《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 我想我已经知道答案了

I understand because I am an artist too.

我能体谅他们 因为我也是一名艺术家

That is why they trust me.

所以他们很信任我

And, Vincent trusted you too?

那文森特也信任你吗

Yes, he did.

那当然

Does it matter now?

有什么不对吗

I was hoping you'd tell me.

我还指望你来说呢

Tell you what exactly?

你想让我说什么

Vincent wrote to my father six weeks before he died,

文森特给我父亲写过信 就在他去世六周之前

and he said he fell absolutely¹ calm

他说他目前完全平静了

and in a normal slate².

整个人很正常

So I came here hoping you could explain

所以我过来想请您解释一下

how he went from absolutely calm and in a normal state to suicidal.

他是怎么从完全平静变成了要开枪自杀身亡的

But, I reckon³ I know the answer to that.

不过我想我已经知道答案了

1 absolutely   

adv.绝对地；完全地

参考例句：

• The plane absolutely refused to start.这架飞机完全发动不起来。
• All the car parks are absolutely full.所有的停车场都停满了车。

2 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

3 reckon   

vt.计算，估计，认为；vi.计（算），判断，依靠

参考例句：

• Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.不要指望你的亲戚会帮助你摆脱困境。
• I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大，不太适于再婚。