《指环王》精讲32

Gandalf? What is it? Nothing.

甘道夫，怎么了？没事。

FrodoFrodo! Sam! Bless you, you're awake!

佛罗多，佛罗多！山姆！你终于醒了！

Sam has hardly left your side.

山姆一直守在你身边。

We were that worried about you. Weren't we, Mr. Gandalf?

我们很担心你，对吧。甘道夫？

By the skills of Lord¹ Elrond, you're beginning to mend.

幸好有爱隆王，你开始痊愈了。

Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins.

欢迎光临瑞文戴尔，佛罗多·巴金斯。

Bilbo! Hello, Frodo, my lad. Bilbo.

比尔博！佛罗多 好孩子。比尔博。

A Hobbit's Tale, by Bilbo Baggins.

《去而复返哈比人的故事》 比尔博·巴金斯著

This is wonderful.

太棒了。

I meant to go back, wonder at the powers of Mirkwood, visit Lake-town, see the Lonely Mountain again.

我想再回去在幽暗密林的小径上徜徉，探访长湖镇再看一眼孤山。

But age, it seems, has finally caught up with me.

但是我终于年老力衰了。

Sheer². I miss the Shire.

夏尔。我好想家。

I spent all my childhood pretending³ I was off somewhere else. Off with you, on one of your adventures.

我从小就幻想能到别的地方。跟你一起去冒险。

But my own adventure turned out to be quite different.

但是我自己的冒险却完全不同。

I'm not like you, Bilbo.

我跟你不一样，比尔博。

My dear boy.

乖孩子。

1 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

2 sheer   

adj.绝对的，全然的，峻峭的；v.躲开，躲避，使...避开； adv.完全，全然，峻峭

参考例句：

• He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
• I guess It'sheer waste of time arguing about it.看来争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。

3 pretending   

v.假装( pretend的现在分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star. 他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending." cried he angrily. 他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务， 别装蒜。” 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》