《童话镇》第92期:竞选的代价

 Loads of visitors today. 今天的客人有点多呀

I do hope you're not gonna break my little bell. 我希望你不要弄坏了我的铃铛

You set the fire. 你放的火

I've been right here, Ms. Swan¹. 我一直在这儿  斯旺女士

Take a whiff. It smells like your sheep crap oil. 闻一下  这是你的羊粪油的味道

Turns out it's flammable. 这是可燃的

Well, are you sure? 你确定吗

There's some construction working 当时  镇政府大厅里

on at city hall at the moment. 有很多改装工作在进行

There's loads of flammable solvents² used in construction. 改装工作会用到很多可燃物

Why did you do it? 你为什么要放火呢

If I did it, 如果是我放的火

if I did it, that would be because 就算是这样  一定是因为

you cannot win without something big, 你需要一件大事来赢得竞选

something like, uh, 你需要...

oh, I don't know, being the hero in a fire? 我说不好  成为火中救人的英雄

How could you even know I'd be there at the right time? 你又是怎么知道我当时会在那里呢

Maybe Regina's not the only one with eyes and ears in this town 瑞金娜不是唯一在镇里有耳目的人

or maybe... I'm just intuitive. 或者  我只是有直觉

Were I involved. 我被牵扯进来了吗

I could've run and left her there. 我也可以自己跑掉

Not the type. 你不是那种人

I can't go along with this. 我无法接受这种事

You just did. 你已经做了

This is just the price of election³, Ms. Swan. 这只是竞选的代价而已  斯旺女士

A price I'm not willing⁴ to pay. 我不想付出这样的代价

 

1 swan   

n.天鹅；vi.闲荡，游荡

参考例句：

• A swan has white feathers and a long thin neck.天鹅长着白色的羽毛和长而细的脖子。
• Swan Lake is the name of a famous ballet.天鹅湖是一出著名的芭蕾舞剧。

2 solvents   

溶解的，溶剂

参考例句：

• It is resistant to borohydride reduction in alcoholic solvents. 在醇溶剂中，它不能被硼氢化物还原。
• Strains require special treatments for removal such as spotting with organic solvents. 要清除这些着色物质，需要特殊处理，例如：滴加有机溶剂。

3 election   

n.选举，选择权；当选

参考例句：

• There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问，他将在竞选中获胜。
• The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中，该政府很可能要垮台。

4 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。