《童话镇》第460期:匹诺曹见父亲

 I'm sorry, Emma. 对不起 艾玛

Faster and faster. Come on. Work. Work. Work. Work. Work. You see? 快点 快点 快点 动起来 动起来 你看

Align¹ the gear² on the spindle, then press the spring. 将齿轮与轴对齐 然后按下弹簧

Who taught you that? My father. 这是谁教你的 我父亲

He taught you well. He must be very proud. 他真是教子有方 他一定非常自豪

I don't know about that. 这我说不好

I don't think I became the man he wanted me to be. 我觉得我有负他的期望

Well, have you tried to make it up to him? 你试过亡羊补牢吗

I made him a promise... a long time ago. 我曾答应过他一件事 那是很久以前了

By the time I got around to making good on it, I think it was too late. 等我想要兑现承诺的时候 我觉得 已经太晚了

 

1 align   

vt.使成一线，结盟，调节；vi.成一线，结盟

参考例句：

• Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。

2 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。