《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第1集19:获得新生

Dear diary¹,

亲爱的日记本

I couldn't have been more wrong.

我真是大错特错了

I thought³ that I could² smile, nod⁴ my way through it;

我曾经以为可以面带微笑 坚强地撑下去

Pretend⁵ like it would⁶ all be ok.

装做一切没事的样子

I had⁷ a plan⁸.

我曾经打算

I wanted to change who I was⁹;

改变我自己

Create¹¹ a life¹² as¹⁰ someone¹³ new,

获得新生

Someone without the past.

抛开过去的人

Without the pain¹⁴.

没有痛苦

Someone alive¹⁵.

真正活着的人

But it's not that easy.

但这并不容易

The bad things stay with you.

坏事纠缠着你

They follow you.

追随着你

You can't escape¹⁶ them,

你无法摆脱

As much as you want to.

无论你多想摆脱

All you can do is be ready for the good.

你唯一能做的就是等待好事降临

So when it comes,

当它们降临

You invite¹⁷ it in, because you need it.

你邀请它们进来 因为你需要它们

I need it.

我需要它

I know it's late.

我知道有点晚了

But, uh...

但是

I needed to know that you were ok.

我想知道你没事了

You know, for months,

要知道 几个月以来

That's all anyone's wondered¹⁸ about me.

每个人都想知道

If I'll be ok.

我是不是没事了

What do you tell them?

你怎么告诉他们

That I'll be fine.

说我会没事的

Do you ever¹⁹ mean it?

你真的没事吗

Ask me tomorrow.

明天再问我吧

It's warmer in the house. We can talk.

屋子里更暖和一些 我们可以聊聊天

Would you like to come in?

你想进来吗

1 diary   

n.日记，日记簿

参考例句：

• She wrote down my telephone number in her diary. 她把我的电话号码记在她的日记本里。
• She keeps a diary in English.她用英语记日记。

2 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。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

4 nod   

n.点头，打盹，摆动；v.点头，打盹，使...摆动

参考例句：

• The kids smile and nod.孩子们微笑着点头。
• At last she began to nod.最后，她开始打瞌睡了。

5 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

6 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

7 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。

8 plan   

n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲

参考例句：

• What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
• I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。

9 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。

10 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

11 create   

vt.创造，造成

参考例句：

• That would create a wrong impression.那将造成一种错误的印象。
• The project will create up to 40 new jobs.这项工程将提供40个新的工作岗位。

12 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

13 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。

14 pain   

n.痛苦，疼，痛，劳苦，努力；vt.使痛苦；vi.作痛

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
• The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。

15 alive   

adj.活着的

参考例句：

• Was the lion alive or dead?这只狮子是死或活？
• He is still alive.他仍然活着。

16 escape   

vi.逃跑，逃避；逃过..的注意；逸出；n.逃跑

参考例句：

• We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾。
• He didn't allow any word to escape his lips.他守口如瓶。

17 invite   

vt.邀请，引起，招致；n.邀请

参考例句：

• We'd better not invite him.我们最好不要邀请他。
• They invite us to have dinner.我们邀请他们去电影院。

18 wondered   

vt.对…感到好奇（wonder的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 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。