《再见,克里斯托弗·罗宾》精讲02 舞会讲话

Right.

对

Where to start?

从那里开始呢?

A few years ago in Sarajevo, one Archduke was shot.

几年前一位大公在塞拉耶佛被枪杀

And the next thing we know, ten million non-archdukes are shot.

紧接着,一千万士兵被枪杀

And for what?

为了什么?

What a jolly little farce¹.

真是个笑话

But I know that the final curtain......is surely coming for archdukes

可我知道,那些大公和贵族们

and top hats and the like...and for all the other fools...

以及让无辜的平民惨遭杀害的

...who led ordinary decent folk to the slaughter².

那些笨蛋们他们命不久矣

So, what can one say but... ...Tinketty Tonk.

所以,让我们一起说祝你健康

Tinketty Tonk.

祝你健康

We were always exhausted³.

我们总是精疲力尽

Never quite knew if we were awake or dreaming.

分不清是梦是醒

And the flies.

还有苍蝇

Big bloated blue bottles.

又肥又大的蓝色昆虫

Not just the flies themselves...

不只是苍蝇本身

...but the thought they used to be maggots.

还有一想到它们曾经是蛆

And when they were maggots, they were eating...

当它们是蛆的时候,它们吃...

That's quite enough of that.

够了

I'm sorry, I thought you were asleep.

抱歉,我以为你已经睡了

1 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

2 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

3 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。