《足迹》精讲24

　　A man was passing your house three nights ago.

　　三天前的晚上有名男子碰巧从你家穿过

　　He said he heard shots.

　　他说他听见了数声巨响

　　Passed my house?

　　穿过我家?

　　How could he do that?It’s private property.

　　他怎么能那么做? 这里是私人财产

　　He were taking a shortcut¹.

　　他当时抄小道

　　Anyway, says he heard shots.

　　不管怎样,他说听见了几声巨响

　　What kind of shots?

　　什么响声?

　　Gunshots.

　　枪声

　　-Fantasy.-Really?

　　-真是奇妙 -真的吗?

　　Bullshit.Codswallop.

　　狗屎 一派胡言

　　Who is this man?Are you sure he exists?

　　这人是谁? 你确定真有这个人?

　　Oh, he exists, all right.

　　哦 真有其人 当然

　　Cheers.

　　干杯

　　By the way, cheers.

　　对了 干杯

　　I do want to ask you one more question.

　　我想再问你一个问题

　　Ask.

　　问吧

　　You do know your wife’s living in London with another man?

　　你应该知道你老婆跟别的男人住在伦敦吧?

　　That is my business.

　　那是我的事

　　My private life is my business.

　　我的私生活是我个人的事

　　Do you know the name of this man?

　　知道这男人的名字吗?

　　Why should I answer these questions?

　　我为要回答这些问题?

　　You don’t have to, but you’d be better off if you did.

　　你当然可以不用回答 但是你回答会比较好

　　I don’t know the man’s name.

　　我不知道这男人的名字

　　I never asked.

　　我从没问过

　　So you do admit that your wife’s living in London with another man?

　　那你承认你老婆跟别的男人住在伦敦了?

　　Yes.Yes.

　　是的 没错

1 shortcut   

n.近路，捷径

参考例句：

• He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。
• If you take the shortcut,it will be two li closer.走抄道去要近2里路。