《【翻译】风弄原著《金玉王朝》》小医Potassium

18、chapter one 15

　　"Save it." Xuan Daiyun pinched his hand hard, stuffed the thing into his suit pocket, and shot him a warning glance, then hurried off to meet her husband.

　　Xuan Huaifeng held the silk pouch, his heart deepened.

　　Nanny Zhang tugged his sleeve gently and whispered, "Young Master, Master Nian will be in here soon. Let's wait in my room."
　　(TN：一般情况下，不会用young master和master来区分人物地位，但这里，如果用Mr来描述怀风和年亮富，又体现不出辈分差距，所以还是沿用了西式的表达方法。)

　　Xuan Huaifeng desperately avoided his caustic brother-in-law. He followed her out at once, and as they passed the small garden, a voice crashed through the living room window—an ugly, gong-like male voice, unmistakably Nian Liangfu's, shouting, "He has the nerve to come back! Off he went like a hero, now he's just a coward."
　　（TN：这里并不是真的指狗熊，所以不能翻译成like a brown bear等。）

　　Xuan Daiyun murmured in vague.

　　Nian Liangfu's voice boomed louder with a cold snort，"A joke, and you took it seriously? Foolish woman! Do you think a position in the bureau is easy to come by? Everyone's scrambling for it. My promotion to deputy division chief hasn't come through yet，this is make-or-break, I dare not slip up the tiniest bit. And you just made your way to cause trouble for me!"

　　Xuan Daiyun tugged at him anxiously. "Quiet down,or he'll hear you!"

　　"Let him know!" Nian Liangfu shouted unrestrainedly, his voice echoing through the mansion. "Don’t act like a born young master—his fortune’s long gone. Think a commander father is something? These days they’re common as muck. Dress on a gun, round up a few soldiers, call yourself a warlord, or you’re no better than a bandit. Today’s the big shot, tomorrow’s another，so what? Fortune shifts like the wind."
　　（TN：树倒猢猴散，英文中没有这样的表达方式，当然也不可能直译做树倒了，猴子跑了，毕竟这是一句中文习语，而不是实写，所以我在这里卡了四五天。碰巧最近在读《blue blood》里面有这样一个phrase叫hostage to fortune冒险之举，且特指现在行为会为未来埋下隐患，看到fortune这个词，我就想到了上面这个用法。）

　　"Nian Liangfu!" Xuan Daiyun’s voice turned shrill at once, "It’s Lunar New Year’s Eve, don’t you dare speak of my late father! A warlord? So what! When he was the powerful Guangzhou commander, he showered you with favors. Don’t forget who bought your bureau position! Without his money, where’d you be in Beijing? You knelt and begged him to marry me! If it weren’t for him……"

　　A sharp slap cut her off.

　　Xuan Huaifeng’s eyes twitched,rushed to the living room.