《三体》英文简化版 第一集

The Frontiers of Science

1.     The Unfriendly Visitor

Wang Miao thought the group of four people who came to find him was odd: two cops and two men in military uniforms. If the latter two were armed police, that would be somewhat understandable, but they were actually PLA officers.

Frontier  n. 前沿，前线，边界

Odd: Strange 

         odd and even 奇数和偶数

Cops=Police 警察Armed police 武警

Military uniform 军装 Military training 军训

Army  陆军

US Navy/Royal Navy 美国海军/英国皇家海军

US Air Force 美国空军

Troop 一支部队

PLA officer: People's Liberation Army 人民解放军陆军

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) 

People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) 

As soon as Wang saw the cops, he felt annoyed. The younger one was all right—at least he was polite. But the other one, in plainclothes, immediately upset him. He was thickset and had a face full of strong muscles. He was wearing a dirty leather jacket with smell of cigarettes, and speaking in a loud voice, he was exactly the sort of person Wang didn’t like.

“Wang Miao?” The cop called him by name only impolitely, then lit the cigarette and moved to enter Wang’s apartment.

Annoy/upset  v.  让人生气或厌烦

Irritate v.  惹恼，激怒，冒犯某人

Thickset  adj. 五大三粗的，膀大腰圆的，虎背熊腰的

Burly 身材粗壮的

Bulky/muscular 肌肉虬结的

“Please don’t smoke in my home,” Wang said, stopping him.

“Oh, sorry, Professor Wang.” The young police officer smiled. “This is Captain Shi Qiang.”

“Fine, we can talk in the hallway, you ask him, then.” Shi said to the younger police officer.  

“Professor Wang, we want to know if you’ve had any recent contacts with members of the Frontiers of Science,” the young cop said.

“The Frontiers of Science is full of famous scholars, and very influential. Why can’t I have contact with a legal international academic group? Please respect my privacy. I don’t need to answer your questions.”

“Your privacy? You’re a famous academic. You have a responsibility toward  public  welfare.” Shi threw away the butt and answered.

“I have the right to not answer. Please leave.” Wang turned around to go back inside.

“Wait!” Shi shouted. He waved at the young cop next to him. “Give him the address and phone number. You can come by in the afternoon.”

Captain 队长，船长，

Captain America/Jack

Scholar/ Academic 学者/ 学术的

Scholarship 奖学金

academic/music/performance art /sport ～

Ielts：general/academic

Influential  adj.  有影响力的

Influencer 具影响力的人士，网红，带货博主

Influence v.  影响（中性的）

Affect v. 影响（负面的）

Effect v. 影响（中性的）

Privacy n. 隐私

Private  adj. 私人的, 私有的，强调某个人的所有权和私密性，private land/private school/private conversation，别人不能占用或获知

Personal 个人的，强调单个人的，而非群体的 personal belonging/details

Public welfare 公共利益，社会福利。

You can come by in the afternoon 走一趟

“Professor Wang, please don’t misunderstand.” One of the army officers, a major, stepped forward. “There’s an important meeting this afternoon, the general sent us to invite you. We can’t have this meeting without you. If you can’t attend, we’ll have to   reschedule.”

Shi and the young cop said nothing. Both turned and went down the stairs. The two army officers watched them leave then started to talk about Shi. Wang heard their conversation, which was mainly about Shi’s inappropriate behaviours and manners, but they couldn’t understand why the general of Battle Command Center especially requested him.

Battle Command Center? Wang looked at the two officers, confused. 

Major上校/General将军/Admiral海军上将/captain上尉

                                               海军（Navy）

Battle Command Center  作战指挥中心

Battle 局部战争Battlefield  

War 大规模战争 WWI，Civil War

Commander 指挥官

Reschedule v. 重新安排时间

Schedule 时间安排表，fit your schedule