《魔戒》精讲19（在线收听）

The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom

它是由末日火山的烈焰所铸

Only there can it be unmade

它也只能在那里被摧毁

It must be taken deep into Mordor

我们必须有人带着魔戒深入魔多

and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came

将它扔回末日火山的烈焰深渊

One of you

你们当中

must do this

必须有个人去完成这个任务

One does not simply walk into Mordor

魔多不是这么容易进去的

Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs

那些黑色的闸门都有魔多的半兽人军队看守着

There is evil there that does not sleep

那里的恶魔从不分昼夜的

The Great Eye is ever-watchful

而魔眼 是始终保持着戒心的

It is a barren wasteland

那里是一片不毛荒原

riddled with fire, and ash and dust

充斥着火焰 灰烬和弥漫的烟尘

The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume

连呼吸的空气都充满了毒气

Not with 10,000 men could you do this.It is folly

就算有一万人也完成不了这个任务 简直疯了

Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The Ring must be destroyed

你没有听到爱隆先生说的吗?我们一定要摧毁这个魔戒

And I suppose you think you are the one to do it!

你以为你办的到吗?

And if we fail, what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?

如果任务失败怎么办?如果索伦拿回魔戒怎么办?

I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf!

除非我死 不然休想将魔戒交给一个精灵

It must be taken deep into Mordor我们必须有人带着魔戒深入魔多

deep into:深入

Some plants push their roots deep into the soil.

一些植物的根深深长入土中。

It is a barren wasteland riddled with fire, and ash and dust 那里是一片不毛荒原，充斥着火焰，灰烬和弥漫的烟尘

riddle with:在 ... 上打许多洞

The cliffs are riddled with caves.

岩壁上布满洞穴。

This ladder is riddled with woodworm.

这个梯子已经让蛀虫蛀了很多洞。

One does not simply walk into Mordor 魔多不是这么容易进去的

walk into:进入

He was forbidden to walk into the tabernacle.

他被禁止走进礼拜堂。

Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs 那些黑色的闸门都有魔多的半兽人军队看守着

more than:超过；多于

I'm afraid I've eaten more than enough.

我怕我是吃得过多了。