《指环王》精讲19

Remember what Bilbo used to say, -it's a dangerous business, Frodo.

我记得比尔博老是说-旅行很危险，佛罗多。

Going out your door, you step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

一旦你出了门上了路，如果你不专心看路谁晓得你会被带到哪里去。

Sam. Wood-elves. They're going to the harbor¹ beyond the White Towers. To the Grey Havens².

山姆。木精灵。他们要去白色要塞外的港湾。要到灰港岸。

They're leaving Middle-earth. -Never to return.

他们要离开中土世界。-不再回来了。

]I don't know why, it makes me sad.

不知道为什么这让我觉得悲伤。

Everywhere I lie there's a dirty great root sticking into my back.

不管我躺在哪里，都有粗粗脏脏的根抵在我背上。

Just shut your eyes, and imagine you're back in your own bed with a soft mattress³ and a lovely feather pillow⁴.

闭上眼睛，想像你回到自己的床上，上面有柔软的床垫和舒适的羽毛枕头。

It's not working, Mr. Frodo.

没有用的，佛罗多先生。

I'm never going to be able to sleep out here. -Me neither, Sam.

我没办法在野地睡觉。-山姆，我也没办法。

1 harbor   

n.海港，港口；vt.庇护，藏匿；心怀(怨恨等)

参考例句：

• The harbor lies to the south of the city.港口在城市的南边。
• At that time,our ship was tied up at this harbor.当时我们的船停靠在这个港口。

2 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

3 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

4 pillow   

n.枕头；枕垫；vt.作…的枕头；垫；枕于；vi.靠在枕上

参考例句：

• He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.他脑袋一碰枕头就睡着了。
• She was found asleep on a pillow of leaves.有人看见她枕着树叶睡着了。