【小龟乐游记】调查局：幽浮解密（16）

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Origin:Origin Is The Truuuuuuu-u-u-u-u-thhhhhh.

Angela Weaver:Stand down.Now it is complete.

Councilman:...and then what happened?

Angela Weaver:The ship was ours.The Ethereal and I __(1)__ to Mosaic¹ network.Every last Outsider on Earth was under our - under MY - command.The power was...surprising.With Mosaic under my control,I was able to force the Outsiders to turn on one another.They didn't surrender - they died.After ordering them to _(2)_ each other,I allowed their command ship to fall from the sky.Our own people disassembled what they left behind.We destroyed what we couldn't take apart.

Councilman:We understand you took an..extreme approach to concealing² their attacks.

Angela Weaver:We couldn't risk allowing evidence of the Outsiders to remain.We did preserve some of their technology for study.We have a lot to learn from it.The coverup seems to have worked.The areas that we couldn't bulldoze have been sealed off.In time,they'll be wiped off the map entirely³.No evidence of the Outsider invasion remains⁴.No one will ever know how close we ___(3)___.

Councilman:This lie will hold?

Angela Weaver:We control the newspapers.Anyone who could exposed the truth is dead or already with XCOM.

Councilman:What of the infected?

Angela Weaver:We had no choice.They had to be disposed of.Even if we could have cured them all,they might have had memories of the attack.We made sure it was quick and _(4)_.

Councilman:Very well.And the other creature?

Angela Weaver:The Ethereal brake the bond after we exterminated⁵ the Outsiders.Its status,its location and its intent are...unknown.

Councilman:Understood,agent.That will be all...__(5)__...

1 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

2 concealing   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善，我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定，还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 exterminated   

v.消灭，根绝( exterminate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was exterminated root and branch. 它被彻底剪除了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The insects can be exterminated by spraying DDT. 可以用喷撒滴滴涕的方法大量杀死这种昆虫。 来自《用法词典》