《爱丽丝梦游仙境》精讲 03爱丽丝与母亲叙旧

Your letters were so infrequent.I hardly know where you've been all this time.

你写给我的信太少了 我简直搞不清你前后都去过哪里

Mother, China's incredible. We followed the yangtze deep into the interior. Most of the people had never seen a person with yellow hair before.

母亲 中国真不可思议 我们顺着长江一直深入到内陆, 那里大多数人从没见过黄头发的人

Were you never afraid?

当时你不害怕吗

Of course.But, when I was, I thought of father.

当然怕 但是一想到父亲就不怕了

You sound just like him.

你跟他可真像啊

I miss him.

我真想他

I do, too.But the years pass quickly for me now. Time is a cruel master.

我也想 只是这时间过得好快 时间真是太残酷了

Time is a thief. And a villain¹.

时间是小偷 还是恶棍

I hear the ascots are marking Hamish's succession tonight.

听说今晚艾斯科家要举办爵位继承典礼

Perfect. We should go.

太好了 我们可得去

I'm afraid the invitation must have been lost in the post.

我们的邀请信就当是被邮局搞丢了吧

Nonsense. Lady ascot once said we would always be welcome.Besides, I have a proposition for Hamish.

才不是呢 艾斯科夫人以前说过 永远欢迎我们 况且我还要给海密仕提个建议

Hamish married last year, Alice. He seems to have got over your public rejection².

海密仕去年结婚了 爱丽丝 你当众拒婚的事 好像已经过去了

A business proposition, mother.

我要提的是商业建议 母亲

You're leaving again? So soon? There are matters here which might benefit from your attention.

你又要离开家 这么快吗 家里有些事情你要是能操一下心 说不定更有用

After my next voyage... You won't have to worry about anything.

等我完成下一次航行 你就什么都不用担心了

Am I permitted to worry about tonight?

那么今晚的事能不让我担心吗

1 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

2 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。