听电影学英语-恋恋笔记本 12

　　[00:02.32]but only saw one thing--  但只看到了一样东西——
[00:04.86]Allie.  艾丽
[00:07.19]He decided¹ right there to fulfill² his life-long dream.  他当即决定 实现这个一辈子的梦想
[00:10.56]He would rebuild the old house from the ground up.  他要从头开始重建这套老房子
[00:17.10]And when Noah went to Charleston to get the building plans approved,  当诺亚去查尔斯顿 申请批准建造计划的时候
[00:22.21]fate stepped in and dealt him a sweet card.  命运又一次捉弄了他
[00:33.08]Stop the bus! Stop the bus.  停车，停车！
[00:36.02]Sorry, Mac, I can't stop the bus until I get to the depot³.  对不起老兄 不到站不能停车
[00:38.29]No, no, no, please stop the bus now. Please!  不，不 麻烦你现在就停车，求你了！
[00:40.46]Do you understand English, pal⁴?  你听不懂我在说什么吗？
[00:42.06]No one gets off till we get to the depot. Now sit down.  不到站，谁都不能下车 给我坐下
[00:45.40]- God. - Hey!  - 上帝啊 - 嗨！
[00:52.50]Watch it, screwball!  看着点，混球！
[00:54.07]What are you doing?  你在干嘛？
[00:55.84]Hey!  嗨！
[00:57.74]How old is your daughter now?  你女儿现在多大了？
[00:59.41]- Well, you mind. - He's right over there.  - 你好 - 他就在那边
[01:20.33]Baby, hello.  宝贝，你好

[01:31.81]- Oh! - Hold it.  - 噢！ - 当心
[01:38.88]Oh, come with it.  哦，让我握着你
[01:46.92]After seeing Allie that day,  自从那天见到艾丽之后
[01:48.79]something inside Noah snapped.  诺亚受了很大的打击
[01:52.30]He got the notion into his head  他脑子里有个想法
[01:53.93]that if he restored the old house  如果他把那幢房子重新建好
[01:55.53]where they had come that night,
[01:57.90]Allie would find a way to come back to him.  艾丽就会回到他身边
[02:01.54]Some called it a labor⁵ of love.  有人说他是为爱而奋斗
[02:03.81]Others called it something else.  还有人有别的说法
[02:06.11]But in fact, Noah had gone a little mad.  但是实际上 诺亚已经变得有些疯狂
[02:10.31]- Excuse me. - Would--  打扰一下
[02:12.98]It's time to eat.  该吃饭了
[02:14.69]Lunch will be served in the Sun Room today.  今天的午饭准备在太阳厅
[02:19.36]The melon is good. I had a bite.  这瓜不错 我尝了一口
[02:23.23]Did they ever see each other again?  他们有没有再见面？
[02:25.76]Noah and Allie?  诺亚和艾丽
[02:28.07]Now you don't want me to spoil the end of the story  在我讲到故事出现转机之前
[02:30.57]before I get to the good part, do you?  你不希望我破坏这个故事的结局 对吧？
[02:33.57]Where did I leave off?  上次讲到哪儿了？
[02:35.84]I shall not want.
[02:37.54]When Noah's father died in November,  诺亚的父亲在11月去世之后
[02:39.91]the house was all he had.  他唯一拥有的就只有这套房子了
[02:41.68]He leadeth me down...
[03:01.90]In time, Noah finished the house.  终于，诺亚把房子建好了
[03:04.94]Okay, smile. Here we go.  好的，笑一笑 我要拍了
[03:09.11]He took a good look at what he had accomplished,  他好好看了一眼 他的作品
[03:11.81]got rip-roaring drunk for 10 days,  然后喝了10天酒 喝得烂醉如泥
[03:14.81]thought seriously about setting it on fire,  郑重考虑了一番 是不是要一把火把房子烧了
[03:18.15]then finally put the house up for sale.  最后，决定把房子挂牌出售
[03:20.32]I'm prepared to offer you this much.  我准备出这个价
[03:24.12]He had a number of interested buyers,  有很多人对他的房子感兴趣
[03:26.02]but he always found a reason not to sell it to them.  但他总是能找到不卖的理由
[03:28.93]No.  不行
[03:30.46]Either the bids were too low,  或者是因为出价太低
[03:32.53]or if they met his asking price,  或者，即使出价达到了他的要求
[03:34.87]he felt it was worth a lot more.  他又觉得应该值更多钱
[03:37.50]It's a lot of money, but I'll take it.  这可是一大笔钱 不过我买下了
[03:43.21]$50,000.  5万美元
[03:45.08]- That's more than my asking price. - That's right.  - 比我的要价高 - 没错
[03:48.05]It's a great deal more.  这种买卖上哪儿找去
[03:54.22]He told the man that offered him $5,000 over his price  他告诉这个多出了5千美元的人

　　[03:57.86]that no one in his right mind would do that  说没有哪个脑子正常的人会这么做
[04:00.86]and he wouldn't have a lunatic living in his house.  还说他不会让一个疯子住在他的房子里
[04:05.86]He worked out his frustration⁶ with life on the creek⁷ every morning.  他每天早上都在小河上消磨时光
[04:11.50]And in the evenings, to temper the sting of loneliness,  晚上 能稍微抚平他孤独的刺痛的
[04:15.24]there was Martha Shaw.  则是玛莎·肖
[04:17.81]Martha was a war widow  玛莎是个军妓
[04:19.61]who lived in Quail⁸ Ridge⁹, a town away.  她住在另一个镇上
[04:26.52]So you want to go out tomorrow?  你明天要出去？
[04:29.29]I got to work.  我得工作
[04:31.02]Well, we could down to the river if you want to.  好吧，如果你想的话 我们可以去划船
[04:33.02]Next week, sometime.  下星期再说吧
[04:34.83]Maybe we could take a drive somewhere?  或者开车出去转转？
[04:36.53]No.  不
[04:38.46]Well, I'm just asking you.  好吧 我只是问问而已
[04:52.41]What do you want, Noah?  你想要什么，诺亚？

　　[04:57.48]What do you mean, what do I want?  什么叫我想要什么？

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

3 depot   

n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站

参考例句：

• The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
• They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

4 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

7 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

8 quail   

n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖

参考例句：

• Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
• Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。

9 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。