《童话镇》第292期:小矮人的工作

 Dwarfs² don't fall in love, dwarfs don't get married, and dwarfs don't have children. 矮人不会坠入爱河 矮人不会结婚 矮人也不会生孩子

Why do you think you were hatched from an egg?  不然你以为你为什么会从蛋里孵出来的

Then what we do? We work. 那我们做什么，我们工作。

We like it? We love it, we even whistle while we do it. 我们喜欢工作？我们爱工作，甚至一边吹着口哨一边工作。

We mine the diamonds that get crushed into dust that give light to the world. 我们开采钻石  再把钻石磨成仙尘 而仙尘给世界带来光明

You and your seven brethren will bring joy to yourselves and to everyone. 你和你的七个兄弟 能给自己和大家带来欢乐

Come on. This is your team. These are your brothers. 来吧 这是你的团队  他们是你的兄弟

Everyone, grab an ax. It'll give you your dwarf¹ name. 大家拿好锄头 你们的矮人称号会显示在上面

The ax never lies, Dreamy. Okay, folks, grab a lantern and move out. 锄头不会说谎  爱做梦 好了  大家拿上灯笼准备出发

Today is the first day of the rest of your lives. Welcome to the mines! 今天是你们新生活的第一天 欢迎来到矿场

Where can I sign up? What? I want to volunteer to sell candles. 我在哪里报名 怎么了 我自愿来卖蜡烛 

No, you don't. You made that very clear this morning at Granny's.  不是这样 你今早在"外婆家"已经明确表态了

 

1 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

2 dwarfs   

n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句