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Stern strategy Stimulated
受到刺激
He was only visible because of a strand of cloth hanging off his jacket.
他能被人看見(jiàn)只是因?yàn)?他的夾克衫上掛著一縷 布.
It had been torn earlier while stirring the mixture in the storage area.
早些時(shí)候在儲(chǔ)藏區(qū)攪拌 混合物的時(shí)候 夾克衫給撕破了.
The rest of his body was hidden in the shadow of the store across the street.
他身體的其他部分隱藏 在街對(duì)面商店的陰影中
Now the young man was hiding and watching his stopwatch,
現(xiàn)在,這個(gè)年輕人正 躲起來(lái),看著秒表,
As he waited for his prey to arrive.
等待著獵物的到來(lái).
When the stockbroker's car drove up,
股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人的車駛過(guò)來(lái) 的時(shí)候,
The young man's face became stern even as his body became stiff.
這個(gè)年輕人的臉變得 嚴(yán)厲起來(lái),正如他的 身體變得有些僵直.
The stockbroker stepped out,
經(jīng)紀(jì)人下了車,
Looked up at the 30-storey building that he owned and then tried to move.
抬頭看了看他擁有的 這座30層高的大樓, 然后想走.
He couldn't.His feet were stuck in a sticky substance on the road.
他不能走,他的腳 被路上一種黏性 物質(zhì)給粘住了.
The driver, not noticing his predicament, drove away.
汽車司機(jī)沒(méi)注意到 他的尷尬處境, 開(kāi)車走了.
The young man strained to look around the corner, yes, here it came.
年輕人使勁朝街角張望 好,來(lái)啦.
A large dump truck was racing down the street,
一輛大型自動(dòng)傾貨車疾 馳而來(lái),
Headed straight for the stockbroker.
直奔股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人.
He never had a chance. Neither did the truck driver.
他沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)兒機(jī)會(huì). 卡車司機(jī)也沒(méi)有.
It was over.
一切都結(jié)束了.
The young man stared at the body of the man
年輕人注視著 那個(gè)人的尸體,
Who had also been the steward of his inheritance.
他也作過(guò)他的遺產(chǎn) 管理員.
He had abused his stewardship and been stigmatized for it by his peers,
他濫用他的管理員職權(quán) 并由此受到過(guò)同仁的指 責(zé),
But now the stockbroker had also paid the final price.
而現(xiàn)在股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人 也付出了最后的代價(jià).
It had been such a straightforward strategy
這種策略太直接了,
That the young man had doubted it would work.
以至于年輕人 曾懷疑它是否可行.
He was even prepared to strangle the man himself.
他甚至做好了親手勒死 這個(gè)家伙的準(zhǔn)備.
Now he was stimulated and suddenly full of energy.
如今他受到了刺激, 突然渾身是勁兒.
His parents' will had stipulated that
他的父母在遺囑中規(guī)定
All control would revert to him if his steward perished,
如果遺產(chǎn)管理人死了, 所有控制權(quán)都 將歸還給他.
Regardless of whether he was 18 or not.
不管他是否已滿18歲,
It was also a new stimulus to be in control of his future.
能夠掌控自己的未來(lái) 也是一種新的刺激.
And no one would ever suspect that the small amount of tar had been put there on purpose.
而且沒(méi)人會(huì)懷疑那些 少量的焦油是 故意放在那里的.
