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A clean escape
一逃了之
Butch had been blundering with the blueprints of the factory
布奇正拿著工廠的藍圖
looking for an exit
四處瞎闖尋找出口.
when an explosion in the bleaching room blasted him out of the main hall.
這時漂白室的爆炸把他 炸出大廳.
through a window and into a patch of rose blossoms.
從一扇窗戶落到了 一片玫瑰花中.
As he lay there bleeding only slightly
他躺在那兒. 只流了少量的血.
he realized that he had been blessed by the blast;
他意識到他其實是托 了這次爆炸的福.
in the blink of an eye he had been thrown from the scene of the crime
可眨眼之間自己就被扔 出了作案現(xiàn)場.
that he had committed.
他剛作了案.
He was also unburned
他連燒傷都沒有
by the hot biodegradable bleach that had covered his body.
由于身上裹了一層熱的 能進行生物降解的漂白 粉.
Bless you St.Peter. he thought.
祝福你圣彼得. 他在心里說道.
He quickly moved to blend into the vegetation even more.
他迅速移動身子以便和 植物更好地融為一體.
Policemen had arrived
警察已經(jīng)趕到現(xiàn)場.
and the vegetation blocked them from seeing Butch.
由于植物的遮擋. 他們沒有看見布奇.
Thank God the roses were in bloom.
感謝上帝. 這些玫瑰正在盛開.
Without the blooming flowers he would surely have been seen.
如果沒有這些繁盛的花 朵布奇肯定被發(fā)現(xiàn)了.
They didn't even hesitate
他們甚至都沒有猶豫一 下
as they looked in his direction with blank expressions.
警察面無表情地朝他 這個方向看的時候.
Butch stared.still amazed at his luck.
布奇瞪著眼睛.還在為 自己的幸運發(fā)呆.
He was no longer bitter at his employers.
他不再怨恨他的雇主了
There would be no way they could blame him for the explosion.
他們無法把爆炸的責任 推到他身上.
it wasn't his fault.
這又不是他的 錯.
And the fire it had started was sure to destroy
爆炸引起的火災肯定 會毀滅
all the evidence of his stealing valuable stock from the accountants' office.
他從會計室竊取有價證 券的所有證據(jù).
It had not been a bilateral decision with his wife
并不是布奇與妻子 雙方共同的決定
to steal those documents.
去偷這些文件
but Butch realized that what was once a bleak future was now.
但是布奇知道.原本渺 茫的前途對布奇來說
because of a bizarre accident.like a bill of freedom for Butch.
就像一張自由證明. 由于一場稀奇古怪 的事故.
He would be able to walk away rich. innocent of any suspicion
他離開時不僅發(fā)了大財 而且不受任何懷疑.
and no longer bound to work with an employer
甚至不用再為老板賣命 了.
that had almost ruined his life and marriage.
那個差點兒毀了他的生 活和婚姻的.
Maybe he wouldn't even tell his wife that he had succeeded
或許他甚至都不準備告 訴妻子他已經(jīng)成功... ...
