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Published: Sep 22, 2022 08:59 PM
Illustration: Xia Qing/Global Times

Illustration: Xia Qing/Global Times


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21 Bridges /《21座桥》(èrshíyī zuò qiáo)

1. Because you're the only cop who hasn't tried to shoot me first.

因为你是唯一一个没有先开枪射击我的警察。

(yīnwèi nǐshì wéiyī yīɡè méiyǒu xiānkāiqiānɡ shèjī wǒ de jǐnɡchá.)

2. He taught you to comply with your conscience in an usually merciless world.

他教你在一个通常冷酷无情的世界里遵从自己的良心。

(tā jiàonǐ zàiyīɡè tōnɡchánɡ lěnɡkùwúqínɡ de shìjièlǐ zūncónɡ zìjǐ de liánɡxīn.)

3. If we don't catch these guys within the subsequent three to four hours, they vanish.

如果我们不能在接下来的三到四个小时内抓住这些家伙,他们就会消失。

(rúɡuǒ wǒmén bùnénɡ zài jiēxiàlái de sān dào sìɡè xiǎoshí nèi zhuāzhù zhèxiē jiāhuǒ, tāmén jiùhuì xiāoshī.)

4. There aren't any cameras aimed right at the entrances.

正对入口的地方没有摄像头。

(zhènɡduì rùkǒu de dìfānɡ méiyǒu shèxiànɡtóu.)

5. They are known to be armed and extremely dangerous.

据了解,他们全副武装并且极其危险。

(jù liáojiě, tāmén quánfù wǔzhuānɡ bìnɡqiě jíqí wēixiǎn.)

6. Your only hope is to tell the truth, pray to God for forgiveness, and make peace with the fact that you may die in prison.

你唯一的希望就是说真话,向上帝祈求宽恕,并接受你可能会死在狱中的事实。

(nǐ wéiyī de xīwànɡ jiùshì shuōzhēnhuà, xiànɡ shànɡdì qíqiú kuānshù, bìnɡ jiēshòu nǐ kěnénɡ huì sǐzài yùzhōnɡ de shìshí.)

7. I may not find the drives, but I will find out why tonight happened.

我可能找不到那些硬盘,但我会弄清楚为什么会发生今晚的事情。

(wǒ kěnénɡ zhǎo bùdào nàxiē yìnɡpán, dàn wǒ huì nònɡqīnɡchǔ wèishenme huì fāshēnɡ jīnwǎn de shìqínɡ.)