《童话镇》第226期:我了解你

 All right. What's your plan?  好吧  你有什么计划

Tap her phone. G.P.S. Her car.  窃听她的手机  追踪她的车子

Hack¹ into her e-mail.  黑进她的邮箱

Dip into your bail² bonds person bag of tricks.  你不是个诡计多端的保释金追讨人吗

No. I'm sheriff now.  不  我现在是警长

I have to be responsible.  我要为我的行为负责

I want to do this by the book.  我要按章办事

She's gonna know that you're on to her sooner than later.  她很快就会知道 你在查她

Are you prepared for her wrath³?  你准备好承受她的愤怒了吗

Oh, yeah.  早就准备好了

Good. Because I wasn't.  很好  我没准备好

If you thought she was so terrifying...  如果你觉得她这么可怕

how did you allow yourself to end up in her pocket?  为什么还要唯她马首是瞻

I used to think she was a different person.  我曾经认为她是另一种人

Happy birthday, your majesty⁴.  生日快乐  陛下

No gifts are required to mark this special day,  不必用礼物来庆祝这特别之日

for they all pale  有一份最好的礼物

in comparison to the greatest gift of all 令所有这些礼物都黯然失色

my daughter Snow.  那就是我的女儿白雪

Father. You make me blush.  父王  我脸都红了

Every day I look upon your face,  每天当我看见你

and I am reminded of your dearly departed mother who, like you,  总会想起你那过世的母亲 她像你一样

truly was the fairest in all the land.  真的是这世上最美的人

Not in a festive⁵ mood?  没心情庆祝吗

No one seems to notice my absence.  似乎没人留意到我离场了

I noticed.  我留意到了

Such a lovely tree.  这棵树长得真好

Yes, it's from my childhood garden.  是的  是从我童年花园里搬来的

The tree and I share something in common.  我和这树有着共同之处

Neither of us can leave the palace and neither of us truly belongs.  我们都无法离开宫殿 而这里却并非我们真正的归属

No matter how hard I try to please the king,  无论我如何努力讨好国王

he will never love me the way he loved his first wife.  他都不会像爱前任妻子那样地爱我

I'm trapped by the memory of the life they used to share.  他们共同生活的回忆却是我的牢笼

I know about being trapped, more than anyone.  我比任何人都了解 身陷囫囵的感觉

Maybe this will lift your spirits.  或许这能让你开心起来

So you can see yourself the way I see you.  这样的话你就能看见我眼中的你了

 

1 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

4 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

5 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。