《复仇》 第297期:走出阴影

 As a matter of fact, yeah. 实际上  有

Yeah, all the dealers¹ I spoke² to, 我谈过的那些商人

even some I didn't, 甚至没谈过的

have said they'll be stopping by for the preview on the weekend. 都说他们会过来看周末的预展

Ah, well, then the word's officially out. 那就是说已经放出官方消息了

You're ready to step out of the shadows. 你已经准备好面对公众了

Yeah. 对啊

The question is... 问题是

Are you? 你准备好了吗

Well, what do you think? 这幅画如何

It's stunning³. 美极了

Three months ago, you were unable to finish a painting, 三个月前  你连一幅画都完成不了

And here you are now 而现在

with an entire collection of your best work. 你已经呈现出一系列最佳作品了

Yeah. 是啊

All inspired by you. 灵感全部来源于你

Again. 又一次

I thought I'd save yours till last. 我想我会把你的这幅画留到最后

I got the distinct impression 我清楚得感觉到

you rather like being left undone⁴. 你情愿当一幅未完成的作品

I do. 的确如此

There's hope in it... 给人留有遐想和希望

And her path is still unchosen. 而她对未来还没有做出选择

Maybe it's time to choose it. Hmm? 也许是时候抉择了

Maybe it's time for you to step out of the shadows. 也是时候该走出阴影了

Do things differently, yeah? 过不一样的生活

 

1 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

4 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。