《童话镇》第69期:蒙骗在鼓里

 Congratulations. 恭喜

Your revenge is almost complete. 你的大仇快得报了

One down... 解决了一个

She has no idea, does she? 她还完全蒙在鼓里吧

That I'm responsible for his passing? 你是指我害死她父亲的事吗

She sought comfort with me. 她向我寻求安慰

Sickening. 真恶心

I could have ended her miserable¹ existence right there. 我本可以当时就结束她的悲惨生活

Believe me, it was tempting². 相信我  真想那么干

It would have sated your soul. 那倒是会让你心满意足

The kingdom's still loyal to her. 王国的臣民还在为她效忠

They would turn on me. 他们会把矛头指向我

They don't know the wretchedness inside her as I do. 他们不像我这样了解她内心的鄙陋

They don't know what she did to me. 他们不知道她对我干了什么

We must be delicate in this next phase. 下一步我们一定要走得非常小心

Her demise³ must be handled with care. 要让她死得神不知鬼不觉

Perhaps one of your knights⁴, your majesty⁵. 也许可以让您的骑士去办  皇后殿下

No. 不行

I need someone adept⁶ at murder, 我需要一个嗜血成性

bereft⁷ of mercy. 毫无怜悯之心的人

Someone with no heart. 一个冷血的人

Now you understand. 你终于明白了

Well, in that case, 如果是那样的话

you need a huntsman. 您需要找一个猎人

 

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

3 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

4 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

5 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

6 adept   

adj.老练的，精通的

参考例句：

• When it comes to photography,I'm not an adept.要说照相，我不是内行。
• He was highly adept at avoiding trouble.他十分善于避开麻烦。

7 bereft   

adj.被剥夺的

参考例句：

• The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。
• She was bereft of happiness.她失去了幸福。