《魔戒》精讲21（在线收听）

There's something down there . It's Gollum

下面有东西 是咕鲁!

Gollum? He's been following us for three days

咕鲁? 他已经跟着我们三天了

He escaped the dungeons of Barad? Escaped

他逃得出巴拉多的地牢吗?(巴拉多: 索伦的要塞) 也许是逃出来

or was set loose

也许是有人放他出来

He hates and loves the Ring, as he hates and loves himself

他对魔戒是又恨又爱 就像他对自己又恨又爱一样

He will never be rid of his need for it

他永远消除不了对魔戒的欲望

It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance

只可惜当初比尔博没有杀了他

Pity?

可怜?

It is pity that stayed Bilbo's hand

比尔博是可怜他才没杀了他

Many that live deserve death.Some that die deserve life

很多坏人该死却活着 很多好人该活着的却死了

Can you give it to them, Frodo?

你能决定谁的生死吗 佛罗多?

Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment

别太快决定别人的生死

Even the very wise cannot see all ends

就算最有智慧的人也不知道结果会如何

My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet,

我的直觉告诉我 咕鲁在这件事仍是举足轻重

for good or ill before this is over

无论好坏未结束前我们都下不了定论

The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many

比尔博的慈悲或许造就了许多人的命运

or was set loose 也许是有人放他出来

set loose:释放(放出；发出)

Prisoners of war were all set loose.

战俘全部被释放。

I set loose the bird,and it immediately flew away.

我松开那只鸟，它便立刻飞走了。

He will never be rid of his need for it 他永远消除不了对魔戒的欲望

rid of:摆脱

He wasn't rid of the mental burden.

他摆脱不了精神负担。

We have to get rid of these old newspapers.

我们必须把这些旧报纸处理掉。

Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment 别太快决定别人的生死

be eager to:热切想做, 渴望要做

He was eager to make a noise in the world.

他很想出名。

People are eager to buy government bonds.

人们急於购买政府公债。

deal out:分配

The profits will be dealt out among the investors.

红利将分发给投资者。

Who's going to deal out the money?

谁来分钱?