【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1070期

精彩对白：

witch：Princess, I'm off ①to the Wickerman Festival in Stornoway and won't be back till spring.There's one bit I forgot to tell you about the spell. By the second sunrise, your spell will be permanent②, unless you remember these words. Fate be changed, look inside, mend the bond torn by pride③....（ 第二次日出过后，魔咒的效力将持续永久，除非你能记住下面这种话：改变命运，看清内心，修补被傲慢破坏的关系）

Merida: Fate be changed, mend the bond. What does that mean?

Witch: One more time. Fate be changed, look inside, mend the bond torn by pride. That's it. Ta-ta. And thank you for shopping at the Crafty¹ Carver.

 

对白解析：

①off 英[ɒf] 美[ɔf] prep. 离开；脱落adv.切断；走开adj. 远离的；空闲的

例句：We are off for a while.我们要离开一会儿。

②permanent 英['pɜːm(ə)nənt]美['pɝmənənt]

adj.永久的，永恒的；不变的n. 烫发（等于permanent

wave）

例句：This may not be permanent.这也许未必是永久的。

1 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。