I forked over some more.A vision was now clarifying in my mind: of my being driven to a quiet place, dragged from the car, beaten, probably knifed, having everything stolen and being left for dead.

• 我又拿出一些钱来，心里清楚地看见了将要发生的可怕情景：他们把我载到僻静的地方，把我从车里拉出来，打我，甚至用刀戳我，抢走我所有的东西，把我丢在那里等死。