《能言马与男孩》第25期:科林王子(1)

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Chapter 5 Prince Corin	第5章科林王子
"MY dear sister and very good Lady," said King Edmund, "you must now show your courage. For I tell you plainly we are in no small danger."	我亲爱的妹妹，十分善良的女士，”国王爱德蒙说道，”现在你必须拿出勇气来。因为，我要直率地告诉你:我们的处境十分危险。”
"What is it, Edmund asked the Queen.	“究竟怎么回事，爱德蒙?”女王问道。
"It is this," said Edmund. "I do not think we shall find it easy to leave Tashbaan. While the Prince had hope that you would take him, we were honoured guests. But by the Lion's Mane, I think that as soon as he has your flat denial we shall be no better than prisoners."	“事情是这样的，”爱德蒙说，”我并不认为离开塔什班城是轻而易举的。王子希望你会看中他时，我们是他的贵宾；然而，凭狮王的鬓毛起誓，一旦他遭到你干脆的拒绝，我想我们的处境就不会比囚徒好了。”
One of the Dwarfs gave a low whistle.	一个小矮人发出一声轻微的口哨。
"I warned your Majesties, I warned you," said Sallowpad the Raven. "Easily in but not easily out, as the lobster said in the lobster pot!"	“陛下，我警告你，警告你，”渡鸦萨罗帕德说道，”正如龙虾在捕虾篓里所说的一进来容易出去难啊！”
"I have been with the Prince this morning," continued Edmund. "He is little used (more's the pity) to having his will crossed. And he is very chafed at your long delays and doubtful answers. This morning he pressed very hard to know your mind. I put it aside-meaning at the same time to diminish his hopes - with some light common jests about women's fancies, and hinted that his suit was likely to be cold. He grew angry and dangerous. There was a sort of threatening, though still veiled under a show of courtesy, in every word he spoke."	“今天上午我曾同王子在一起。尤为遗憾的是，”爱德蒙继续说道，”他是不习惯于自己的意愿受到拂逆的。对你的长期拖延和含糊其辞的答复，他是十分焦躁恼怒的。今天上午他咄咄逼人地要知道你的心意。我把这问题撇在一边——同时也想削弱他的希望——只说些关于女人的幻想之类轻松平常的笑话，暗示他的求婚大概要冷下来了。他就变得愤怒而有所威胁了。他说的每句话，尽管仍旧蒙着彬彬有礼的面纱，却都包含着恐吓的意味。”
"Yes," said Tumnus. "And when I supped with the Grand Vizier last night, it was the same. He asked me how I like Tashbaan. And I (for I could not tell him I hated every stone of it and I would not lie) told him that now, when high summer was coming on, my heart turned to the cool woods and dewy slopes of Narnia. He gave a smile that meant no good and said, 'There is nothing to hinder you from dancing there again, little goatfoot; always provided you leave us in exchange a bride for our prince.'"	“是的，”图姆纳斯说道，”昨夜我和大臣共进晚餐时，情况也差不多。他问我可喜欢塔什班城。而我(因为我无法告诉他我憎恨城里每一块石头，却又不肯说谎)告诉他，如今盛夏来，我的心便向往着纳尼亚的清凉树林和露珠晶莹的山坡。他不怀好意地微微一笑，说道，小小羊脚啊，没有东西会阻止你重新在纳尼亚跳舞；你永远可以那么做，作为交换条件，只要你给我们的王子留下一个新娘就行了。
"Do you mean he would make me his wife by force?" exclaimed Susan.	“你的意思是说他会强迫我做他的妻子?”苏珊大声叫道。
"That's my fear, Susan," said Edmund: "Wife: or slave which is worse."	“苏珊，我担心的是，”爱德蒙说，”不做妻子就得做奴隶，那就更糟了。”
"But how can he? Does the Tisroc think our brother the High King would suffer such an outrage?"	“可是他怎么能这样呢?难道蒂斯罗克认为我们的哥哥至尊王会容忍这种凌辱人的暴行吗?”
"Sire," said Peridan to the King. "They would not be so mad. Do they think there are no swords and spears in Narnia?"	“陛下，”珀里丹对国王说道，”他们不会那么疯狂。难道他们认为纳尼亚王国没有剑和长矛吗?”
"Alas," said Edmund. "My guess is that the Tisroc has very small fear of Narnia. We are a little land. And little lands on the borders of a great empire were always hateful to the lords of the great empire. He longs to blot them out, gobble them up. When first he suffered the Prince to come to Cair Paravel as your lover, sister, it may be that he was only seeking an occasion against us. Most likely he hopes to make one mouthful of Narnia and Archenland both."	“唉，”爱德蒙说，”我的猜想是蒂斯罗克对纳尼亚王国没有什么畏惧。我们的国土小。而小邦小国位于大帝国的边缘，对大帝国的君主总是憎恨的。蒂斯罗克一心要把它们抹掉，要把它们吞并掉。他最初让他的王子作为你的爱慕者到凯尔帕维尔来，也许只是想找个机会借端反对我们。很可能他指望一口就把纳尼亚和阿钦兰两个国家都吞并掉。”

Chapter 5 Prince Corin

"MY dear sister and very good Lady," said King Edmund, "you must now show your courage. For I tell you plainly we are in no small danger."

"What is it, Edmund asked the Queen.

"It is this," said Edmund. "I do not think we shall find it easy to leave Tashbaan. While the Prince had hope that you would take him, we were honoured guests. But by the Lion's Mane, I think that as soon as he has your flat denial we shall be no better than prisoners."

One of the Dwarfs gave a low whistle.

"I warned your Majesties, I warned you," said Sallowpad the Raven. "Easily in but not easily out, as the lobster said in the lobster pot!"

"I have been with the Prince this morning," continued Edmund. "He is little used (more's the pity) to having his will crossed. And he is very chafed at your long delays and doubtful answers. This morning he pressed very hard to know your mind. I put it aside-meaning at the same time to diminish his hopes - with some light common jests about women's fancies, and hinted that his suit was likely to be cold. He grew angry and dangerous. There was a sort of threatening, though still veiled under a show of courtesy, in every word he spoke."

"Yes," said Tumnus. "And when I supped with the Grand Vizier last night, it was the same. He asked me how I like Tashbaan. And I (for I could not tell him I hated every stone of it and I would not lie) told him that now, when high summer was coming on, my heart turned to the cool woods and dewy slopes of Narnia. He gave a smile that meant no good and said, 'There is nothing to hinder you from dancing there again, little goatfoot; always provided you leave us in exchange a bride for our prince.'"

"Do you mean he would make me his wife by force?" exclaimed Susan.

"That's my fear, Susan," said Edmund: "Wife: or slave which is worse."

"But how can he? Does the Tisroc think our brother the High King would suffer such an outrage?"

"Sire," said Peridan to the King. "They would not be so mad. Do they think there are no swords and spears in Narnia?"

"Alas," said Edmund. "My guess is that the Tisroc has very small fear of Narnia. We are a little land. And little lands on the borders of a great empire were always hateful to the lords of the great empire. He longs to blot them out, gobble them up. When first he suffered the Prince to come to Cair Paravel as your lover, sister, it may be that he was only seeking an occasion against us. Most likely he hopes to make one mouthful of Narnia and Archenland both."

第5章科林王子

我亲爱的妹妹，十分善良的女士，”国王爱德蒙说道，”现在你必须拿出勇气来。因为，我要直率地告诉你:我们的处境十分危险。”

“究竟怎么回事，爱德蒙?”女王问道。

“事情是这样的，”爱德蒙说，”我并不认为离开塔什班城是轻而易举的。王子希望你会看中他时，我们是他的贵宾；然而，凭狮王的鬓毛起誓，一旦他遭到你干脆的拒绝，我想我们的处境就不会比囚徒好了。”

一个小矮人发出一声轻微的口哨。

“陛下，我警告你，警告你，”渡鸦萨罗帕德说道，”正如龙虾在捕虾篓里所说的一进来容易出去难啊！”

“今天上午我曾同王子在一起。尤为遗憾的是，”爱德蒙继续说道，”他是不习惯于自己的意愿受到拂逆的。对你的长期拖延和含糊其辞的答复，他是十分焦躁恼怒的。今天上午他咄咄逼人地要知道你的心意。我把这问题撇在一边——同时也想削弱他的希望——只说些关于女人的幻想之类轻松平常的笑话，暗示他的求婚大概要冷下来了。他就变得愤怒而有所威胁了。他说的每句话，尽管仍旧蒙着彬彬有礼的面纱，却都包含着恐吓的意味。”

“是的，”图姆纳斯说道，”昨夜我和大臣共进晚餐时，情况也差不多。他问我可喜欢塔什班城。而我(因为我无法告诉他我憎恨城里每一块石头，却又不肯说谎)告诉他，如今盛夏来，我的心便向往着纳尼亚的清凉树林和露珠晶莹的山坡。他不怀好意地微微一笑，说道，小小羊脚啊，没有东西会阻止你重新在纳尼亚跳舞；你永远可以那么做，作为交换条件，只要你给我们的王子留下一个新娘就行了。

“你的意思是说他会强迫我做他的妻子?”苏珊大声叫道。

“苏珊，我担心的是，”爱德蒙说，”不做妻子就得做奴隶，那就更糟了。”

“可是他怎么能这样呢?难道蒂斯罗克认为我们的哥哥至尊王会容忍这种凌辱人的暴行吗?”

“陛下，”珀里丹对国王说道，”他们不会那么疯狂。难道他们认为纳尼亚王国没有剑和长矛吗?”

“唉，”爱德蒙说，”我的猜想是蒂斯罗克对纳尼亚王国没有什么畏惧。我们的国土小。而小邦小国位于大帝国的边缘，对大帝国的君主总是憎恨的。蒂斯罗克一心要把它们抹掉，要把它们吞并掉。他最初让他的王子作为你的爱慕者到凯尔帕维尔来，也许只是想找个机会借端反对我们。很可能他指望一口就把纳尼亚和阿钦兰两个国家都吞并掉。”

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重点单词		查看全部解释
exchange	[iks'tʃeindʒ]	想一想再看 n. 交换，兑换，交易所 v. 交换，兑换，交
hinder	['hində]	想一想再看 adj. 后面的 vt. 阻碍，打扰	联想记忆 X 单词hinder 联想记忆： hind（adj 后边的；后面的），er－使得落在后面－阻碍
lobster	['lɔbstə]	想一想再看 n. 龙虾
doubtful	['dautfəl]	想一想再看 adj. 可疑的，疑心的，不确定的	联想记忆 X 单词doubtful 联想记忆： doubt二，双+ful→可疑的，怀疑的
whistle	['wisl]	想一想再看 n. 口哨，汽笛，厂笛，啸啸声，用于召唤或发布命令的哨声
outrage	['autreidʒ]	想一想再看 n. 暴行，侮辱，愤怒 vt. 凌辱，激怒	联想记忆 X 单词outrage 联想记忆： out出去.过时+rage怒气→怒气外露→粗暴,暴行
gobble	['gɔbl]	想一想再看 vt. 狼吞虎咽 vi. 发出咯咯声 n. 咯咯声	联想记忆 X 单词gobble 联想记忆： gob（n 嘴；大量）因为gobble所以gabble（v 急促而不清楚地说话）gobble中的O象狼吞虎咽的嘴读：够饱－足够饱了，因为gobble
courtesy	['kə:tisi]	想一想再看 n. 礼貌，好意，恩惠
threatening	['θretniŋ]	想一想再看 adj. 威胁(性)的，凶兆的动词threaten的现
spoke	[spəuk]	想一想再看 v. 说，说话，演说