《特别响,非常近》精讲 03每个人心中都有把打不开的锁

This is Oskar Schell.

奥斯卡·谢尔呼叫

Grandma? Grandma, are you awake¹?

奶奶 奶奶 你睡了吗

Over.

完毕

Grandma?

奶奶

It's Grandma. Uh, what is it, sweetheart? Can't you sleep?

奶奶在这 怎么了甜心 睡不着吗

Do you want me to come over? Over.

要我过来吗 完毕

Did² Dad evermentiona special key to you, Grandma? Over.

爸爸有没有跟你提过一把钥匙 完毕

A special key?

一把钥匙

I don't think so, no. A special key? What for?

应该没有 开什么的呀

What was⁴ this special key for?

这钥匙是开什么的

Over.

完毕

Is the Renter home? Over.

租客回来了吗 完毕

The Renter? No, no, he's never home this early. Over.

他从不这么早回来 完毕

Grandma had⁵ rented⁶ a room to a man.

爸爸出事三周后

three weeks after the worst⁷ day.

奶奶把一间房租给了别人

Why is the Renter's door always closed⁸?

他的门怎么总关着

And why can I never meet him?

我为什么总见不到他

He likes quiet.

他喜欢安静

Why can't you tell me anything about him?

你怎么都不跟我说起他

He's someone⁹ I knew in the old country. Now play.

他是我来美国前认识的 弹琴吧

How long will he be here?

他要住多久

He never stays any place for long.

他从不在一个地方待太久

Is he dangerous?

他是坏人吗

If you ever³ see him, don't say anything.

你要是见到他 别说话

He can get veryangry. Now play.

他会很暴躁的 弹琴吧

What have you found¹⁰, Oskar? Over.

奥斯卡 你发现了什么 完毕

Oskar, are you still there?

奥斯卡 还在听吗

Oskar?

奥斯卡

It's for some kind of lock¹¹ box.

好像是开箱子锁的

It's not like any of these. It's thicker, harder to break.

它不像这些钥匙 它更厚实 不容易折

But it's not for a fixed¹² safe, I don't think.

但我觉得 不是开保险柜的

Could¹³ be a safe deposit¹⁴ box, post office box.

可能是银行保管箱 或者邮局信箱的

It's old. Maybe 20, 30 years old.

有年头了 有二三十年吧

How can I find the company¹⁵ that made¹⁶ it?

我怎么找到生产它的公司呢

Anyone¹⁷ could've made it.

谁都能做

Then how do I find the lock that it fits¹⁹?

那要怎么找它开的锁呢

I'mafraidI can't help you there,

这我恐怕帮不了你

unless²⁰ you wanna try it in anything you come across²¹.

除非你看到个锁就试一下

You never know what a key's gonna fit¹⁸.

一把钥匙 很难找到归属

There are a million²² different possibilities²³.

有百万种可能

That's what I love about keys. They all open something.

所以我喜欢钥匙 每把都能打开一样东西

1 awake   

adj.醒的；v.唤醒，唤起，醒来

参考例句：

• The baby awake is looking here and there.醒着的婴儿东张西望。
• Please awake me at six.请6点钟唤醒我。

2 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 rented   

adj.租用的，租金的v.租用( rent的过去式和过去分词 )；出租（房屋等）；租借（房屋、土地、机器等）；撕碎( rend的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We rented an unfurnished apartment. 我们租了一套不带家具的公寓。
• Tenants are responsible for the upkeep of rented property. 承租人应负责维修租用的房产。

7 worst   

adj.（bad的最高级）最坏的，最恶劣的，最不利的；n.最坏，最坏的时候；adv.最坏，最糟

参考例句：

• She is the worst singer I know.她是我所知道的最糟糕的歌手。
• The storm is at its worst.正是暴风雨最猛烈的时候。

8 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

9 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

10 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

11 lock   

vi.锁，锁上，锁住，紧闭；vt.锁，锁上，拘禁；隐藏；使固定，卡住；n.锁，刹车；水闸；一缕头发

参考例句：

• This box doesn't lock.这只箱子锁不上。
• Will you lock up the house,please?请将房门锁起来，好吗？

12 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

13 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

14 deposit   

n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄

参考例句：

• There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
• The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。

15 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

16 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

17 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

18 fit   

adj.适宜的，对的，准备好的；v.适合；安装；n.适宜；发作；一阵

参考例句：

• I am sure you can fit me in somewhere.我相信你能找个地方安排我。
• She is fit for the job.她适合做这项工作。

19 fits   

abbr.foreign individual travelers 国外个体旅行者；fuel injection timing system 注射定时系统v.（使）适合( fit的第三人称单数 )；合上；使适合；试穿

参考例句：

• The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove. 书架正好放得进壁凹。
• a one-size-fits-all monetary policy 一刀切的货币政策

20 unless   

conj.如果不，除非

参考例句：

• You will fail unless you work hard.如果你不积极工作，就会失败。
• Don't ask me to explain unless you really don't understand.不要叫我解释，除非你真的不懂。

21 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

22 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

23 possibilities   

n.可能性( possibility的名词复数 )；可能的事；可选择的方法；可以利用和改善的余地

参考例句：

• a finite number of possibilities 为数有限的可能
• The possibilities were manifold. 有很多的可能性。