地道美语听力练习:雇佣职业杀手

Gus: Are you Shirley?
你是雪莉吗？

Shirley: Yeah, thanks for agreeing to meet me here. I’m told you’re the best sniper in the business and you can be discreet. I need a hitman who can do a job, then make himself scarce.
是啊，谢谢你同意在这儿喝我碰面。有人告诉我你是很棒的狙击手。你很谨慎。我需要一个杀手为我做件事，然后消失。

Gus: I’m your man. Tell me about it.
我听你的。告诉我需要做什么。

Shirley: There’s someone who’s been a thorn in my side, keeping me up at night, and it’s time to take him out.
有个人一直是我的眼中钉，他晚上让我睡不着觉，是时候收拾他了。

Gus: Taking care of problems is my specialty. I’ll need a down payment now and the balance when I finish him off. We shouldn’t meet again, so I’ll tell you later where to make a drop.
照顾的问题，是我的特长。我需要现在首付和平衡，当我完成他送行。我们不应该满足了，所以以后我会告诉你在哪里下降。

Shirley: All right.
好的。

Gus: Good. How will I be able to spot the target?
好的。我如何能够发现目标？

Shirley: Here’s a picture. He’s usually in the yard in the afternoons.
这是照片。他通常下午在院子里。

Gus: You want me to kill a dog?!
你要我去杀一条狗？

Shirley: Right, he’s my neighbor’s dog and he keeps me up every night. Is that a problem?
是的，他是我邻居的狗，他让我每天晚上都睡不着觉。这不是问题吧？

Gus: You bet it is. Who do you think I am? People are disposable, but dogs? They’re a man’s best friend.
你打赌要杀它。你认为我是什么人？人是可任意处理的，但狗吗？它们是人类最好的朋友。

Shirley: Are you kidding me? You won’t take the job?
你在开玩笑吧？你不会接受这份工作？

Gus: Nope, I won’t. If you want to pay good money to take out a dog, then that’s your prerogative, but I have my standards!
不，我不会。如果你想付很多钱去杀一条狗，那是你的特权，但我有我的标准！

sniper n. 狙击兵; 狙击手discreet adj. 小心的hitman n. 职业杀手I’m your man. 我听你的。a thorn in my side 我的眼中钉spot v.发现disposable adj. 可任意处理的pay good money 付很多钱prerogative n. 特权