《梅林传奇》第一季 第一集 巨龙的召唤(11)

What do you mean?

你说的是什么意思？

Well, magic requires incantations, spells it takes years to study. What I saw you do was...elemental, instinctive¹.

施展魔法需要念咒语，而学咒语需要多年时间。但我看你施展时就像你的本能。

What's the point if it can't be used?

如果不能使用有什么意义呢？

That I do not know. You are a question that has never been posted before, Merlin.

那我就不知道了。你是个从来没有出现过的问题，梅林。

Did you ever study magic?

你学过魔法吗？

Uther banned such work 20 years ago. Why?

乌瑟王已经禁止魔法20年了。为什么？

People used magic to the wrong end at that time. It threw the nature order into chaos².

那时候人们用魔法做坏事。破坏了自然规律。

Uther made it his mission³ to destroy everything from back then. Even the dragons.

那时起，乌瑟王就下决心要清除所有与魔法有关的东西。甚至连龙也不放过。

All of them?

所有的龙？

There was one dragon he chose not to kill. Kept it as an example.

有一只例外。用来以儆效尤的。

He imprisoned⁴ it in a carve deep beneath the castle that no one can free it.

龙被关在城堡深处一间大囚房里，永远也得不到自由。

Now eat up. When we finished, I need you to take a preparation to Lady Helen. She needed it for her voice.

快点吃。吃完了我要你送一剂药去海伦夫人那里。她需要这个药来润喉。

What are you doing in here?

你在这做什么？

Um...I...I was asked to deliver this.

呃，我，我是来送药的。

1 instinctive   

adj.(出于)本能的；直觉的；(出于)天性的

参考例句：

• He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
• Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

4 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。