《童话镇》第495期:戈登有救亨利的方法

 What exactly is it you want me to do? 你到底想让我做些什么

I want you to help me protect it by putting it in a safe place for me. 我希望你帮我保护它 帮我把它藏到一个安全的地方

And where is that? 什么地方

Inside the belly¹ of a beast, of course. 当然是一个野兽的肚子里了

Why hide it? 为什么要把它藏起来

Let's just say, I'm saving it for a rainy day. 这么说吧 以备不时之需

Do my eyes deceive me, or is that the look of a believer? 我看错了呢 还是你真的相信了

We need your help. 我们需要你帮忙

Indeed you do. It seems quite the tragic² ailment³ has befallen our young friend. 你确实需要 我们的小朋友似乎遭遇了极大的不幸

I told you, magic comes with a price. 我跟你说过 魔法都要付出代价

Henry shouldn't have to pay it. 那也不该由亨利来付

No, you should, but alas⁴, we are where we are. 对 该你付 但是 事实已然如此

Can you help us? 你能帮忙吗

Of course. True love, Ms. Swan, the only magic powerful enough to transcend⁵ realms and break any curse. 当然 斯旺女士 真爱是唯一可以超越所有时空打破任何诅咒的东西

Luckily for you, I happen to have bottled some. 你运气很好 我恰好存了一些

You did? 真的吗

Oh, yes. From strands⁶ of your parents' hair, 是的 那是从你父母的头发中提炼的

I made the most powerful potion in all the realm, so powerful that when I created the dark curse,  我把它制成了所有时空中最强的药剂 强大到我创造黑暗诅咒时 

I placed a single drop on the parchment, just a little safety valve. 只在羊皮纸上滴一滴 就成了一道安全阀

That's why I'm the savior. That's why I can break the curse. Now you're getting it.  所以我是救世主 所以我可以打破诅咒 现在你明白了

 

1 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

2 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

3 ailment   

n.疾病，小病

参考例句：

• I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
• He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。

4 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

5 transcend   

vt.超出，超越(理性等)的范围

参考例句：

• We can't transcend the limitations of the ego.我们无法超越自我的局限性。
• Everyone knows that the speed of airplanes transcend that of ships.人人都知道飞机的速度快于轮船的速度。

6 strands   

n.（线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股( strand的名词复数 )；缕；海洋、湖或河的)岸；（观点、计划、故事等的）部份v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》