《童话镇》第68期:托付终身

 Beyond gold, beyond anything... 财富名誉  世间万物

I value her most. 都比不上我的女儿

I promised her  我答应过她  

I would only give her hand in marriage 只有找到一个值得她托付终身的人时

when I could find a companion worthy¹ of her, 我才会给她赐婚

and now I have. 现在我找到这个人了

He killed the dragon? 是他杀了龙吗

I guess he'll do. 那就是他了

And so, prince James, 那么  詹姆斯王子

I offer you my daughter's hand in marriage. 我把我的女儿交给你了

King Midas, I am humbled³ by your generous offer, 迈达斯国王  感谢您的赐婚

but I can't honestly say I'm wor-- 但是我不敢说我...

My son. Always so humble². 我的儿子  总是很谦虚

If you say anything but "Yes," 你若不答应

You will be responsible for the destruction 王国内的民众  王国内的一切

of everyone and everything in our kingdom. 将遭受的后果全都由你负责

You will marry this girl, 你得迎娶这个女孩

or I will kill you. 不然我就杀了你

I will kill your mother. 杀了你的母亲

I will turn that farm to ash. 把那片农场夷为平地

Do you understand me? 你听懂我的话了吗

I'll take your silence for wisdom. 你不说话  我就当你做出明智的决定了

Follow it. I know you'll make the right decision. 就这样  我知道你会做出正确的抉择

 

1 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。