《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 41

He kidnapped an Ymbryne not knowing or caring whether she would survive the experiment.

绑架了一个Ymbryne 也不管实验是不是会害死Ymbryne

But the fate of Barron and his group was more horrifying¹ still.

但是Barron先生和他的手下的命运更加可怕。

Why didn't Barron turn into one?

为啥Barron没变？

He did. But years later he found a way to reverse the effects... to regain² humanity.

他变了，但是多年后，他找到了方法变回人类。

They had become not immortal³ gods but Hollows.

他们没变成不灭的神，却成了Hollows

Invisible beasts, dangerous, coldblooded, deadly!

隐身的猛兽，危险，冷血，致命！

Remember I told you they raided loops? This is why.

记得我告诉过你他们掠夺时间循环？这就是原因

Barron discovered that by consuming the eyes of other peculiars... especially children,

Barron发现蚕食奇特人的眼睛...特别是小孩

He began to change.

他开始转变。

Consume enough, and a hollow can fully⁴ regain its human form.

蚕食的足够多，一个hollow可以重回人形。

Just as Barron and some of his friends did.

就像Barron和他的一些朋友那样。

The rest of them are stuck as Hollows.

剩下的还是Hollows的样子。

1 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。