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prowess - pursue The pulverizer
拳壇無敵高手
Marcus had proved his prowess in the ringby pulverizing all challengers.
拳擊臺上，馬科斯徹底擊敗了所有挑戰者，從而證明了他高超的本領
They crumbled before his punches and leftthe ring as bloody pulps
挑戰者們被他擊得粉碎離開拳擊臺時血肉模糊
in need of psychiatric care even as doctorswere taking their pulse
需要接受精神病治療，醫生們則在給他們把脈
to make sure they were still alive.
以確保他們還活著。
Marcus would pump his arms in the air invictory each time,
每次馬科斯都會以勝利者的姿態在 空中晃動胳膊，
huffing and puffing that he was the best!
咆哮他是最棒的!
And then he would take off his sweatypullover and throw it in to the crowd.
然后他會脫下汗濕的套衫扔給觀眾。
They loved it!
他們就喜歡他這樣!
Marcus was so good that he didn't even needpublicity;
馬科斯實在太厲害，以致他都不需要廣告宣傳；
organizers would announce a fight
組織者通常只要宣布有場比賽，
and it would be publicized for free overthe news and in every publication.
新聞節目和所有的報紙雜志就會 為之免費宣傳。
He became so rich and famous that he couldpursue any woman,
他有錢有名，可以追求任何女人，
purchase anything he wanted and walk in theproximity of government leaders.
購買任何他想買的東西還能接近政府官員。
No one knew that he was operating under apseudonym,
沒人知道他一直在使用假名。
His real name was Clarence and he wasguilty of three counts of murder.
他的真名是克拉倫斯，曾犯下三宗謀殺案。
If any reporter had really pried
如果記者真的細查一下
they would have found that Marcus had onlybeen 'discovered' six years earlier,
一定能發現馬科斯是在六年前才被"發現"的，
two months after a well-known boxer andmurderer Clarence had escaped from prison.
也就是有名的拳擊手和殺人犯克拉倫斯越獄后兩個月。
But Clarence had plastic surgery and anexcellent proxy
但克拉倫斯做了整形手術，又找了個出色的代理人，
who handled all inquiries into his past.
只要有人打聽他的過去他都能蒙混過關。
he had purified himself from his past!
他已徹底洗凈了自己的過去!
When Marcus announced his retirement fromboxing at the peak of his career
當馬科斯在事業達到頂峰宣布退出拳壇時，
the world was stunned.
世界為之震驚。
They didn't know that his plastic surgery
他們不知道他的整形手術
was too damaged to hide his secret anymore.
已經損壞到無法再隱藏他的秘密。
The pungent smell of the rotting skin hadalmost even alerted the authorities
腐爛的皮膚散發出的刺鼻味道甚至差不多引起了官方的警惕
at his last fight.
最后一場拳擊賽時。
It wasn't prudent for him to fight anymore.
對他來說，再打下去就太不謹慎了。
Marcus found time to have another surgery.
馬科斯抽時間又做了一次整形手術。
His punctual arrival at a final pressconference
在最后一次新聞發布會上， 他的準時出席
amazed and erased all animosity from thepress.
讓新聞界大吃一驚，同時也消除了 他們的敵意。
Marcus was the greatest and if he wanted toretire, he could.
馬科斯是最偉大的拳擊手，如果他想退出拳壇他就可以退下來。
He did!
他的確做到了激流勇退
