《爱丽丝梦游仙境》精讲 18爱丽丝的请求

Young lady... I am... Time. The infinite... The eternal... The immortal¹... The immeasurable. Unless you have a clock. So, being time... I must give some of myself... For you to have me. Are you following what I'm saying?

小姑娘 我就是时间 无穷无尽 无始无终 万世不朽 也无可衡量 除非用钟来衡量 作为时间 我得把自己给你一些 你才能拥有我 继续活着 明白我说的话吗

Yes.

明白

Really?

真的

Do you promise to be concise²?

你能说的简单点吗

Well, I can most... Because if there's one thing i do not like, it is... People who are unable, unwilling³, or... Uncompelled to form short sentences.

我肯定可以 因为我唯一最不喜欢的事 那就是有些人总是不能够 不愿意 不 不能主动地把话说简短一点

My friend is in mortal danger. Enough of your incessant⁴ jabbering⁵! I have important work to do. Please! You haven't answered my question.

我最好的朋友有生命危险 不要再说了 全是胡言乱语 我还有更重要的事情要做 求求您 您还没回答我的问题

One minute. Why do you carry that fallen soldier in your pocket? Reveal him now.He is broken. Kaput.

等一等 就在你口袋里 怎么会有一位去世的战士 拿给我看看 已经坏了 不行了

It was my father's. I would never part with it.

它是我父亲的 我不会丢掉它

Everyone parts with everything eventually, my dear.

每个人最终都会舍弃一切的 亲爱的

1 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

2 concise   

adj.简洁的，简明的

参考例句：

• The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
• I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。

3 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

4 incessant   

adj.不停的，连续的

参考例句：

• We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
• She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。

5 jabbering   

v.急切而含混不清地说( jabber的现在分词 )；急促兴奋地说话；结结巴巴

参考例句：

• What is he jabbering about now? 他在叽里咕噜地说什么呢？
• He was jabbering away in Russian. 他叽里咕噜地说着俄语。 来自《简明英汉词典》