【三体II】逐句带你读懂英文版《黑暗森林》(第3章-12)

2022-07-01 21:50 作者:库特6 0人读过 | 我要投稿

When Shi Qiang woke Luo Ji up, he had been sleeping dream-free for more than six hours and was feeling pretty good.

当史强把罗辑叫醒时，他已经无梦地睡了六个多小时，感觉很不错。

“We’re nearly there. Get up and get ready.”

“快到了，起来准备准备吧。”

Luo Ji went to the washroom to wash up, and when he returned to the office for a simple breakfast, he became aware of the plane’s descent. Ten minutes latter, after a flight of fifteen hours, the charter plane was resting on the ground.

罗辑到卫生间洗漱了一下，然后回到办公室简单地吃了早饭，就感觉到飞机开始下降。十多分钟后，这架飞行了十五小时的专机平稳地降落了。

Shi Qiang had Luo Ji wait in the office and went out himself. He brought back a man with a European face who was tall and immaculately dressed, and who seemed like a high-level official. “Is this Dr. Luo?” the official ventured as he looked at him. Noticing Shi Qiang’s difficulty with English, he repeated his question in Chinese.

史强让罗辑在办公室等着，自己出去了。很快，他带了一个人进来，欧洲面孔，个子很高，衣着整洁，像是一位高级官员。

“是罗辑博士吗？”那位官员看着罗辑小心地问，发现史强的英语障碍后，他就用很生硬的汉语又问了一遍。

“He’s Luo Ji, ” answered Shi Qiang, and then briefly introduced the man to Luo Ji. “This is Mr.Kent. He’s here to welcome to you.”

“他是罗辑。”大史回答，然后向罗辑简单地介绍说，“这位是坎特先生，是来迎接你的。”

“I am honored, ” Kent said with a bow.

“很荣幸。”坎特微微鞠躬说。

When they shook hands, Luo Ji sensed that the man was incredibly experienced. So much was hidden behind his decorum, but the gleam in his eyes betrayed the presence of secrets. Luo Ji was fascinated by the man’s gaze, like a devil and an angel, like an atom bomb and an identical-size precious stone... In the complex information conveyed by those eyes, Luo Ji could make out just one thing: This moment was immensely important to the man’s whole life.

在握手时，罗辑感觉这人十分老成，把一切都隐藏在彬彬有礼之中，但他的目光还是把隐藏的东西透露出来。罗辑对那种目光感到很迷惑，像看魔鬼，也像看天使，像看一枚核弹，也像看同样大的一块宝石……在那目光所传达的复杂信息中，罗辑能辨别出来的只有一样：这一时刻，对这人的一生是很重要的。

Kent turned to Shi Qiang. “You’ve done very well. Your segment was the most cleanly done. The others had a bit of trouble on their way over.”

坎特对史强说：“你们做得很好，你们的环节是最简洁的，其他人在来的过程中多少都有些麻烦。”

“We listened to our superiors. The principle we observed was to minimize the total number of stages, ” Shi Qiang said.

“我们是照上级指示，一直遵循着最大限度减少环节的原则。”史强说。

“Absolutely correct. In the present circumstances, minimizing the stages makes for maximum security. And now we’ll follow the same principle and head straight for the conference hall.”

“这绝对正确，在目前条件下，减少环节就是最大的安全，往后我们也遵循这一原则，我们直接前往会场。”

“When does the session start?”

“会议什么时候开始？”

“In one hour.”

“一个小时后。”

“We’ve cut it that close?”

“时间卡得这么紧？”

“The start of the session is set by the arrival of the final candidate.”

“会议时间是根据最后人选到达的时间临时安排的。”

“That’s pretty good. Shall we hand off, then?”

“这样是比较好的。那么，我们可以交接了吗？”

“No. You are still responsible for the security of this one. Like I said before, you are the best.”

“不，这一位的安全仍然由你们负责，我说过，你们是做得最好的。”

Shi Qiang was silent for a second or two as he looked at Luo Ji. Then he nodded. “As we’ve been getting acquainted with the situation over the past few days. Our people have run into quite a few obstacles.”

史强沉默了两秒钟，看了看罗辑，点点头说：“前两天来熟悉情况的时候，我们的人员在行动上遇到很多麻烦。”

“I guarantee that nothing of the sort will happen from now on. You have the full cooperation of the local police and military. Well then, ” Kent said, looking at the two man. “We can set off.”

“我保证这事以后不会发生了，本地警方和军方会全力配合你们的。”

“那么，”坎特看了看两人说，“我们可以走了。”

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