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contradict-core The convention Center Coordinator
會議中心協調員
No one knew Carrigan's history.
誰都不知道卡里根 的來歷,
Not even his employers at the convention center.
就連他在會議中心的雇 主們也不知道.
Carrigan had escaped conviction for a serious crime.
里根犯有重案卻沒有被 定罪.
It was very controversial at the time
當時這件事非常有爭議
and the public tried to convince the court afterwards
后來公眾試圖說服法庭
to have Carrigan wear a copper device
讓卡里根戴個銅制裝置
so that they would always know where he was.
以便隨時掌握他的行蹤
The controversy was great,but the court of law said that he was innocent
爭論非常激烈, 可法庭說他是無罪的,
and that it was not conventional to monitor
是不合常規的,監控
an innocent man freed from conviction.
一個沒有判罪的 無辜者
That would contradict his right to freedom.
那樣做會同他的 自由權相矛盾.
Now Carrigan was just the conference convenor
現在卡里根是會議召集 人
responsible for coordinating the daily events at the center.
中心負責協調日常事務 的
He was good at his job,
他工作出色,
contributing daily to the improvement of operations.
每天都為改進中心的 工作做出貢獻,
But his contribution was not so great that he was always busy.
但是他的貢獻還沒有大 到讓他終日忙碌的地步
He had,in fact, perhaps too much free time.
事實上,他也許是自由 的時間太多了.
That was when he converted his garage into a workshop for auto repair.
就在這時,他把他的車 庫改成了汽車修理鋪,
But it was only a contrived workshop,
但這只是一個精心策劃 掩人耳目的鋪子,
which conveyed a sense of good business.
它傳遞了一種生意 興隆的感覺,
In the back were all the tools Carrigan needed to commit his next crime.
可在修理鋪后面卡里根 藏著所有下次作案的工 具.
His coordinator position as well was only a cover;
他的協調員身份其實 也只是個掩護,
Carrigan was a true criminal.
卡里根是個不折不 扣的罪犯.
That was why he was so good at the Convention Center;
這就是他為什么在會議 中心表現很好的原因.
Carrigan's coordination skills were superb.
卡里根的協調技能 相當高超,
He was an expert at masking his true identity from the public.
他是個在公眾面前掩飾 真正身份的專家,
And he was excellent at conversing with people;
并且還很善于和人交談
they all believed him to be a nice guy.
他們都相信他是個好人
When crimes resembl -ing the ones that Carrigan had almost been convicted of
當幾乎讓卡里根定罪的 案子
began occur again,
再次發生時,
not even the police thought to look at Carrigan again.
就連警方都沒想到要 再查一查卡里根,
He had been smart.
因為卡里根很聰明,
They had known him then as always using a wire,now he used a cord.
他們知道他一直用金屬 絲,這回他用的卻是一 段細繩.
The difference was subtle,
兩者差別甚微,
but the police thought it was the core of the matter.
警方卻認為它是問題的 核心.
