《吸血鬼日记》第二季精讲 第6集第8期:民间的传说

I'm gonna go get an extension cord. I'll be right back.

我去找条延长线 马上回来

Hey, man.Hey.Hey, so I did a little research on that stone you showed me.

嗨 嗨 我研究了一下你给我看过的石头

What? Why?I don't know.Curiosity, boredom¹.

什么 为什么 没什么原因 出于好奇 闲着无聊

What'd it say? Well, it turns out that it's part of this Aztec legend,

那研究出什么了吗 嗯 这石头 有一个阿芝特克传说

but I want to make sure it's the same kind of stone.

但我想确定一下是不是那块石头

Do you think I could check it out again?Nope. Gave it to my uncle.

我能再看一下吗 不行 我已经给我叔叔了

Why'd you do that?Because I'm done with legends and curses.

为什么要给他 我受够了这些传说和诅咒

I don't want anything to do with it, ok?Yeah. Yeah, sure.

我不想再和这些东西有牵连 明白吧 当然 我理解

It's probably just stupid folklore² anyways.Forget it.

反正这些没准也只是民间杜撰的传说而已 当我没问过

Ok. Ok.This is as far as I go.Ok.

好了 已经走得够远了 好

What do you want? A favor.Like that's going to happen.

你想要什么 想请你帮忙 你觉得我会帮你的忙吗

So predictable. That's why I brought him.

不出所料 所以我才带他来了

I know how you feel about helping³ us out,

我知道你不想帮我们的忙

but since you're the one that linked to Mason with Katherine,

但是因为你 我们知道了梅森 和凯瑟琳是一伙的

we finally have an opportunity to get an upper hand on both of them,so just hear us out. Pretty please.

我们终于有机会 能够先发制人 所以先听我们说完 拜托了

1 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。

2 folklore   

n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗

参考例句：

• Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
• In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。