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Our story begins, as these stories often do...

线人讲的阴谋故事 · V字仇杀队 (2006)

Our story begins, as these stories often do...

我们的故事开始了，就像这类故事常有的开头……

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...with a young, up-and-coming politician.

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1Our story begins, as these stories often do...我们的故事开始了，就像这类故事常有的开头……
2...with a young, up-and-coming politician.……从一位年轻、崭露头角的政治家讲起。
3He's a deeply religious man and a member of the Conservative Party.他虔诚信教，是保守党的一员。
4He's completely single-minded and has no regard for the political process.他一意孤行，完全不把政治程序放在眼里。
5 The more power he attains, the more obvious his zealotry ...他掌的权越大，狂热就越是露骨……
6...and the more aggressive his supporters become.……他的支持者也变得越发激进。
7Eventually, his party launches a special project in the name of national security.最终，他的政党以国家安全的名义启动了一个特别项目。
8At first it's believed to be a search for biological weapons...起初人们以为那是在搜寻生化武器……
9...and it's pursued without regard to its cost.……而且不计代价地推进。
10However, the true goal of this project is power.然而，这个项目真正的目标是权力。
11Complete and total hegemonic domination.彻底而完全的霸权统治。
12The project, however, ends violently.可这个项目最终以暴力收场。
13But the efforts of those involved are not in vain ...但参与者的努力没有白费……
14...for a new ability to wage war is born from the blood of one of the victims.……因为一种发动战争的新能力，从一名受害者的血里诞生了。
15Imagine a virus, the most terrifying virus you can...想象一种病毒，你能想到的最可怕的病毒……
16...and then imagine that you and you alone have the cure.……再想象只有你一个人手里有解药。
17But if your ultimate goal is power, how best to use such a weapon?但如果你的终极目标是权力，这件武器怎么用才最狠？
18Well, it's at this point in our story that along comes a spider.嗯，就在故事的这个节点上，来了一只蜘蛛。
19A man seemingly without a conscience...一个看起来毫无良知的人……
20...for whom the ends always justify the means .……对他而言，只要目的达到，手段永远都算正当。
21He suggests that their target should not be an enemy of the country...他提议，目标不该是这个国家的敌人……
22...but rather, the country itself.……而应该是这个国家本身。
23Three targets are chosen to maximize the effect of the attack:为了把袭击效果放到最大，选定了三个目标：
24A school, a tube station and a water-treatment plant.一所学校、一座地铁站和一家自来水厂。
25Several hundred die within the first few weeks.头几个星期就死了几百人。
26Three Waters has, in fact, been contaminated.事实上，“三水”水厂的水已经被污染了。
27Authorities are attempting to control its deadly spread.当局正试图控制它致命的蔓延。
28--sent destruction through the Underground.——向地铁系统送去了毁灭。
29Fueled by the media, fear and panic spread quickly...在媒体的煽动下，恐惧和恐慌迅速蔓延……
30...fracturing and dividing the country until, at last...……把整个国家撕扯、割裂，直到最后……
31...the true goal comes into view .……真正的目标浮出水面。
32Before the St. Mary's crises...在圣玛丽危机之前……
33...no one would've predicted the results of the election that year. No one.……没人能预料到那年的选举结果。没人。
34And then not long after the election, lo and behold, a miracle.然后选举刚过不久，你瞧，奇迹出现了。
35Some believed it was the work of God himself.有人相信那是上帝亲手所为。
36But it was a pharmaceutical company controlled by certain party members...但那是一家被某些党员控制的制药公司……
37...that made them all obscenely rich.……让他们全都富得不像话。
38A year later, several extremists are tried, found guilty and executed...一年后，几名极端分子受审、定罪并被处决……
39...while a memorial is built to canonize their victims.……同时一座纪念碑立了起来，把遇难者奉为圣徒。
40But the end result, the true genius of the plan, was the fear.但最终的结果，这个计划真正的天才之处，是恐惧。
41Fear became the ultimate tool of this government.恐惧成了这个政府终极的工具。
42Through it, our politician was ultimately appointed...靠着恐惧，我们的政客最终被任命……
43...to the newly created position of high chancellor.……出任新设立的最高议长一职。

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