《梅林传奇》第一季 第三集 邪恶女巫Nimueh(7)

I want you to impose¹ a curfew. No one is to be allowed on the streets after the great bell.

宣布实行宵禁。大钟鸣过之后不允许任何人上街。

Father. Cordon² off the lower town.

父王。封锁下城。

Why? Because that's where most of the victims are.

为什么？ 因为那里传染的人最多。

Let's isolate³ it, stop this disease⁴ from spreading.

把它孤立起来，阻止恶疾蔓延。

What about the people who live there?

在那里生活的人怎么办？

Don't you think I haven't considered it? What else can I do? I have to protect the rest of the city.

你觉得我没考虑过这些吗？我有得选择吗？我必须保护城里其他的人。

What's different about this victim? Um...she's a woman.

这个死者有何不同？ 呃，她是女人。

Sometimes I do wonder whether your magical talents were given to the right person. Anything else?

有时候我很怀疑你这天赋是不是给对了人。还有什么？

Um...she's a courtier. Ah! But how does that help us?

呃，她是侍臣。 对！ 这对我们有什么帮助？

Courtiers seldom go to the lower town. So what does that mean?

侍臣很少去下城。这意味着什么？

Um...she hasn't spoken to any townspeople.

嗯...她没和其他城里人说过话？

Yes, it suggests that the disease is not spread by contact.

是的，这说明病毒可能不是接触传染的。

They probably eat different food.

他们也许吃的食物不一样。

Good. Anything else?

很好。还有？

I doubt they breathe the same air.

呼吸的空气不同。

So what's the only thing they do share?

那他们有什么是共享的？

1 impose   

vt.把…强加于，加重…负担；征收(税款)

参考例句：

• Don't impose yourself on people who don't like you.不要硬缠着不喜欢你的人。
• I don't want to impose on you.我并不想打扰你。

2 cordon   

n.警戒线，哨兵线

参考例句：

• Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。
• There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。

3 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

4 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。