绿箭侠第一季 第332期:密谋对付马尔科姆

 　　I suspect I know what this is about.  我想我知道这是怎么回事了

　　You and I got in bed with Malcolm to cure what ails¹ this city.  我们跟马尔科姆同坐一条船，要铲除荼毒这座城市的东西。

　　But I think you agree, killing² thousands of people is not the answer. 但是我以为你同意，杀害成千上万的人不是解决问题的办法。

　　Indeed. If we were to wage a war with Malcolm Merlyn, we will lose. 确实，但如果我们和马尔科姆·梅林斗，我们肯定会输

　　My family has already suffered enough.  我家人受的苦已经够多了

　　And I have no desire to endanger mine. Fortunately, there's another option.  我也不想我的家人们有危险。还好我们有另一种选择。

　　6 months ago, Malcolm started buying up buildings in the glades³ 六个月前，马尔科姆开始在贫民区买地，

　　through an offshore⁴ company called Sagittarius.  是通过一个叫人马座的国外公司

　　And he made it sound as if this undertaking⁵ of his was a recent inspiration⁶. 而且他还把他的这项事业说成是近期的突发奇想。

　　If you're right, he has been thinking about this for months. 如果你是对的，这件事情他已经考虑好几个月了。

　　If he can't rebuild it, he'll abandon the project. 如果他不能重建这里，他就会放弃这个计划。

　　How much of the glades does he already have?  他买了贫民区多少地了

　　About a third. Now, if we can quietly buy up the rest before he can, 差不多三分之一。如果我们在他之前悄悄买下剩余部分，

　　he won't be able to gain the control he needs.  他的掌控权就会受到限制了

　　We will need capital. Do you still have your contacts in China? 我们需要资金。你还和中国有联系吗？

　　I already have a flight planned for Shanghai tomorrow. Come with me. 我正打算明天去上海。跟我一起去吧。

　　We shouldn't travel together. Malcolm might get worried. He already knows I have my doubts. 我们不能一起去，马尔科姆会怀疑的。他已经知道我举棋不定。

　　Besides, I'm getting the urge to take out the "Queen's gambit" for another voyage. 另外，我最近也想乘着"金牌奎恩"号再出海航行。

　　Dad! Do you have any cash? Jerk⁷ pizza guy can't break a 100. 爸爸，你身上有现金吗？那个送披萨的家伙找不开一百的。

　　Oliver, you remember mr. Chen?  奥利弗，还记得陈先生吗

　　Waiting. Thank you.  他还等着，谢谢。

1 ails   

v.生病( ail的第三人称单数 )；感到不舒服；处境困难；境况不佳

参考例句：

• He will not concede what anything ails his business. 他不允许任何事情来干扰他的工作。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Measles ails the little girl. 麻疹折磨着这个小女孩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 glades   

n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Maggie and Philip had been meeting secretly in the glades near the mill. 玛吉和菲利曾经常在磨坊附近的林中空地幽会。 来自辞典例句
• Still the outlaw band throve in Sherwood, and hunted the deer in its glades. 当他在沉思中变老了，世界还是照样走它的路，亡命之徒仍然在修武德日渐壮大，在空地里猎鹿。 来自互联网

4 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

5 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

6 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

7 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
• The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。