纸牌屋第一季 第136期:邀请雷蒙德出任下届副总统

 　　Ms. Gallagher, my name's Janine Skorsky.

　　盖拉格小姐，我是简宁·斯克斯基

　　I'm a reporter at Slugline.

　　我是头条网的记者

　　I wrote the profile on Congressman¹... I remember.

　　我写了关于议员的专访... 我记得

　　Do you have a minute? If this is about Peter, I...

　　你有空吗，如果这是关于彼得，我...

　　No. It's about Paul Capra.

　　不，是关于保罗·凯普拉

　　We know that he might be running for Congressman Russo's old seat.

　　我们知道他可能会接替罗素竞选议员

　　I can't comment on that.

　　我不能发表意见

　　We're just trying to do some background

　　我们只是在调查去年四月

　　on the shipyard closing last April.

　　造船厂倒闭一事的背景

　　Listen, I just want to eat my breakfast.

　　听着，我只想好好吃顿早饭

　　We have sources that are saying

　　我们得到消息称

　　that the Congressman was being pressured by someone

　　有人对议员施压

　　to not fight the closure.

　　让他不做抗争

　　Who? That's what I'm trying to figure out.

　　谁，我正在查

　　This is completely off the record, I promise you.

　　我保证此次采访我绝不会报道

　　Hi, Christina. Doug, hi.

　　你好，克里斯蒂娜，道格，你好

　　How you holding up? I'm okay.

　　你还好吗，还好

　　I'm... I'm good.

　　我很好

　　I saw you sitting over here. You mind if I...

　　我看你坐在这儿，介不介意...

　　No. Please.

　　不介意，请吧

　　Ms. Skorsky, right?

　　斯克斯基女士，对吗

　　I believe we spoke² a few times when you used to work at the Herald³.

　　你以前在《先驱报》时我们谈过几次

　　Whenever I could get past the press office gauntlet to you.

　　如果我能突破新闻处找到你

　　We do like to run a tight ship.

　　我们管理很严格

　　So what brings you to the Capitol?

　　你为什么来国会大厦

　　I was just asking Ms. Gallagher

　　我只想问问盖拉格小姐

　　who's running to fill the vacant seat in Pennsylvania's 1st.

　　谁在竞选填补宾州第一选区的议员一职

　　Well, the honest answer is we don't know.

　　实话说，我们不知道

　　Thank you for your time, Ms. Gallagher.

　　谢谢你抽出时间，盖拉格小姐

　　Anyone starts harassing⁴ you with questions you don't want to answer,

　　有谁来问你你不想回答的问题

　　you let me know.

　　就告诉我

　　I'll handle them.

　　我会处理

　　You got enough on your plate right now.

　　你要忙的事已经够多了

　　Thanks, Doug. I appreciate that.

　　谢谢，道格，我很感激

　　Hang in there, okay?

　　坚持住，好吗

　　Yes.

　　行

　　Uganda,

　　乌干达

　　Peru,

　　秘鲁

　　Nepal,

　　尼泊尔

　　Indonesia...

　　印度尼西亚

　　Nicaragua.

　　尼加拉瓜

　　Well, you are quite the well traveled man.

　　你的旅行经历可真够丰富的

　　No. I'm the man who stays at home.

　　不不，我是个居家的人

　　Jean brought those back for me.

　　这些都是珍给我带回来的

　　Mr. Tusk⁵, I am... First names.

　　塔斯克先生，我... 叫名字就好

　　After all, we have broken bacon together.

　　毕竟，我们一起吃过培根

　　We can safely assume that we're familiar.

　　可以认为我们挺熟的了

　　Raymond, I realize that you are a very busy man,

　　雷蒙德，我知道你是个大忙人

　　so I'm gonna cut right to the chase.

　　那我就直切主题了

　　The President sincerely would like you

　　总统先生诚挚地希望

　　to become the next Vice⁶ President.

　　你能出任下届副总统

　　That part I already knew.

　　这个我已经知道了

　　And I'm here to convince you to say yes.

　　我是来说服你同意的

　　Another thing I already knew.

　　这我也知道

　　Well, I don't know that

　　那就不知道

　　I can tell you anything you don't already know.

　　我能不能告诉你什么新消息了

　　But perhaps you can tell me what your hesitation⁷ is.

　　但也许你能告诉我，你的疑虑是什么

　　Speak.

　　请说

　　Yes.

　　行

　　Now, I understand you might have some concerns

　　我理解，你有些顾忌

　　about the financial disclosures leading...

　　财务状况公开所导致的...

　　Speak.

　　请说

　　No.

　　不行

　　I have eight people representing me at eight

　　此时此刻，在六个时区有八个人

　　simultaneous meetings in six time zones right now.

　　在八个同时召开的会议上代表我

　　I sit here and answer their questions,

　　我就坐在这儿回答问题

　　provided they come in the form of a single yes or no proposition.

　　但问题必须用简单的肯否定就能回答

　　Well, then, let me give that a try.

　　那么，让我试试

　　Would you like to be the Vice President?

　　你愿意担任副总统吗

　　Yes or no?

　　愿意还是不愿意

　　Hold on a minute.

　　稍等一会儿

　　I am very sorry.

　　非常抱歉

　　Let me have 20 minutes to wrap up these meetings.

　　给我二十分钟，了结这些会议

　　And then what do you say we get out of the office

　　然后我们离开办公室

　　and away from this damn phone?

　　远离这该死的电话

　　Meet me at my car.

　　去我车那里等我

　　Betty can tell you where it's parked.

　　贝蒂会告诉你停车位置

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 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

4 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

5 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

6 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。

7 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。