《魔戒》精讲06

That was good Let's get another one

这个太棒了! 我们再去偷一个

Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took

烈酒鹿家的梅里和图克家的皮聘

I might've known

我就知道是你们

Speech, Bilbo!

比尔博!说话 跟我们说些话吧!

Speech!

致词!

Speech!

致词!

My dear Bagginses and Boffins

我亲爱的巴金斯家和波芬家

Tooks and Brandybucks

图克家和烈酒鹿家

Grubbs, Chubbs

葛卢伯家、丘伯家!

Hornblowers

还有布鲁斯家

Bolgers

博哲家

Bracegirdles

抱腹家

and Proudfoots Proudfeet!

和傲脚家! 是傲脚家!

Today is my 111th birthday!

今天是我 111 岁生日!

Happy birthday!

生日快乐!

But alas¹, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to live amongsuch excellent and admirable Hobbits

但是111年对于这样美好的令人羡慕的哈比生活来说还是太短了!

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like

我对你们半数的人认识不及一半亦不知这些人是不是我所喜欢

and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve

而只得我一半喜欢的更是不及你们当中的一半

 

But alas, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to live amongsuch excellent and admirable Hobbits 但是111年对于这样美好的令人羡慕的哈比生活来说还是太短了!

too...to...:太...以至于不能...

The road is too narrow to allow the passage of gondola².

这条街太窄，大型货车不能通过。

The scoundrel's crimes were too numerous to record.

这个歹徒罪行累累，罄竹难书。

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like我对你们半数的人认识不及一半亦不知这些人是不是我所喜欢

as well as: 和…一样，还，并且

A teacher should entertain as well as teach.

教师不仅要教书，也要激起学生的兴趣。

He is a friend in word as well as in deed.

他是个言行如一的朋友。

1 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

2 gondola   

n.威尼斯的平底轻舟；飞船的吊船

参考例句：

• The road is too narrow to allow the passage of gondola.这条街太窄大型货车不能通过。
• I have a gondola here.我开来了一条平底船。