評論
打印
他是什么人？
-Andy: He's a phantom, an apparition. Second cousin to Harvey the Rabbit.
phantom: 幽靈 apparition: 幽靈
他是一個幻影，幽靈，是兔子哈維的第二個表弟。
I conjured him out of thin air. He doesn't exist, except on paper.
我憑空造出他來，他只存在于文件中罷了。
conjure: 變戲法
Jean can conjure up a good meal in half an hour.
瓊能在半小時內變戲法似的做出一頓美味的飯菜。
The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
魔術師從他的帽子里變出一只兔子。
“Now he needed a new project. Tommy was it.”
“現在他需要新的計劃，那就是Tommy。”
“It was the same reason he spent years shaping and polishing those rocks.”
“那和他多年來雕磨石頭的原因一樣。”
polish: 擦亮，磨光
I polished my buttons with a handkerchief.
我用手帕把鈕扣擦亮。
Don't polish those badges; the gilt will wear off if you do.
不要擦那些徽章，否則光澤會給磨掉的。
Let's say for the moment this Blatch does exist.
就說這個，如果有Blatch這個人的話。
You think he'd just fall to his knees and cry, “Yes, I did it. I confess. By the way, add a life term to my sentence."
你認為他會跪下來，哭著說“是我做的，我坦白。方便的話，給我加個終身監禁吧。”
confess: 坦白
I confess you are right on one point.
我承認你在某一點上是正確的。
Now, I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.
現在我必須承認我已毫無辦法。
That's assuming Blatch is still there. Chances are, he'd be released by now.
前提是Blatch在那獄中，也許他現在已經獲釋了。
-Andy: They'd have his last known address.
他們應該有他的住址的。
release: 釋放
The prisoner was questioned before his release.
囚犯被釋放之前受到了審問。
The puffball is ready to release its spores.
塵菌已經要釋放孢子了。
The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions.
恐怖分子只有在某些條件下才釋放人質。
If you want to indulge this fantasy, it's your business. Don't make it mine. This meeting is over.
你要繼續幻想的話，那是你的事，不要影響我，談話結束。
indulge: 沉溺于
He no longer indulged himself in smoking.
他不再過度吸煙了。
I'm really going to indulge myself tonight with a bottle of champagne.
今天晚上我可真要放縱一下自己，喝他一瓶香檳。
He indulge his passion for climbing.
他沉溺于登山的熱忱中。
