《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第20集第14期:毕生追求

Ugh. God. You're still here?Were you expecting anything else?

天啊 你还在这儿 你以为我会离开吗

No.So, how was the "errand"?Futile¹.

没有 差事办得怎么样了 徒劳一场

Although, I think I witnessed the teacher having an existential crisis

但我想我有幸目睹了老师的生存危机

Has Stefan eaten yet?I thought you didn't care.

斯特凡吃东西了吗 还以为你不在乎呢

Chalk it up to morbid² curiosity.

完全出于变态的好奇

I think he's getting there.

我想他会吃的

But he's got a lot of guilt³ that he has to deal with.

但他的负罪感太强 还在斗争

And it doesn't help that you've spent the last 145 years

而且你145年来都在为凯瑟琳被抓一事惩罚他

punishing him for Katherine getting caught.

只让他更加难过

This is my fault now?No, it's no one's fault, Damon.

又成我的错了 不是任何人的错 达蒙

I'm just...saying you're not exactly innocent.

我的意思是 你也没那么无辜

You've made it your life's mission to make him miserable⁴.

令他痛苦简直就是你的毕生追求

Let me ask you a question.

问你个问题

In all this important soul-searching and cleansing⁵ of the demons⁶ of Stefan's past,

在对斯特凡恶梦般的过去 净化反思之余

Did you ever manage to get the rest of the story?

你把故事听完了吗

He said there was more.Yeah. That's an understatement.

他说过还有一些 是吗 真是轻描淡写

Damon...Damon.Tell me.

达蒙 达蒙 告诉我

What are you doing? Who is that?

你干什么 这是谁

I brought her for you.

我特地给你带来的

She's a gift. Have a seat, please.

给你的礼物 请坐

1 futile   

adj.无效的，无用的，无希望的

参考例句：

• They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败，他们全部被杀，无一幸免。
• Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。

2 morbid   

adj.病的；致病的；病态的；可怕的

参考例句：

• Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
• It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。

3 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

4 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

5 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

6 demons   

n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念

参考例句：

• demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
• He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》