《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 21

That happens every day?

每天都这样？

Like clockwork.Now, would you mind tying that rope around my waist¹?

像钟表一样。麻烦把绳子缠在我腰上。

Uh... Yeah.

恩，好的

Right. Promise to hold on tight²?

好了，保证要抓紧哦？

I knew we messed that up.

我还以为会搞砸呢

Abe did too... the first time.This used to be his job.

Abe刚来的时候也这样。这本来是他的活。

Emma, I need to tell you something.

Emma，我得告诉你些事。

He is dead.I know. Ms.Peregrine guessed and she's always right.

他去世了。我知道，佩小姐猜测过而且一般她都是对的。

It's okay. I said goodbye to him a long time ago.

没事的。很久之前我就跟他告过别了。

Were you close?

你俩关系好吗？

I thought we were.For a while.But I suppose not.

我原以为是的。有一段时间吧。但其实并不是。

1 waist   

n.腰，腰部，腰身，背心

参考例句：

• The coat is a bit tight at the waist.这件上衣腰身瘦了点。
• The sound is from the waist of a violin.声音是从小提琴的中间部分发出的。

2 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。