評(píng)論
打印
pursuit - radiate The spy catcher
抓間諜者
The sun radiated brilliantly as McGee stepped on to the quay.
麥克基踏上碼頭時(shí)， 太陽(yáng)正散發(fā)出 耀眼的光芒。
He walked around the customs queue and out into the city.
他繞過(guò)排在海關(guān)前的長(zhǎng) 隊(duì)，出來(lái)往城里走去。
The quartz in his pocket made little sound,
口袋里的石英發(fā)出 的聲音很小，
but he fingered it and thought of his quest.
他用手指摸了一下， 心里想著他的尋找。
It was a quest against time and he knew he would have to race
這次尋找是和時(shí)間競(jìng)賽 他知道惟有全速前進(jìn)
if he wanted to meet his quota of captured spies.
才能湊足他要抓的 間謀數(shù)額。
But this one might not be so easy.
但這個(gè)間諜可能沒(méi)有 那么容易抓到。
The spy he was chasing had many quirks,
他正在追蹤的那名間諜 有許多意想不到的怪招
including an uncanny knack of escaping the most qualified personnel.
其中包括逃脫最合格 人員追捕的超常本領(lǐng)。
That was where McGee had been called in.
正因?yàn)槿绱瞬耪?qǐng)來(lái)了 麥克基。
McGee's qualification wasn't that he was the best;he was the worst!
麥克基的資格不在于 他是最好的， 而在于他是最糟的!
The worst for his prize, that is. He never quit.
說(shuō)得明白點(diǎn)兒，對(duì)他的 俘虜來(lái)說(shuō)是最糟的。
Other spy catchers might be more qualified,
他從不放棄。其他抓間 諜的人也許資格更老，
but McGee had high quality efficiency - he hadn't let one get away.
但麥克基高質(zhì)高效 -他沒(méi)有讓一個(gè) 間諜跑掉過(guò)。
The only downside of McGee
麥克基惟一的缺點(diǎn)是
was that he always gave quotations that demanded quadruple pay.
他的報(bào)價(jià)總是 別人的四倍。
McGee began his query in Rome.
麥克基在羅馬開(kāi)始 了他的詢問(wèn)。
Then, after he had walked through his own qualitative questionnaire,
然后，他把自己的性質(zhì) 調(diào)查表草草地過(guò)了 一遍之后，
he had found a piece of quartz once favored by the spy.
發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊那名間諜 曾喜歡過(guò)的石英。
The quantitative approach of the other spies would have missed the quartz.
如果使用其他間諜 的定量法可能就會(huì) 錯(cuò)過(guò)這塊石英。
That was why McGee was now here in Egypt,
正是由于這個(gè)原因，麥 克基現(xiàn)在來(lái)到了埃及，
taking his pursuit to the pyramids.
他的追尋一直延伸 到了金字塔。
He recognized the quartz and where it came from.
他認(rèn)得這塊石英， 也知道它的來(lái)歷。
McGee racked up another degree of respect when,
使他又贏得了幾分尊敬
several days later, he returned with the captured spy
幾天后，麥克基帶回了 那名
that everyone thought was uncatchable.
大家都認(rèn)為抓不到 的間諜，
Damn that he was so expensive!
該死的， 他就是開(kāi)價(jià)太高了!
