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Verdict -- vicinity A strange balance The verdict was in:
奇怪的平衡裁決下來了：
Marcus was guilty of threatening the lives of several endangered vertebrate animals. His sentence:six months, part-time work in a veterinary hospital.
因為威脅了幾只瀕危 脊椎動物的生命, 馬庫斯被判有罪.他被判在一家獸醫(yī) 醫(yī)院兼職半年.
In the legal vernacular, he had to pay his dues to animals. On the verge of tears,
用法律術(shù)語來講, 他得 為動物受一點兒苦.馬庫斯都到了掉淚的 邊緣,
Marcus thanked the judge with a vibrant handshake For not sending him to the home for boys.
他用力地與法官握手, 感謝他沒有把 自己送進收容所.
That place was a verifiable hellhole And Marcus vibrated with relief
那是個可以核實的 地獄般可怕的地方, 他如釋重負地顫抖著,
That he wouldn't have to verify that version of reality in person. Working in an animal hospital would be a breeze!
因為他不必親自到那里 去證實這種形式的現(xiàn)實在動物醫(yī)院工作 就容易多了!
It wasn't that easy. Being in the vicinity of small animals had always made Marcus nervous,
事情沒有那么簡單.周圍有小動物總是 讓馬庫斯緊張,
That's why he had liked to kill them. Now he had to save every viable vessel that entered the hospital.
這就是他喜歡殺 它們的原因.現(xiàn)在是只要進了醫(yī)院, 每一根有希望救活的 血管他都要救.
The veterinarians were quite versatile and, While they had tried to veto having to work with a renowned animal killer,
獸醫(yī)們多才多藝, 盡管他們曾極力反對過 和一個臭名昭著的 動物殺手一起工作,
They accepted his punishment as a due reward. It was no longer the animals versus Marcus.
他們還是把馬庫斯 的受罰看成了 罪有應(yīng)得.馬庫斯與動物不再 是冤家對頭了,
And that was a relief to them as well. Via this new arrangement, activity at the hospital decreased rapidly.
這對于他們來說 也是一種解脫.通過這種新的安排, 醫(yī)院的活動很快 就減少了.
The veterinarians became bored and they began to forget their versatility. When a cat came in that had fallen from a 10-meter vertical cliff,
獸醫(yī)們變得無聊起來, 他們的多種技能 也開始退化了.后來有只從10米高的 垂直懸崖摔下來的 貓來這兒看病,
They couldn't save it! They began to lose their viability
他們竟然救不了它!他們開始失去生存能力
And animal hospital business declined even more. When Marcus completed his six-month term, everyone was relieved.
而動物醫(yī)院的生意 變得更加蕭條.當馬庫斯完成六個月 的刑罰時, 大家都解脫了.
Marcus was relieved to be free And the doctors were relieved to know
馬庫斯得到解脫 是因為他自由了, 醫(yī)生們得到了解脫 則是因為他們知道
That there would soon be an increase in business.
醫(yī)院的生意很快 就會好起來.
