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185.The Ex-con, Pt. 2
185.有前科者（2）
The following year, after residing in relative poverty, Butch won a position as a research assistant for the best law professor at the college.
第二年，在过了一段相对贫困的日子之后，布奇在学校一位最有名的法律教授手下谋得了研究助手的职位。
He wasn't sad at all to leave his job in a repair shop! Maybe now he would be able to afford a better apartment!
放弃原来在修理厂的工作他一点也不觉得伤心！也许现在他就能租得起更好的公寓了！
His first assignment was writing a research paper about the reproductive capabilities of heroin addicts!
他的第一个任务是写一篇研究论文，探讨海洛因成瘾者的生殖能力！
Butch paused when he was given this assignment feeling a little bit resistant to the idea; he had once been addicted to heroin himself.
接到这个任务时布奇犹豫了一下，因为他对这个课题有点抵抗情绪。他自己就曾经是个海洛因成瘾者。
He wondered if the professor suspected this and therefore rendered to him this particular research topic.
他不知道教授是否在怀疑他，所以给了他这样一个特殊的研究课题。
Well, it didn't matter, Butch decided, he was removed from that life now and he would respond to this assignment as best as he could.
没关系，布奇决定道，他现在已经改掉了那种生活习惯, 他将尽他所能对这次任务做出最好的反应。
Butch spent the next following weeks constantly in the library. He didn't even have to reserve a table anymore; he was there so often.
在接下来几个星期的时间里，他经常泡在图书馆。他甚至都不用再预订桌子了，因为他经常在那儿。
The librarians were helpful, his classmates pitched in, and he made excellent progress.
那些图书管理员帮了不少忙，同学们也热心相助，他取得了很好的进展。
When he handed the paper in to the professor, the professor was quite impressed.
他把论文交上去的时候，给教授留下了很深的印象。
He had no idea that Butch would be able to report on the topic so well in such a short time!
教授没想到布奇能在这么短的时间就这个课题写出这么好的报告！
He immediately asked Butch to be responsible for writing an application for a research grant to look at the issue even more in depth.
他立即请布奇负责写一份申请科研补助金的报告，对这个问题做更进一步的研究。
Butch was ecstatic and that evening he invited all the people who had helped him to a dinner.
布奇欣喜若狂，当天晚上他宴请了所有帮助过他的人。
It was the most he could do to repay them for their help!
这是他回报他们的最佳方式！
