纸牌屋第一季 第151期:这招很大胆

 　　Shouldn't you be at the White House?

　　你不是应该在白宫吗

　　How could I pass up the chance to eat the best ribs¹ in Washington?

　　我怎么能错过华盛顿最美味的排骨

　　Remy told you about Sancorp.

　　雷米告诉你桑可柏的事了吧

　　As of closing bell today, I own 3%.

　　今天收盘的时候，我已经拿到手3%的股份

　　By the end of next week, I'll own over ten.

　　下周之后，我就能到手超过10%

　　Enough to make sure they can't cause me any trouble.

　　只要确保他们不会给我带来麻烦就够了

　　A valiant² effort, though. I respect that.

　　不过这招很大胆，我很佩服

　　So why are we here?

　　那还叫我干嘛

　　I told you I'd give you until today to think things over.

　　我给你时间考虑我的提议，今天是最后期限

　　I'm a man who keeps my word. And I'm still not interested.

　　我会信守诺言，而我仍然不感兴趣

　　You wanted me to be more specific back in St. Louis.

　　在圣路易斯的时候，你想让我说得更细点

　　That would be a good start.

　　那继续说吧

　　Why did Britain go to war with China 150 years ago?

　　你知道150年前英国为什么和中国开战

　　I'm in no mood for riddles³.

　　我没心情猜谜

　　Humor me a moment.

　　给我个面子嘛

　　Opium⁴. It was bigger than opium, Frank.

　　鸦片，还有更大的原因，弗兰克

　　That was simply the excuse.

　　鸦片只是借口

　　Peking wanted to call the shots instead of the west.

　　北京想取代西方来发号施令

　　It's the same problem we're facing now.

　　我们现在面对的是同样的问题

　　But nobody wants a trade war, much less a military one.

　　但不同于军事战争，大家都不想打贸易战

　　And what's your opium?

　　你的鸦片是什么

　　Samarium-149. I need it for my reactors⁵.

　　149号钐，我的反应堆需要它

　　China controls 95% of the world's supply.

　　而中国控制着世界上95%的供应

　　And you're worried about the imbalance in our currency, our foreign debt...

　　而你在担心通货不平衡，外国债务…

　　All of it. You already have the President's ear.

　　所有的，你不是和总统很熟吗

　　Trade tariffs⁶ are controlled by congress.

　　可关税还被国会控制着

　　You have a lot more influence there than Garrett does.

　　你比加来特的影响力大得多

　　It's the reason I wanted you to stay there in the first place.

　　所以我才选你做副总统

　　And what exactly would you want me to do?

　　你到底想让我做什么

　　Well, that part I don't know yet.

　　其实我也不太清楚

　　We'll have to wait and see how things play out with the Chinese.

　　我们得看看中国人的行动

　　I've already told you I will not do a blank check.

　　我告诉过你，我从不开空白支票

　　I must say I'm surprised, Frank.

　　我感到很惊讶，弗兰克

　　You have a reputation for pragmatism.

　　大家都说你很务实

　　And I also have avoided a reputation for indentured⁷ servitude.

　　但我也不想让大家觉得我是受契约束缚的奴隶

　　I never make an offer more than twice, Frank.

　　我的提议从来不会重复第二遍，弗兰克

　　Tell me now if I can count on your cooperation.

　　现在告诉我，你到底想不想合作

　　You're not offering cooperation, you're demanding tutelage.

　　你并不是要合作，你在要求我提供保护

　　So let me make you a proposal.

　　那么我来做个提议

　　I am absolutely willing to work together as equals.

　　我很乐意在平等的基础上共同合作

　　I will take your opinions seriously, just as the President does.

　　我会和总统一样，认真考虑你的意见

　　But I will not bind⁸ myself to them in advance.

　　但我不会提前把自己束缚

　　If that doesn't interest you, fair enough.

　　如果你不感兴趣，没关系

　　Good luck finding a vice⁹ President in the next four days

　　希望你运气够好，能在四天之内找到一位

　　who will prove as pragmatic as I.

　　像我一般务实的副总统

　　You can't purchase loyalty¹⁰, Raymond.

　　花钱买不到忠诚，雷蒙德

　　Not the sort I have in mind.

　　至少买不到我的

　　If you want to earn my loyalty,

　　如果你想要我的忠诚

　　then you have to offer yours in return.

　　就得拿你自己的来换

　　And if we can agree to that...

　　如果我们能做到的话…

　　Well, you're a man with imagination.

　　呵呵，那你还真是会异想天开

　　Wait.

　　等等

　　If stamper was there himself,

　　如果史丹博亲自在场

　　this goes much deeper than a lost arrest file.

　　这就远比一档失踪的逮捕文件要复杂得多

　　Well, let's think about this. What did Russo gain him?

　　我们来想想，拉索能给他什么好处

　　A mansion¹¹ in Harrisburg.

　　一间哈里斯堡的公寓

　　Underwood thinks bigger than that.

　　安德伍德没这么好打发

　　Then what? I don't know.

　　那会是什么，我不知道

　　He controls Pennsylvania.

　　他控制着宾夕法尼亚州

　　He has influence in the White House.

　　他在白宫很有影响力

　　Walker needs the state for reelection...

　　而沃克重新竞选需要那个州

　　No. No, it can't just be Walker.

　　不不，不可能是沃克

　　The President backstabbed him

　　总统在提名国务卿的时候

　　for the secretary of state nomination¹².

　　背叛了他

　　It has to be something else.

　　一定还有别的事

　　The President would owe him.

　　总统会欠他个人情

　　But what?

　　什么人情

　　They already meet once a week.

　　他们一周见一次面

　　The education bill? I mean, what?

　　教育法案吗，会是什么

　　What specifically?

　　具体点的?

　　He could be after the V.P. nomination.

　　他可以被提名做副总统

　　That doesn't make sense, though.

　　但这说不通啊

1 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

2 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

3 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

4 opium   

n.鸦片；adj.鸦片的

参考例句：

• That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
• Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。

5 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

6 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

7 indentured   

v.以契约束缚（学徒）( indenture的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Africans became indentured servants, trading labor for shelter and eventual freedom. 非洲人成为契约上的仆人，以劳力交换庇护及最终的自由。 来自互联网
• They are descendants of indentured importees. 他们是契约外来工的后代。 来自互联网

8 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

9 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。

10 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

11 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

12 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。