《童话镇》第154期:魔法的代价

 When we met that night at the ball. 我们在舞会邂逅那晚.

it wasn't my fairy godmother who sent me. 不是我的仙女教母送我去的

It was rumplestiltskin. 是侏儒怪

I made a deal with him for this life. 为了现在的生活 我和他做了笔交易

I was stupid. 我太蠢了

I didn't understand the price of magic 我还不了解什么是魔法的代价

so I promised him something. 所以我就答应了他

What did you promise him? 你答应了他什么

He tricked me. 他骗了我

I thought that he'd want our gold or jewels. 我以为他只想要我们的金子或者珠宝

What was it? 他要什么

Our baby? 我们的孩子

I'm so sorry 我真的很抱歉

and now I'm gonna lose it all 现在我就要失去这一切

my life and... you. 我的生活 还有你

No. 不

I don't care what that imp¹ said. 我不在乎那个魔鬼的话

Magic may have brought us together but it didn't create this love. 也许是魔法让我们相遇，但魔法无法创造真爱

But I made a deal. 但我和他做了交易

I can't break that. He's too powerful². 我不能反悔 他太强大了

Then the answer is simple. 那办法很简单

We make another deal. 我们再做一次交易

So this boyfriend of hers 那么她的男朋友

You don't think he was involved in her disappearance³? 你觉得她的失踪和他无关

Uh that would mean he was involved with her at all which he isn't. 这么一说就意味着他和她有关系了，事实他们没关系

He left her in the lurch⁴ right after they found out they were expecting. 在他们发现她怀孕后 他离开了她，让她一人面对困境

Hasn't spoken to her since. Like I said he's a 从此再没和她说过话 就像我说的 他...

Hey hey hey! Billy be careful. 嘿嘿嘿 比利 小心点

You almost shattered⁵ my wolf thing Billy. 你差点弄碎了我的玻璃狼 比利

It's good luck. 那可是好运符

I'm sorry Ruby⁶ but look it's fine. 对不起 鲁比 你看 它没事

Um Ruby what about her family? 鲁比 那她家人呢

Oh um she's got a stepmom and two stepsisters that she doesn't talk to. 她家里只有继母和两个继姐妹，她从不和她们讲话

Wait. A stepmom stepsisters and she's a maid⁷? 等等 继母 继姐妹 自己是女佣

Henry not now. 亨利 晚点再说

Look I don't know what you've heard but it's wrong. 听着 我不知道你听到了什么 别信

Everyone thinks she's not ready to have this kid 每个人都觉得她还没做好要孩子的准备

but she's trying taking night classes trying to better herself 但是她在努力 上夜校，努力提高自己

trying to get her life together. 改善生活

Can you understand that? 你能理解吗

I think so. 是的

Then maybe you should just stay out of it. 也许你不该插手

She's been through enough already. 她已经经历了太多痛苦

I've been through it too Ruby and I can help her. 我也经历过 鲁比 我可以帮她

Then try her ex. 那去找她的前男友吧

 

1 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

2 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

3 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4 lurch   

n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行

参考例句：

• It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
• He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。

5 shattered   

破碎的； 极度疲劳的

参考例句：

• He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. 他失手把花瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。
• The experience left her feeling absolutely shattered. 她在这次经历之后，感到彻底垮了。

6 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

7 maid   

n.少女，未婚女子，女仆

参考例句：

• I have sent my maid away.我已把我的女仆解雇了。
• A maid in white is walking along the boardwalk.一位白衣少女漫步于海边的木板路上。