《指环王》精讲36

I choose a mortal Life.

我选择成为凡人。

You cannot give me this.

你不能给我这个。

It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.

这是我的选择。像是我的心。

Strangers from distant lands, friends of old, you've been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor.

来自远方的陌生人，老朋友你们被召集来商量如何对抗魔多的威胁。

Middle-earth stands upon the brink¹ of destruction. None can escape it.

中土世界正面临灭亡的命运，无人能幸免。

You will unite, or you will fall.

你们不团结一心就会遭到毁灭。

Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom².

所有的种族都无法幸免。

Bring forth³ the Ring, Frodo.

佛罗多，把魔戒拿来。

So it is true.

果然是真的。

In a dream, I saw the eastern sky grow dark, but in the West a pale light lingered.

在梦中我看到东方的天空变暗，但是西方仍有微光。

A voice was crying.

有个声音呼喊。

Your doom is near at hand.

你的末日近了。

Isildur's Bane is found. Isildur Bane.

埃西铎的祸害找到了。埃西铎的祸害。

Ash nazg durbatul!

波罗莫！

1 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

2 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。