《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 14

You called me Abe, in the house. Why?

你喊我Abe，在房子里的时候，为啥？

You look like him.Just for a moment.Before you started screaming, running away and concussing yourself.

你看起来像他。有那么一瞬间 在你尖叫逃跑之前

Wait, what's happening?

等一下，发生了什么？

We are waiting until the coast is clear before we go into the loop¹.

我们在等着海岸没人了好进入时间循环。

You never know who might be watching.

你永远不知道有什么人在偷看。

Wait, before we...before we go into what?

等下，进入什么？

Please Jake Ms. peregrine's waiting.She saw on the ferry² and sent us to get you.

好了，Jake, 佩小姐在等着呢。她看到你在渡轮上，让我们来接你。

Where do you think you're going?

你觉得你是要去哪？

To my room.I'm a... I am a guest here.

回我房间。我是...我是这的房客。

Does this look like a hotel to you?

这看起来像个旅馆吗？

Yeah... No!I've... I've got a key.Talk to the manager. He'll tell you.

恩...不！我有...我有钥匙。去问下管理员，他会告诉你的。

I'm the manager, boy.

我就是管理员，孩子。

He's American.

他是美国人。

Maybe he's army?

也许他们是军队的？

Bollocks! Listen to his accent. It's terrible!He is a spy³.

听他的口音，太难听了。 他是个间谍。

What? No, I'm not I'm a tourist

啥？不，我不是，我就是个游客。

I say, we should get the truth out of him the oldfashioned way.

我说吧，我们得问出事情的真相用“传统”方式。

1 loop   

n.圈，环(状物)；回路，循环；v.(使)成环

参考例句：

• Loop the curtains up.把窗帘卷起来。
• He bends a wire into a loop.他将铁线弯成圆圈。

2 ferry   

n.渡船，渡口；v.渡运；(越海)空运

参考例句：

• You can cross the river by ferry.你可以搭渡船过河。
• We waited at the ferry for two hours.我们在渡口等了两个小时。

3 spy   

n.间谍，侦探，侦察；vt.侦察，找出，发现；vi.做密探，侦查

参考例句：

• I'm sure my neighbours spy on me.我肯定邻居暗中监视我。
• The spy never told his family about his underground activities.那个间谍从来不把他的地下活动告诉他的家人。