《天才少女》精讲 51弗兰克陷入困境

She wanted her to have a life

希望她能有完整的人生

She wanted her to have friends and to play and to be happy

希望她能有朋友能玩能幸福

Do you realize the consequences of boredom¹ for a gifted child, Mr. Adler?

你知道平淡的生活会让天才儿童怎么样吗

They become resentful and sullen²

他们会变得易怒 郁闷

Mary's not an angry kid

玛丽不是易怒的孩子

Really?

是吗

Did she not attack a child on the school bus?

她没在校车上打过一个孩子吗

A 12-year-old tripped a 7-year-old and she came to his defense³

一个岁的孩子绊倒了一个岁孩子 她站出来维护他

Did she break the boy's nose? Yes

她是不是把那男孩鼻子打破了 是的

On October 16th of last year, were you arrested for assault?

去年10月16日 你是不是因为伤人被捕了

You have to answer the question, Mr Adler

你必须回答问题 阿德勒先生

A drunk idiot attacked me and I defended myself

一个喝醉的笨蛋打我 我是自卫

Did you spend the night in jail?

你是不是被拘留了一晚

Yeah

是的

You are in way over your head here

你真是不自量力

You're depriving that girl

你剥夺了她的未来

You're gambling⁴ with her future and now you're being presented with an opportunity to do right...

拿她的前程做赌注 现在你有了机会能...

Does counsel have a question for my client?

律师对我的当事人有问题吗

Take the high road, Mr. Adler,

做出明智的选择 阿德勒先生 趁她还能挽救

Does counsel have a question for my client or not? Yes, sir. I do have the question

律师对我的当事人到底有没有问题 有 先生 我确实有个问题

Tell us, is your continued guardianship⁵ really in the best interest of this little girl?

告诉我们 你继续做监护人 真的是对她最好的吗

Yes

是的

Yes, it is

是的

I have no further questions

我没别的问题了

1 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。

2 sullen   

adj.愠怒的，闷闷不乐的，(天气等)阴沉的

参考例句：

• He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
• Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐，因为昨晚没睡好。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

5 guardianship   

n. 监护, 保护, 守护

参考例句：

• They had to employ the English language in face of the jealous guardianship of Britain. 他们不得不在英国疑忌重重的监护下使用英文。
• You want Marion to set aside her legal guardianship and give you Honoria. 你要马丽恩放弃她的法定监护人资格，把霍诺丽娅交给你。