S1-14 L.A. Confidential 《洛城机密》
重点词汇:
1.offset:vt./n.补偿,抵消
【固】~ the losses 弥补损失
【形似】off+set(离开+放);off+spring(离开+泉水)
offspring:n.子女,子孙,后代
2.testify:v.(法律上)作证;证明
【固】testify to 证明,证实
testimony:n.(法庭)证词;证明
3.integrity:n.正直,诚实;完整
【固】a man of ~ 正直的人
integral:a.完整的,整体的
integrate:vt.整合,使一体化
~ with 使与...结合
原音重现:
A: We need police witnesses to offset the damage done to the department. I'm asking you...
(我们需要警员担任证人,来化解对本局的伤害。我想让你......)
B: Justice has to be served. Of course I'll testify.
(正义必须伸张。我当然愿意作证。)
A: I'm glad you feel that way, Edmund. Most of them don't.
(我很高兴你有这样的想法,Edmund,大多数人都不会。)
B: That's because they think silence and integrity are the same thing.
(那是因为他们认为沉默跟正直是同一码事。)
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