《魔戒》精讲15

What are they?

他们是什么?

They were once Men

他们曾经是"人类"

Great kings of Men

伟大的"君王"

Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them nine rings of power

狡诈的索伦给了他们九枚强大力量的戒指

Blinded by their greed, they took them without question

欲望蒙蔽了眼睛 他们毫不迟疑的接受了

One by one, falling into darkness

一个接一个堕入黑暗中

Nowthey are slaves to his will

臣服在他的邪恶之下

They are the Nazg?

他们是在冥界徘徊的灵

Ringwraiths Neither living nor dead

不死不活的 "戒灵"

At all times they feel the presence of the Ring

他们能感觉到魔戒在哪里

"drawn¹ to the power of the" One "

魔戒散发出来的魔力

They will never stop hunting you

他们会不停的猎杀你

Where are you taking us? Into the Wild

你要带我们去哪里? 荒野!

How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf?

我们怎么知道神行客是甘道夫的朋友?

We have no choice but to trust him

我们没其它的选择 现在只能相信他

But where is he leading us? To Rivendell, Master Gamgee

他到底要带我们去哪里? 我们要去瑞文戴尔 詹吉先生

To the house of Elrond . Did you hear that? Rivendell

爱隆之家! 你听到吗? 瑞文戴尔!

We're going to see the Elves

我们要去见精灵族了

 

One by one, falling into darkness 一个接一个堕入黑暗中

on by one:一个接一个

Let's get on the bus one by one.

让我们一个一个地上车吧。

fall into:落入

Laid-off workers fall into penury².

下岗职工陷入贫困。

Old civilization may fall into decay.

古老的文化可能会渐渐衰落下去。

常用短语:

fall into line排队(同意)

If you push all correct buttons, everything will fall into line.

如果按钮按得正确，一切都会顺利进行。

fall into oblivion渐被忘却(漂没无闻)

His reputation will fall into oblivion in the future.

他的声望将来会被忘记。

fall into a trap堕入圈套

Once you fall into a trap,it will not be easy to get out of it.

一旦落入圈套，摆脱它就不那么容易。

fall into despair陷入绝望

fall into company with偶然结识

I fell into company with one poor man.

我偶然地和一个可怜人成了朋友。

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 penury   

n.贫穷，拮据

参考例句：

• Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
• A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地。