《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 47

You should know that Jake has served his purpose.

你明白，Jake已经完成了他的使命。

If you value his life I suggest everyone does as they are told! Children!

如果你珍视他的小命 我建议所有人还是按我说的做！孩子们！

Shush! No one tells my children what to do.

没人可以指挥我的孩子们。

Children come down here, please.

孩子们，下来这

Ms. Peregrine... I thought I told you to be quiet!

佩小姐...跟你说了别说话

Children, for jake's safety, we are going to do what Mr. Barron asks.

孩子们，为了Jake的安全，我们要按Barron先生说的做。

He wishes to take me with him to his rendezvous¹ in Blackpool.

他要带我去他在Blackpool的汇合点。

So for his protection, he would like me to assume birdform, preferably caged...

所以为了他的安全，他希望我保持鸟的形态。关在笼子里。。

And he'd like you to make your way into a lockable room, such as the parlor².

同时他希望你们去一个可以上锁的房间，比如说客厅。

As he wont³ release Jake if he fears an attack could be mounted upon him once he loses his leverage⁴.

他不会释放Jake 如果他怕会被攻击，如果没有人质的话

Correct, Mr. Barron?

对吗，Barron先生

You are sacrificing yourself and all of us... for Jake?

你要为了我们，为了Jake牺牲自己？

Mr. Barron travels with a Hollow, Enoch.

Barron先生的同伴是个Hollow,Enoch

Once it arrives here, we're all dead.

等它到了，我们全完了。

Enoch, only Jake can see them.

Enoch，只有Jake可以看到它们。

She means he's our only hope.

她的意思是，他是我们唯一的希望。

1 rendezvous   

n.约会，约会地点，汇合点；vi.汇合，集合；vt.使汇合，使在汇合地点相遇

参考例句：

• She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
• I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。

2 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

3 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

4 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。