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prowess - pursue The pulverizer
拳坛无敌高手
Marcus had proved his prowess in the ringby pulverizing all challengers.
拳击台上，马科斯彻底击败了所有挑战者，从而证明了他高超的本领
They crumbled before his punches and leftthe ring as bloody pulps
挑战者们被他击得粉碎离开拳击台时血肉模糊
in need of psychiatric care even as doctorswere taking their pulse
需要接受精神病治疗，医生们则在给他们把脉
to make sure they were still alive.
以确保他们还活着。
Marcus would pump his arms in the air invictory each time,
每次马科斯都会以胜利者的姿态在 空中晃动胳膊，
huffing and puffing that he was the best!
咆哮他是最棒的!
And then he would take off his sweatypullover and throw it in to the crowd.
然后他会脱下汗湿的套衫扔给观众。
They loved it!
他们就喜欢他这样!
Marcus was so good that he didn't even needpublicity;
马科斯实在太厉害，以致他都不需要广告宣传；
organizers would announce a fight
组织者通常只要宣布有场比赛，
and it would be publicized for free overthe news and in every publication.
新闻节目和所有的报纸杂志就会 为之免费宣传。
He became so rich and famous that he couldpursue any woman,
他有钱有名，可以追求任何女人，
purchase anything he wanted and walk in theproximity of government leaders.
购买任何他想买的东西还能接近政府官员。
No one knew that he was operating under apseudonym,
没人知道他一直在使用假名。
His real name was Clarence and he wasguilty of three counts of murder.
他的真名是克拉伦斯，曾犯下三宗谋杀案。
If any reporter had really pried
如果记者真的细查一下
they would have found that Marcus had onlybeen 'discovered' six years earlier,
一定能发现马科斯是在六年前才被"发现"的，
two months after a well-known boxer andmurderer Clarence had escaped from prison.
也就是有名的拳击手和杀人犯克拉伦斯越狱后两个月。
But Clarence had plastic surgery and anexcellent proxy
但克拉伦斯做了整形手术，又找了个出色的代理人，
who handled all inquiries into his past.
只要有人打听他的过去他都能蒙混过关。
he had purified himself from his past!
他已彻底洗净了自己的过去!
When Marcus announced his retirement fromboxing at the peak of his career
当马科斯在事业达到顶峰宣布退出拳坛时，
the world was stunned.
世界为之震惊。
They didn't know that his plastic surgery
他们不知道他的整形手术
was too damaged to hide his secret anymore.
已经损坏到无法再隐藏他的秘密。
The pungent smell of the rotting skin hadalmost even alerted the authorities
腐烂的皮肤散发出的刺鼻味道甚至差不多引起了官方的警惕
at his last fight.
最后一场拳击赛时。
It wasn't prudent for him to fight anymore.
对他来说，再打下去就太不谨慎了。
Marcus found time to have another surgery.
马科斯抽时间又做了一次整形手术。
His punctual arrival at a final pressconference
在最后一次新闻发布会上， 他的准时出席
amazed and erased all animosity from thepress.
让新闻界大吃一惊，同时也消除了 他们的敌意。
Marcus was the greatest and if he wanted toretire, he could.
马科斯是最伟大的拳击手，如果他想退出拳坛他就可以退下来。
He did!
他的确做到了激流勇退
