风华绝代：《霸王别姬》经典台词

 　　人纵有万般能耐，终也敌不过天命。

　　No matter how resourceful you are, you can't fight fate.

　　虞姬最后一次为霸王斟酒，最后一次为霸王舞剑，而后拔剑自刎，从一而终。

　　For the very last time Concubine poured wine for her King, and danced for him with a sword, and cut her throat with it, faithful to the King unto death.

　　程蝶衣：说的是一辈子，差一年，差一个月，差一个时辰，都不是一辈子！

　　I'm talking about a lifetime. One year one month one day even one second's less makes it less than a lifetime.

　　段小楼：你真是不疯魔不成活。戏得疯魔不假，可要是活着也疯魔，在这人世上，在这凡人堆里，咱们可怎么活哟！

　　You are really obsessed¹. Your obsession² with the stage carries over into your everyday life. But how are we going to get through the days and make it in the real world among ordinary people?

　　这虞姬她怎么演，也得有一死。

　　The concubine has to die one way or the other.

　　程蝶衣：连楚霸王都跪下来求饶了，京戏能不亡吗？

　　But now even the King of Chu is on his knees begging for mercy, can Peking opera survive this indignity³?

1 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

2 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

3 indignity   

n.侮辱，伤害尊严，轻蔑

参考例句：

• For more than a year we have suffered the indignity.在一年多的时间里,我们丢尽了丑。
• She was subjected to indignity and humiliation.她受到侮辱和羞辱。