《魔戒》精讲01

It began with the forging of the Great Rings

故事是发生在魔戒铸造之时

Three were given to the Elves

三枚赠予了精灵族

Immortal¹, wisest and fairest of all beings

他们是才智过人 相貌非凡的不死之族

Seven to the Dwarf-lords

七枚被赠予矮人族

Great miners and craftsmen² of the mountain halls

他们是群山之殿中杰出的矿工和工匠

And nine

另九枚

nine rings were gifted to the race of Men

另九枚戒指被赐予人类

who, above all else, desire power

最渴望追求权力的种族

For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race

这些戒指都有着特别的力量用来守护着自己的种族

But they were all of them deceived

但是 他们依旧被蒙蔽了

For another ring was made

只因另一枚被铸造出来的魔戒

In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom³

在魔多国度的深处 在末日火山的火海里

the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a Master Ring

邪恶之君魔王索伦秘密铸造了一枚至尊魔戒

to control all others

用来掌控其它的魔戒

And into this Ring he poured his cruelty, his malice⁴ and his will to dominate all life

在这枚魔戒里他把所有恶毒残暴之念和称霸世界的欲望融入其中

One Ring to rule them all

一枚戒指支配了整个世界

One by one

一个接一个的

the Free Lands of Middle-earth fell to the power of the Ring

自由的国度就这样沦落在魔戒的威力之下

But there were some who resisted

不过仍旧有人奋起反抗

A Last Alliance of Men and Elves marched against the armies of Mordor

人类与精灵最后的联军与来自魔多的魔军开战了

And on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-earth

最终的决战在末日火山的斜坡上展开他们为中土的自由而战

nine rings were gifted to the race of Men,who, above all else, desire power 九枚戒指被赐予人类，最渴望追求权力的种族

above all else:尤其是, 最重要的是, 首先是, 第一是

You should put your honor above all else.

你应当把荣誉放在其他一切之上。

She longs above all else to see his family again.

她尤其渴望再见到家里的人。

And on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-earth 最终的决战在末日火山的斜坡上展开他们为中土的自由而战

fight for:为 ... 而战； 争取

He took the oath to fight for his country.

他宣誓要为他的国家而战

常用短语:

fight off排斥

fight it out争辩明白

fight back从不利的位置反击

fight fire with fire以火攻火,以毒攻毒

fight down努力抑制

fight against对抗, 抵抗

be spoiling for a fight摩拳擦掌

fight someone's battles for him为人卖命,替人作战

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 craftsmen   

n. 技工

参考例句：

• rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
• The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。

3 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

4 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。