诗翁彼豆故事集 第15期:男巫的毛心脏(5)

 　　To hurt is as human as to breathe. 受伤就像呼吸一样是人类的本能。

　　Nevertheless, we wizards seem particularly prone¹ to the idea that we can bend the nature of existence to our will. 然而，我们巫师似乎特别愿意接受这样一个观点：我们可以随心所欲地改变生存规律。

　　The young warlock (Note. 2:The term “warlock” is a very old one. Although it is sometimes used as interchangeable with “wizard”, it originally denoted one learned in duelling and all martial² magic. 比如，这个故事中的年轻男巫，（注释二：“术士”是一个很老的词。尽管有时它也可以代替“男巫”使用，但它最初被用来形容一个学习了决斗术和全部武术魔法的人。

　　It was also given as a title to wizards who had performed feats³ of bravery, rather as Muggles were sometimes knighted for acts of valour. 它也是一个表现英勇壮举的男巫的称号，就如同麻瓜们有时被授予英勇行为一样。

　　By calling the young wizard in this story a warlock, Beedle indicates that he has already been recognised as especially skillful at offensive magic. 在这个故事中男巫被称为术士，彼豆想表示他的进攻魔法十分熟练巧妙。

　　These days wizards use “warlock” in one of two ways: to describe a wizard of unusually fierce appearance, or as a title denoting particular skill or achievement. 现今男巫被称作术士有两种情况：形容一个有着极其凶狠外表的男巫，或作为一个有着特殊技能或成就的男巫师的称号。

　　Thus, Dumbledore himself was Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. JKR in this story, for instance, decides that falling in love would adversely⁴ affect his comfort and security. 因此，邓布利多称他本人为威森加摩的首席术士。J·K·罗琳）认定陷入爱情会给他的舒适和安全带来不利影响。

　　He sees love as a humiliation⁵, a weakness, a drain on a person's emotional and material resources. 他把爱情看作一种耻辱，一种弱点，一种对人的情感和物质资源的消耗。

　　Of course, the centuries-old trade in love potions shows that our fictional⁶ wizard is hardly alone in seeking to control the unpredictable course of love. 迷情剂的买卖已经有好几个世纪的历史，这就表明，想要控制不可预知的爱情轨迹的，并不只是故事中的这位巫师一个人。

　　The search for a true love potion (Note. 3 Hector Dagworth-Granger, founder⁷ of the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers, explains: “Powerful infatuations can be induced by the skillful portioner, but never yet has anyone managed to create the truly unbreakable, eternal, unconditional⁸ attachment⁹ that alone can be called Love.” ) continues to this day, but no such elixir¹⁰ has yet been created, and leading portioners doubt that it is possible. 对某种真正的迷情剂（注释三：赫托克·达格沃斯·格兰杰，非凡药剂师协会的创建者，解释道：“高超的药剂师可以引起强烈的迷恋，但至今没有人能创造出不可破坏的、永恒的无条件的可以被称作爱的情感。）追求一直延续到今天，但是这种灵丹妙药还没有被制造出来，就连杰出的药剂师们都在怀疑它的可能性。

　　The hero in this tale, however, is not even interested in a simulacrum of love that he can create or destroy at will. 而这个故事里的男主角，他甚至对于能够随意制造或毁灭的爱情幻象并不感兴趣。

　　He wants to remain for ever uninfected by what he regards as a kind of sickness, and therefore performs a piece of Dark Magic that would not be possible outside a storybook: he locks away his own heart. 他希望永远不受它的影响，因为他认为那是一种病，于是他施了一种黑魔法——这种魔法在故事书之外是不可能存在的：他把自己的心锁了起来。

1 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

4 adversely   

ad.有害地

参考例句：

• We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
• Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。

5 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

6 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

9 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

10 elixir   

n.长生不老药，万能药

参考例句：

• There is no elixir of life in the world.世界上没有长生不老药。
• Keep your mind awake and active;that's the only youth elixir.保持头脑清醒和灵活便是保持年轻的唯一灵丹妙药。