《魔戒》精讲17

We did what Gandalf wanted, didn't we?

我们已经完成了甘道夫要我们做的事 对吧?

We got the Ring this far, to Rivendell And I thought

我们这么远将戒指送到了瑞文戴尔 我想

seeing as how you're on the mend, we'd be off soon

既然你伤好多了 我想我们就该走了

Off home

该回家了

You are right, Sam

你是对的 山姆

We did what we set out to do

我们已经完成了该完成的事

The Ring will be safe in Rivendell

戒指在瑞文戴尔 应该会很安全的

I am ready to go home

我已准备好要回家了

His strength returns

他已经恢复了

That wound will never fully¹ heal.He will carry it the rest of his life

那伤口不会完全痊愈的 它会一辈子都跟着他的

And yet to have come so far still bearing the Ring

那是以后的事了 能带着这个戒指这么久

the Hobbit has shown extraordinary resilience to its evil

这哈比人证明了魔戒影响不了他

It is a burden he should never have had to bear

这不是他应该背负的责任

We can ask no more of Frodo. Gandalf, the enemy is moving

我们不能再要他做更多的事了 甘道夫!敌人已经接近了

Sauron's forces are massing in the East.His Eye is fixed² on Rivendell

索伦的军队正在东边集结 目标已经对准了瑞文戴尔

And Saruman, you tell me, has betrayed us

而你说萨鲁曼已背叛了我们

Our list of allies grows thin

能帮助我们的盟友已经越来越少了

His treachery runs deeper than you know

他背叛我们的行动不只是这样

By foul³ craft, Saruman has crossed Orcs with Goblin-men

在佛拉卡 萨鲁曼混合了半兽人和精灵

He's breeding an army in the caverns⁴ of Isengard

在艾辛格的岩洞里 大量生产这样的部队

An army that can move in sunlight and cover great distance at speed

一支可以在白天行动 长距离快速奔袭的军队

Saruman is coming for the Ring

萨鲁曼是冲着魔戒来的

This evil cannot be concealed⁵ by the power of the Elves

精灵之力是隐藏不了魔戒的

We do not have the strength to fight both Mordor and Isengard!

我们是无法应付魔多和艾辛格两边同时攻击的

 

as how you're on the mend, we'd be off soon 既然你伤好多了，我想我们就该走了

on the mend:在好转中

She's been very unwell, but she's on the mend now.

她原来病得很重，现在正在康复。

We did what we set out to do 我们已经完成了该完成的事

set out:开始；打算

They succeeded in what they set out to do.

他们打算做的事已经做成了。

He will carry it the rest of his life 它会一辈子都跟着他的

the rest of:其余的

Soon I dropped behind the rest of the class.

不久我就落在班上其他同志后面了。

His Eye is fixed on Rivendell 目标已经对准了瑞文戴尔

fix on:选定

Why do you fix on me to do this work?

为什么你们要选定我来做这项工作?

常用短语:

fix one's eyes on注视

The hunter fixed his eyes on the distant deer.

猎人盯着远处的鹿。

fix one's affections on someone倾心于某人

She fixed her affections on her only child.

她将她的感情倾注在她的独子身上。

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

4 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

5 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。