《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 01

You ever feel like nothing you do matters?

有没有觉得你做什么事都没意义？

You leave footprints¹ on the beach and somehow² they are gone. Like its just today, over again.

像在沙滩上留下的脚印，不知不觉就消失了。就像今天一样，一遍又一遍

They say that your teen years are for making friends and having fun. Which made me feel even worse.

大家都说，青春期就是用来交朋友耍开心。这个说法让我觉得更难过。

Hey, Amy. It's Jake. I'm in your math class.

嗨，Amy。我是Jake，我们一起上数学课的。

Hey do not forget your adult diapers. Yeah right.

嗨，别忘了你的成人纸尿裤。 好吧。

Jake. It's a phone for you.

有你电话。

But that day, everything changed.

但是这天，一切都变了。

Thanks for the ride, Shelly³.

谢谢你开车载我，Shelly.

How come you have to go deal with your grandpa?

为什么是你去处理你爷爷的事儿？

My dad, couldn't get out of work

我爸，工作走不开

I didn't think he worked.

我都不知道他还在工作。

You know, I'm... I'm just gonna call grandpa.

你懂的， 我得给我爷爷打个电话。

Hello, this is Abe.

你好，我是Abe。

Hey, it's Jake.

嘿，我是Jake。

No, don't come here. Listen to me. Its not safe! Stay away.

别，别来我这。听我说。不安全！躲远点。

Grandpa, did you take your pills⁴ today?

爷爷，今天吃药了么？

The Key! To my gun cabinet⁵... it was in the drawer. And now its gone!

钥匙！我枪盒的钥匙... 本来在抽屉里的。 现在不见了！

Yeah, Dad took it. Alright? For safekeeping. It's okay.

为了安全老爸拿走了。没事的。

Your father wants, I should to fight them without a gun?!

你爸是说，让我赤手空拳的跟他们干？

1 footprints   

n.（尤指软地上的）脚印( footprint的名词复数 )；（地板上的）脚印；（建筑物或设备，尤指计算机）占用的空间；（尤指来自卫星的）广播信号覆盖区

参考例句：

• footprints in the sand 沙地足迹
• He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely. 他蹲在脚印旁仔细地观察。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 somehow   

adv.以某种方式，不知怎么搞地

参考例句：

• Somehow,I never got the chance to learn.不知怎么的，我从来都没有学的机会。
• But somehow,he got out.He's alive.可不知怎么的，他还活着出来了。

3 shelly   

adj.壳的；有壳的；多壳的；壳一般的

参考例句：

• Shelly took the sick cat to a veterinarian. 雪莉带着生病的猫咪去看兽医。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Shelly was still living when Keats died. 济慈死时，雪莱还在世。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 pills   

n.药丸( pill的名词复数 )；药片；口服避孕药；讨厌鬼

参考例句：

• The most widespread drug addiction is to alcohol,tobacco,and sleeping pills. 上瘾最多的东西是酒、烟和安眠药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills. 该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 cabinet   

n.内阁，内阁会议；(带玻璃门存物品的)橱柜

参考例句：

• I keep my collection of old china in the cabinet.我把古瓷器收藏品存放在橱子里。
• He had held many important offices in the French cabinet.他在法国内阁中任过许多重要职务。