个电台和电视台

　　on every radio and television station

　　反复播放那段采访

　　from now until November 5th.

　　从现在直到11月5日

　　I sympathize with the kid,

　　我同情那个孩子

　　but this was my concern from the beginning.

　　但我从一开始就担心这个

　　And I should've listened to you, sir.

　　我该听你的，先生

　　I thought he could handle the pressure.

　　我以为他能顶住压力

　　Okay. So he withdraws.

　　好吧，他退出了

　　We need to replace him.

　　我们要找人代替他

　　You have any ideas?

　　你有人选吗

　　With less than two months to go?

　　只剩不到两个月

　　If the President hadn't shut me out of the early discussions,

　　如果总统让我参与之前的讨论

　　I could've come up with some good options,

　　我没准能提出些好人选

　　but I don't know anyone

　　但我想不出有谁

　　who's got the name recognition and donor¹ base

　　同时拥有知名度和金主捐款

　　to start a campaign from scratch just seven weeks out.

　　能够在七周内从零开始发起竞选

　　Let me think.

　　让我想想

　　Everything hinges on the next few minutes...

　　接下来的几分钟将决定一切

　　all my months of planning, every move I've made.

　　我数月来的谋划，我走的每一步

　　There is one person. Who?

　　有一个人选，谁

　　You, Mr. Vice² President.

　　你，副总统先生

　　If you ran to reclaim³ your seat,

　　如果你重新竞选州长

　　I think you'd win by a landslide⁴.

　　一定能获得压倒性胜利

　　Resign the vice presidency⁵.

　　辞去副总统职务

　　Only if you win.

　　赢了的话

　　Walker needs me for 2016.

　　沃克2016年的大选需要我

　　Are you entirely⁶ certain he's gonna keep you on the ticket?

　　你敢打包票他还会留着你吗

　　I mean, it's no secret the two of you don't exactly get along.

　　你们二人的不和已不是秘密

　　What has he said?

　　他说什么了

　　Oh, you're putting me in a very awkward position, Mr. Vice President.

　　你这不是让我难办吗，副总统先生

　　Has he been badmouthing me?

　　他有说我坏话吗

　　Well, the exact phrase he used was

　　他的原话是

　　"Pain in the ass⁷."

　　"讨厌鬼"

　　That fucker.

　　那个混蛋

　　He's got no idea how to lead,

　　他缺乏领导力

　　no sense of respect.

　　不懂尊重

　　Oh, is this his idea? No.

　　是他的主意吗，不

　　His way of getting rid of me? No. It struck me yesterday,

　　他想借机摆脱我，不，是我昨天想到的

　　and I just thought it was worth suggesting.

　　我觉得值得商榷

　　But, no, I haven't discussed this with anyone.

　　但我还没和其他人讨论过

　　And you shouldn't.

　　那就好

　　People don't leave the White House to become a governor.

　　没有人会傻到离开白宫去当州长

　　May I ask you a personal question, sir?

　　我能问你个私人问题吗，先生

　　Do you want to be the Vice President?

　　你真的想做副总统吗

　　Peter said that when you were out on that campaign trail,

　　彼得说，你在帮他竞选拉票时

　　you had so much enthusiasm and energy

　　充满激情与活力

　　that he thought you maybe missed being the Governor.

　　他以为你也许怀念做州长的日子

　　I do miss it.

　　的确

　　Then why not go back?

　　那为什么不回去呢

　　You could be the hero of this election

　　你会成为这次竞选的英雄

　　and secure Pennsylvania for the Democrats⁸ in 2016.

　　在2016年大选中保住民主党在宾州的胜利

1 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

4 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

7 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

8 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》