《童话镇》第64期:我不是屠龙者

 What do you want from me? 你想要什么

Oh, not me, dear. The king. 亲爱的  不是我  是国王

He needs a prince to slay¹ a dragon. 他需要一位王子去屠龙

I'm not a dragon slayer². 我不是屠龙者

No, but your brother was. 对  但你哥哥生前是

This newfound kinship will be your salvation³. 你新认的爸爸会帮你摆脱困境

Simply play the part. 只需扮演好你的角色

The king's knights⁴ will take care of everything else. 国王的骑士们会处理好其他事情

All you must do 你只需要

is deliver the dragon's head to Midas. 将龙头上交给迈达斯

What's in it for you? 你有什么好处

What's in it for me is my business. 对我有什么好处跟你无关

You should be asking yourself what's in it for you. 你应该问问你有什么好处

You do this, your poor mother-- 你同意  国王会保证

Well, the king is going to make sure 你那可怜的母亲

she never wants for anything ever again. 衣食无忧  心想事成

Your farm will be saved, and you... 你的农场得救了  而你

should you survive... 如果你活下来...

You shall come home, the conquering hero! 你将会凯旋  成为得胜的英雄

Now don't tell me you don't want that. 不要告诉我  你不想要

I don't have a choice, do I? 我别无选择了  对吧

Oh, everyone has a choice, deary. 人人都选择的权利  亲爱的

Just make sure it's the right one. 只是要确保你的选择是正确的

 

1 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

2 slayer   

n. 杀人者，凶手

参考例句：

• The young man was Oedipus, who thus unknowingly became the slayer of his own father. 这位青年就是俄狄浦斯。他在不明真相的情况下杀死了自己的父亲。
• May I depend on you to stand by me and my daughters, then, deer-slayer? 如此说来，我可以指望你照料我和女儿了，杀鹿人？

3 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

4 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。