《复仇》 第308期:名人兜售赝品

 You want your money back, hmm? 把你的钱要回来吗

Or do you want to just excise¹ me 还是说  你打算除掉我

like you did to the last man she loved? 如同你除掉她之前爱的那个男人一样吗

Oh, yeah, she told me 没错  她告诉了我

what you did to David Clarke. 你对大卫·克拉克的所作所为

She told you what I did? 她告诉你  那是我做的吗

What you both did. 是你俩一起做的

Yeah, well, eventually, you would've learned 总有一天你会知道

that Victoria's word is about as authentic² 维多利亚的话就像你伪造的画作那样

as the paintings you forged. 不值一文

But to answer your question, 不过让我来回答你的问题

no, I'm not here to excise you. 不  我不准备除掉你

I know I'm not the only wealthy collector 我知道我不是唯一一个多年前

you and Victoria worked your con³ on all those years ago. 被你和维多利亚合伙欺诈过的收藏家

So if you really want to finalize⁴ Victoria's shame, 如果你真想要维多利亚难堪

I could have her arrested 我保证让她

for knowingly brokering⁵ forged classics. 以兜售赝品诈骗罪被捕

Or... 又或者

You could do the noble thing. 你可以发扬高尚风格

You could take your current spate⁶ of masterpieces 带着你现有的杰作

and you could clear out of this joint⁷. 全身而退

And leave nothing behind... 不要留下任何东西

But my wife. 除了我妻子之外

You know, you might wanna leave... 在我把你脸

before I break every one 打残前

of the 14 bones in your face. 你赶紧滚

 

1 excise   

n.(国产)货物税；vt.切除，删去

参考例句：

• I'll excise the patient's burnt areas.我去切除病人烧坏的部分。
• Jordan's free trade zone free of import duty,excise tax and all other taxes.约旦的自由贸易区免收进口税、国内货物税及其它一切税收。

2 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

3 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。

4 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

5 brokering   

v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的现在分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• Intertwined with these were rivalry, power brokering, and patronage. 然而也不乏有抗争、强权操纵与任命特权交织其中。 来自互联网
• Kingston Quest Can Assist Your Company In Negotiations, Brokering, Agency Services, Sourcing Factories Or Property. 金士顿追求，可帮助您的公司在谈判中，经纪，代理服务，货源工厂或财产。 来自互联网

6 spate   

n.泛滥，洪水，突然的一阵

参考例句：

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。