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diminish-discretion Expendable diplomats
可被犧牲的外交官
You know that I have diplomatic immunity!said the Ambassador,
"你知道我有外交豁 免權(quán)!"大使說.
"I strongly disapprove of your holding me against my will in this room
"我強烈反對違背我的 意愿把我關(guān)在這個房 子里!"
His captor,a man dressed in discreet dark clothing,
俘獲他的人穿著不 顯眼的黑衣服,
responded with such calm
他回答時很鎮(zhèn)靜,
that it displayed his confidence in his own discipline.
顯示出訓練有素的自信
There is nothing special about you, dear,sir.
"親愛的先生, 你沒有什么特殊的.
That is one of my main goals here,to disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.
我在這兒的主要目的之 一就是消除你的高貴感
"I am nothing!
"我什么也不是!
If you think that you can diminish the role of my country in this city
如果你認為可以通過傷 害我來貶低我國在 本市所起的作用的話,
by harming me then you are wrong!
那么你錯了!
I am just one discrete unit discharged here for a certain purpose.
我只是由于某種目的被 釋放到這兒的一個特別 個體.
When my government notices the discrepancy of my absence,
當我國政府發(fā)現(xiàn)我失蹤 這樣的差異后,
they will discern the potential disaster,and hire a replacement.
他們就會看出潛在的不 幸,從而雇人頂替我.
That is something we are all trained to understand.
這是我們經(jīng)過訓練都 能理解的.
Every diplomat is expendable.
外交官都是可以被犧 牲的,
We can each be discarded at a moment's notice
一接到通知我們每個 人都可以被拋棄,
and our policy will not change.
我們的政策是不會 變的."
"A sick system if you ask me!" Said the captor,
"如果你問我的話,我 會說這種制度有問題!" 俘獲他的人說道,
tiring of the discourse
他厭煩了談話,
and turning to dip his spoon in to stir a cup of tea.
轉(zhuǎn)身把勺子浸到茶里攪 動起來.
"And one that needs to be discredited.
"而且這種制度需要 懷疑.
Well,do not discount the power of negative press
好了,不要懷疑負面報 道的力量
and death during kidnapping.
和綁架期間的死亡.
When I have disclosed the ransom that I want,
我一旦公開想要的贖金
your government will pay it
你們政府就會支付,
and even issue me an honorary diploma from Harvard if I so ask for it.
如果我要求,他們甚至 還會給我頒" 發(fā)哈佛大 學的榮譽學位證書."
The captor stirred his tea and slowly lifted his head.
俘獲者攪了攪茶, 然后慢慢抬起頭,
"And they will honor my request for discretion as well.
"而且他們還會尊重我 對于斟酌處理權(quán)的要求
I have your wife and daughter in another location!"
我把你的妻子和女兒關(guān) 在了另外一個地方!"
At those words the ambassador lost all hope and lowered his head.
聽到這些話,大使失去 了所有的希望并低下了 頭.
