《梅林传奇》第一季 第一集 巨龙的召唤(19)

You saved my boy's life. A debt must be repaid¹.

你救了我儿子的命。我必须报答你。

Don't be so modest. You'll so be rewarded.

别不好意思。你应该得到奖赏。

No, honestly, you don't have to, your highness.

不用，真的不必如此，陛下。

No, absolutely. This merit² is something quite special.

不，一定要。这个是一个非常特别的功勋。

You shall be awared a post in the royal household. You shall be Prince Arthur's manservant. Father? !

你会成为皇室内的一名随从。亚瑟王子的贴身随从。爸爸？！

Seems you're a hero. Hard to believe, isn't it?

看来你已经是这里的英雄了。难以置信，是吧？

No. I knew from the moment I met you. You saved my life, remember?

不。我第一次见到你就已经知道了。在你救我性命的那一刻，记得吗？

But...that was magic.

但是，我用了魔法。

Now it seems we've finally found a use for it.

看起来终于找到它的用武之地了。

What do you mean?

什么意思？

I saw how you saved Arthur. No.

我看到你用它救了亚瑟的命。不是吧。

Perhaps that's its purpose. My destiny³.

也许这就是它存在的意义。我的命运。

Indeed. This book was given to me when I was your age.

的确如此。在你这个年纪的时候我得到了这本书。

But I have a feeling it will be of more use to you than it was to me.

我觉得它对你比当初对我更有用。

1 repaid   

v. 偿还, 报答 vbl. 偿还, 报答

参考例句：

• The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising. 这家公司很快偿付了初期的广告费。
• She doesn't intend to be repaid to her kindness. 她不图回报她的好心。

2 merit   

n.优点，价值，功绩，成绩；vt.值得

参考例句：

• There is great merit in dealing fairly with your employees.公正地对待你的雇员有极大好处。
• History affords us lessons that merit attention.历史给我们提供了值得注意的借鉴。

3 destiny   

n.命运，定数，天命

参考例句：

• Nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
• It was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。