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Danny's neck of the woods a double whammy

Chinese translation: 丹尼这（小子）是祸不单行

06:34 Jul 27, 2009

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English term or phrase: Danny's neck of the woods a double whammy

"You can sit down, my boy," said Sir Matthew, "because I think that's what they call in Danny's neck of the woods a double whammy. Now our esteemed judge has no choice but to allow you to subpoena Spencer Craig, unless of course he wants a retrial."

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Chinese translation:丹尼这（小子）是祸不单行

Explanation:
网上查到的背景：
“Danny是故事的主人公，被真凶Craig诬陷入狱，然后顶替狱友逃出来复仇，后被Craig发现，Craig假借他人之手以逃狱、作假、侵占他人财产等罪名把Danny告上法庭。法官因为不想推翻原判，所以禁止控辩双方提及之前的凶杀案，并竭力避免提到当时已成为御用大律师的Criag。在Danny 的律师Alex的努力下，Craig的名字从一位本案证人口中说出，因此法官不得不允许传召Criag，不得不重审原来的案子。此段中的Sir Mathew是Alex的父亲，因为相信Danny的无辜而甘当儿子的副手出庭为Danny辩护。”
PLUS：
1）neck of the woods: （住所）（这）附近，（这）一带，（这）地方，周围
- A neighborhood or region, as in --
"He's one of the wealthiest men in our neck of the woods."
- neighborhood, area, or vicinity, as in --
"Next time you're in this neck of the woods, drop in."
2）double whammy : 祸不单行，双重噩运
- A double blow or setback.
- when something causes two problems at the same time, or when two setbacks occur at the same time.

“孩子，你可以坐下。”马修爵士说：“因为我想这就叫丹尼这小子是祸不单行了。我们尊敬的法官现在别无选择，只能让你传唤斯宾塞.克雷格了。当然，除非他想重审。”

这里的neck of the woods是为强调，意思是丹尼这地方/这嘎达（可是有麻烦了）。因此，可意译为“这小子”，以示强调，而不必逐字对译。

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“孩子，你可以坐下。”马修爵士说：“因为我想这就叫丹尼这小子是祸不单行了。我们尊敬的法官现在别无选择，只能让你传唤斯宾塞.克雷格了。当然，除非他想重审。” 修改为：
“孩子，你可以坐下。”马修爵士说：“因为我想这可谓丹尼的案子（对法官来说）是祸不单行。我们尊敬的法官现在别无选择，他只能让你传唤斯宾塞.克雷格了。当然，除非他想重审（旧案）。”
请注意回答也相应改为：
“丹尼这案子（对法官来说）可谓祸不单行”

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-07-28 16:52:14 GMT)
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To Tvera,
对句子结构敏感一点，会察觉 “that's what they call a double whammy” 是核心，而“in Danny's neck of the woods” 起修饰作用，表where. 这里的where即指有关Danny 的事情，Danny这案子。换句话说，Danny这件事，出现状况也是两个一起来的，不会one at a time. 因此，double whammy 是人们给这种情况冠以的名称，并不是说一定是danny的。中文的习惯一定要说明这个“祸”是对谁而言的，因此曾加了一个说明性短语“对法官来说”。请注意我后来添加的note。
“旧案”是根据故事和上下文，为了使中文更明白而添加的。这里的旧案指最初Craig诬陷Danny犯罪入狱的案子，也是法官此次极力想忽略和逃避的，因为他不想推翻当初的原判（即Danny有罪）。

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danny's neck of the woods a double whammy

丹尼这（小子）是祸不单行

What are you doing in this neck of the woods ? 你在这块儿干什么呢?
The high cost of health care and his lack of medical insurance was a double whammy. 医药费用昂贵，他又没有医疗保险，这可真是双重打击（黄鼠狼专咬病鸭子）。

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Asker: 根据故事的情节，Mathew是Danny的辩护律师。让法庭重审原案，传唤Craig正是他和儿子设定的目标之一，因为这才能彻底洗清Danny清白，何来祸不单行呢？

Asker: 如果说是对法官而言，为什么要说Danny's neck woods?

Asker: sorry，敲错了，Danny's neck of the woods

Asker: 另外，重审似乎也不是重审旧案。

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Reference: double whammy (informal)

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double whammy = (informal) a situation where two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time. eg Britain's farmers have faced the double whammy of a rising pound and falling agricultural prices. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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