《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 18

It's a recessive¹ gene² carried down through families. Yet, many generations can pass without a peculiar³ child being born.And alas⁴, peculiars have been persecuted⁵ through the ages. Hence, we live in places like this.

隐性基因在家族中遗传下来 所以，可以很多代都不出现一个奇特的孩子。同时，很多奇特的孩子一直遭到迫害。因此，我们生活在这样一个地方。

In Wales?

威尔士？

Anywhere will do if you pick the right day.That's fine now, Fiona. You see. I am a type of peculiar called an Ymbryne. That means I can...

哪里都可以，只要时间合适 现在好了，Fiona 你看，我是一种奇特存在被称为Ymbryne，也就是说我能...

You can turn into a bird.

你能变成鸟。

Well I do! But that's not very useful. An Ymbryne's main skill is the manipulation of time. We chose a safe place, a safe day and create a loop.

确实，不过这并没什么用。一个Ymbryne的主要技能是控制时间。我们选一个安全的地方，安全的日子并以此创造一个时间循环。

What do you mean?

啥意思？

A loop preserves the last twenty-four hours.Reset⁶ the loop and the day is yours to live in again. Reset it daily and you can stay there forever. Entirely⁷ safe from the outside world.Right on time Bronwyn, good girl.And that's why we Ymbrynes are charged with the care of the young.

一个循环可以保持二十四小时。 重置这个循环，这一天就可以在过一遍。每天重置就可以永远待在这个时间循环里。与世隔绝 正准时。 Bronwyn, 好姑娘 这也是为什么我们Ymbrynes被委任去照顾那些年幼的。

1 recessive   

adj.退行的，逆行的，后退的，隐性的

参考例句：

• Blue eyes are recessive and brown eyes are dominant.蓝眼睛是隐性的；而褐色眼睛是显性的。
• Sickle-cell anaemia is passed on through a recessive gene.镰状细胞贫血通过隐性基因遗传给后代。

2 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

3 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

4 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

5 persecuted   

（尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )； 烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人

参考例句：

• Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。

6 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。