《指环王》精讲54

A lament¹ for Gandalf.

他们在为甘道夫哀悼。

What do they say about him?

他们说些什么？

I have not the heart to tell you.

我不忍心告诉你。

For me, the grief is still too near.

对我来说，伤口仍然太痛了。

I bet they don't mention his fireworks.

我敢说他们一定不会提起他的烟火。

There should be a verse about them.

他们应该写首诗歌。

The finest rockets ever seen.

举世无匹烟火秀。

They burst in stars of blue and green. Or after thunder, silver showers.

晶亮蓝绿成星辰。迅若闪电，灿如银雨。

Came falling like a rain of flowers.

天女散花差可掇。

Oh, that doesn't do them justice by a long road.

这完全无法形容其精彩程度之万一。

Take some rest.

休息吧。

These borders are well-protected.

这里很安全。

I will find no rest here.

我在这里无法休息。

I heard her voice inside my head.

我听到她的声音。

She spoke² of my father and the fall of Gondor.

她提到我父舰和刚铎的灭亡。

She said to me, "even now there is hope left."

她说，“现在仍有一线希望。”

But I cannot see it.

但是我却看不到。

It is long since we had any hope.

我们长久以来都没有希望。

My father is a noble man.

我父亲拥有高贵情操。

But his rule is failing and our people lose faith.

但是他无法统治刚铎，人民也失去信心。

1 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。