《复仇》 第242期:丹尼尔杀人

 We heard a cell phone ring 我们听到海岸沙丘那边

up by the sand dune¹. 有一阵手机铃声

I saw someone in a dark hoodie 我看到一个穿深色帽衫的人

hiding behind the saw grass. 藏在锯齿草丛后

I don't know. It could've been a hoodie. 我不知道  可能穿了件帽衫

It could've been anything, like a guest from the party. 也可能是别的  比如是派对的嘉宾

It's hard to say. 真说不好

Tyler wasn't a bad person. He--he was sick. 泰勒不是个坏人  他病了

The guy went all benihana on my arm 那家伙让我手臂开了花

and tied me to a chair. 还把我绑在椅子上

That boy was a menace². 那家伙是个讨厌鬼

If you people had been doing your jobs, 你们这些人要是再尽职点

you'd have made sure the little psychopath 就该在这个疯子拿着枪把我当人质之后

stayed locked up after holding us all hostage³ at gunpoint. 把他严密看押起来

When I went home to get Daniel clothes, 我回家去拿丹尼尔的衣服的时候

I saw that my gun was missing. 我发现我的枪不见了

I'd left a window open. Tyler must have... 我忘了关窗  泰勒肯定是

Broken in and stolen it while we were at the party. 趁我们都在派对时  偷偷潜入偷了枪

So what were you and Mr. Barrol fighting about? 你和巴罗先生当时为什么打架

I don't remember a fight. 我不记得我们打过架

You have 15 stitches⁴ in your head. 你头上缝了15针

How do you explain that? 这你怎么解释

Tyler had a history of violence, 泰勒有暴力史

he threatened your whole family at your birthday party. 他在你生日派对上 威胁过你们全家

Look, I can understand 瞧  我理解

if you felt like your life was in danger... 你觉得当时命悬一线

You shot him, didn't you? 所以你射杀了他  是不是

Don't say a word. 什么也别说

 

1 dune   

n.(由风吹积而成的)沙丘

参考例句：

• The sand massed to form a dune.沙积集起来成了沙丘。
• Cute Jim sat on the dune eating a prune in June.可爱的吉姆在六月天坐在沙丘上吃着话梅。

2 menace   

vt./n.有危险性的人（或物），威胁，威吓

参考例句：

• The big hole outside the house is a menace to children's safety.房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。
• A careless driver is a menace to all road users.漫不经心的驾驶员对于路上所有车辆和行人都是危险的。

3 hostage   

n.人质，抵押品

参考例句：

• One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
• Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗？

4 stitches   

n.（缝纫或编织中的）一针( stitch的名词复数 )；缝法；衣服；（缝合伤口的）缝线v.缝，缝补，缝合( stitch的第三人称单数 )；[引申]把某物连在一起

参考例句：

• Try to keep the stitches small and straight. 针脚要尽量缝得小而直。
• Knit the next two stitches together to make the garment narrower. 下两针织在一起，把衣服弄瘦点儿。 来自《简明英汉词典》