《指环王》精讲45

Mines are no place for a pony¹.

马儿不能进入矿坑。

Even one so brave as Bill.

就算像比尔一样勇敢也不行。

Byebye, Bill.

再见了，比尔。

Go on, Bill. Go on.

去吧，比尔。去吧。

Don't worry, Sam, he knows the way home.

放心，山姆，它知道回家的路。

Do not disturb the water.

别玩水。

Oh, it's useless.

没用了。

It's a riddle². Speak "friend" and enter. What's the Elvish word for "friend"? Mellon.

这是一个谜语。开口说"朋友" 然后进入。朋友的精灵话怎么说？(精灵语）。

Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled³ hospitality of the Dwarves⁴.

精灵先生，你很快就会见识到矮人族著名的热情。

Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone!

熊熊的火焰，麦芽啤酒，还有骨头上撕下的大块的烤肉！

This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A mine!

朋友，这就是我表哥巴林的家。就是他们所渭的矿坑。矿坑！

This is no mine. It's a tomb. No! No!

这不是矿坑，这是坟墓。不！不！

Goblins.

半兽人。

We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here.

我们应该去洛汗隘口，我们不该来这儿的。

Now! get out of here. Get out!

快走。快呀！

Frodo! Help!

佛罗多！救我！

Strider!

神行客！

1 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

2 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

3 fabled   

adj.寓言中的，虚构的

参考例句：

• For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
• Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 dwarves   

n.矮子( dwarf的名词复数 )；有魔法的小矮人

参考例句：

• Everyone will try to claim it: Men, Dwarves, wizards. 每个种族都会争取它的拥有权：人类，矮人，巫师。 来自电影对白
• Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of Dwarves? 难道你还不了解那个矮人的倔强吗？ 来自电影对白