《童话镇》第209期:真正的警徽

 Papa! Papa!  爸爸  爸爸

They've come for Morraine.  他们要抓走莫琳

No! No! No! No! Please. Please.  不  不 不要啊  求您了  求您了

No! Don't take her! Please.  不要  别带走她  求您了

No! You can't take her!  不行  你不能带走她

She's my baby! Don't take my baby! 她只是个孩子  不要抢我的孩子

Nonsense. She's a fine, strong girl.  胡说八道  她已是个美丽坚强的大姑娘

She'll make a fine soldier.  她会成为一个优秀的士兵

It's a mistake. She's turning 14. Only 14!  你们弄错了  她才14岁  只有14岁

Orders of the duke.  公爵下了命令

The ogre wars have taken their toll¹ this season.  最近食人魔战争造成了巨大的人员伤亡

More troops will turn the tide.  招募更多的士兵才能扭转局面

They lowered the age again, papa.  爸爸  他们降低了征兵的年纪

Take her.  No!  带走  不

She'll ride with me.  让她上我的马

No! You can't have her!  不行  你不能带走她

My birthday is in three days.  我只有三天就过生日了

They'll come for me in three days.  他们三天后会来带走我的

We'll find a way. We'll... we'll find a way.  我们会有办法的  会有办法的

You in here?  你在吗

Well, it is my shop.  这可是我的店铺

What is that?  那是什么玩意

Oh, this is lanolin. Used for waterproofing².  这是羊毛脂  用来防水的

It smells like livestock³.  闻着像牲畜的味道

Well, it is the reason why sheeps' wool repels⁴ water.  这正是羊毛能防水的原因

It stinks⁵.  太臭了

Um, if there was a reason you called the sheriff's department,  if you want to talk about that quickly or outside. Yes. 你打电话到警局有什么事吧 你想简单说下还是去外面详谈  是的

I just wanted to, uh, express my condolences, really.  其实我只是想向你表示哀悼

The sheriff was a good man.  警长是个好人

You're still wearing the deputy's badge.  你还带着副警长的警徽啊

Well, he's been gone two weeks now.  他已经去世两周了

And I believe that after two weeks of acting⁶ as sheriff,  我想你既然已行驶两周的警长职责

the job becomes yours.  这个职位肯定会是你的

You'll have to wear the real badge.  你会有一个真正的警徽

Yeah, I guess.  也许吧

I'm just not in a hurry.  只是这事我不着急

So, um, thank you for the kind words.  多谢好意

I have his things.  我有他的东西

What?  什么

The sheriff.  警长的

He rented an apartment that I own.  他租了我的公寓

Another reason for my call, really. I wanted to offer you a keepsake.  这其实是我打电话的另一个原因 我想给你留着做纪念

 

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 waterproofing   

v.使防水，使不透水( waterproof的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The company will come up with a new technique for waterproofing walls. 该公司将推出防止墙壁渗水的新技术。 来自辞典例句
• Large scope of heat-resistant, waterproofing and the anti-chemical properties. 耐温范围大，具防水及抗化学性。 来自互联网

3 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

4 repels   

v.击退( repel的第三人称单数 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• His manner repels me. 他的举止让我厌恶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her callous attitude repels me. 她冷酷无情的态度引起我的反感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。