《童话镇》第106期:送走孩子

 This is a waste of time.  真是浪费时间

Have a nice trip back to Boston.  祝你回波士顿一路顺风

Sorry to bother you.  No,it's...  抱歉打搅你了  不...

It's okay. I fear this is partially¹ my fault.  没事 我担心我也有部分错误

How's a book supposed to help?  一本书怎么能帮助他?

What do you think stories are for?  你觉得故事是用来干嘛的?

These stories...  这些故事...

The classics²?  久传不衰的故事

There's a reason we all know them.  我们都知道是有原因的

They're a way for us to deal with our world,  它们是我们认识这个世界的方式

a world that doesn't always make sense.  这个我们总是弄不明白的世界

See,Henry hasn't had the easiest life. Henry 生活可不轻松

Yeah,she's kind of a hard-ass.  他妈妈是挺严厉的

No,it's more than her.  不 不光是他妈妈的原因

He's like any adopted child.  他跟别的被收养的孩子一样

He wrestles³ with that most basic question they all inevitably⁴ face  他纠结于不可避免的基本问题

"why would anyone give me away?"  "为什么有人要送掉他们?"

I am so sorry.  真对不起

I'm so sorry. I didn't mean in any way to judge you.  抱歉 我没有任何评判你的意思

It's okay.  没事

Look,I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry  我把书给Henry是因为我想让他

to have the most important thing anyone can have...  拥有这世上最珍贵的东西...

Hope.  希望

Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful⁵ thing.  即使是对于美好结局的希望 也能是非常强大的力量

You know where he is,don't you?  你知道他在哪 是吧?

You might want to check his castle.  去他的城堡找找吧

No.  不

No. I can't...  不 我...

Have this baby now.  现在不能生小孩

Doc,please help me.  医生 帮帮我

It's gonna be okay.  会没事的

The wardrobe⁶'s almost finished. Just just hold on.  树屋都准备好了 坚持住

It's ready.  准备好了

It's too late. We can't move her.  太迟了 她不能动了

Push.  用力

The wardrobe.  树屋

 

1 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

2 classics   

n.文豪( classic的名词复数 )；文学名著；优秀的典范；古希腊与古罗马的文化研究（尤指对其语言与文学的研究）

参考例句：

• There are three great constituents of modern education --the classics, modern history and literature, and science. 现代教育有三大内容 -古典文学、现代历史和文学、以及自然科学。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• "The Classics on Tea", written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.-907 A.D.) was the world's earliest treatise on tea leave production. 中国唐代陆羽写的《茶经》是世界上最早的茶叶制作专著。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 wrestles   

v.（与某人）搏斗( wrestle的第三人称单数 )；扭成一团；扭打；（与…）摔跤

参考例句：

• The book also wrestles with the idea of individualism. 书中也与个人英雄主义的观念进行搏斗。 来自互联网
• He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. 和我们搏斗的人锻炼了我们的勇气，磨练了我们的技能。 来自互联网

4 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

5 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

6 wardrobe   

n.衣橱，衣室，全部衣服

参考例句：

• The wardrobe is in the way.大立柜挡住了道。
• Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.然后把这些衣服放进衣橱里去。