【跟着英剧练发音】Merlin S01E01-1

 文本：

My dear Gaius, I turn to you for I feel lost and alone and don't know who to trust. It is every mother's fate¹ to think her child is special, and yet I would give my life that Merlin were not so. Ours is a small village and he is so clearly at odds² with people here that, if he were to remain, I fear what would become of him. He needs a hand to hold, a voice to guide, someone that might help him find a purpose for his gifts. I beg³ you, if you understand a mother's love for her son, keep him safe, and may God⁴ save you both.

 

  翻译：亲爱的盖乌斯，我感到彷徨和孤独，需要求助于你，不知道该相信谁。母亲的天性，认为自己的孩子是特别的，如果梅林不那么特别，我愿付出生命。我们住在小村庄里，显然他与这里格格不入，如果他想留下来，我担心他的未来。他需要有人帮助，指点迷津，一个能帮他找到自己天赋用武之地的人。我请求你，若能体会到一个母亲对孩子的爱，保护他的安全，愿上帝与你们同在。

1 fate   

n.命运；结局，结果；将来，前景

参考例句：

• The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没。
• Your future is bound up with the fate of your motherland.你的前途同祖国的命运紧密相联。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 beg   

v.乞求，乞讨；恳求，请求

参考例句：

• He has to beg on the street to survive.他为了生存，不得不在街头乞讨。
• I beg you to pay attention.我请你们注意听课。

4 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。