《童话镇》第62期:死者不能复活

 What do you want? 你想要什么

There's a magic wand I desire. 有一根魔杖  我向往已久

It belongs to a certain fairy godmother who's patron¹ to your family. 它在守护你们家族的仙女教母的手中

I wanna know her whereabouts. 我想知道她的去向

Done. 成交

Now tell me. 现在告诉我

How do I bring my son back to slay² the dragon? 怎样才能让我儿子复活  去战胜那条龙

Bring him back? 让他复活

Oh, no, no. That's out of the question. He's dead. 不不  那绝无可能  他已经死了

Magic can do much, but not that. 魔法很强大  但这个不行

But you just said-- 但是你刚刚说

Nothing about resurrection. 没说过可以起死回生

Then my kingdom is lost. 那么我的王国就即将消亡了

I am alone. 我孤身一人了

Oh, dear. 亲爱的

Oh, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear. 亲爱的  亲爱的  亲爱的

Did I not tell you 难道我没告诉过你

that I could have your son slay the dragon? 我能让你儿子战胜那条龙吗

And am I not... 难道我是个

a man of my word? 言而无信的人吗

I thought you said he was gone forever! 你刚刚不是说他永远不可能复活了吗

Oh, that he is. 确实如此

But his brother... 但是他的弟弟

His what? 什么

His twin brother. 他的孪生弟弟

Did I not mention there was another? 我没跟你说过他有一个孪生弟弟吗

 

1 patron   

n.资助人，赞助人，老主顾，顾客

参考例句：

• The student wants to find a wealthy patron in America.那学生想在美国找一个富有的赞助人。
• I hope that you will become our patron.我希望你将成为我们的靠山。

2 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。