疑犯追踪第4季 第2期:撒马利亚人

 I have to say, the early results are impressive. 我必须承认，前期的成果令人惊叹。

Samaritan has preempted¹ multiple threats to national security. 撒马利亚人预先解除了多起对国家安全的威胁。

You're welcome, Senator. 不用谢，参议员。

Your machine seems to be even more aggressive than Northern Lights. 你的机器似乎比北极光更为激进。

Samaritan is designed to be proactive. 撒马利亚人的设定就是先发制人。

We can't afford to miss even one terrorist now, can we? 现在可是一个恐怖分子都不能漏掉，是吧？

All assurances aside, what really concerns me is accountability. 所有的保证先放一边，我真正担心的是责任。

Accountability? 责任？

It appears Decima Technology has been dismantled² as a viable³ business entity⁴, which makes me wonder, who exactly is getting the NSA feeds? 似乎德西玛科技已经解散不再是可行的商业整体了，这让我很想知道国安局的监控信号到底发给谁了？

We had a deal, Senator. 我们约定好了的，参议员。

We get the feeds. 我们拿到信号。

You get the relevant numbers. 你们拿到相关号码。

What we do with that information is entirely⁵ up to us. 用那些信息做什么完全是我们自己的事。

That deal offered us plausible⁶ deniability. 那个约定为我们提供了合理推诿。

If the public ever gets wind of Samaritan, I just hope you're somewhere to be found. 要是公众发现了撒马利亚人，我只希望有地方能找到你。

I wonder if our...fine senator has become more of a problem than asset. 我想知道我们的好参议员是不是已经从资产变成了负担。

One that needs to be eliminated. 需要加以清理。

And what about Harold Finch⁷ and his associates? 那哈罗德·芬奇和他的同僚呢？

That's unlike you. 这可真不像你。

Still, I'm sure whatever rock they decide to hide under, we'll find them as soon as they emerge. 反正，我确定不管他们躲在哪块石头下，只要一冒头我们就会发现他们。

 

1 preempted   

v.先占( preempt的过去式和过去分词 )；取代；先取；先发制人

参考例句：

• A special news program preempted the scheduled shows. 特别的新节目取代预定计划的表演。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The armymen have preempted the powers of the local government. 军人已夺取了地方政府的权力。 来自互联网

2 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

3 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

4 entity   

n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物

参考例句：

• The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
• As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。

5 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。

6 plausible   

adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的

参考例句：

• His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
• Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。

7 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。