弄明白自己是谁
It took him a while to find out who he was.Onward · 2020 — 第 3 / 16 章 · 3'07" · B1
伊恩十六岁生日这天,妈妈交给他一份爸爸留下的礼物:一根巫师法杖和一封信。信的开头是 long ago(很久以前),讲一个世界曾充满魔法的故事;魔法后来消失,但爸爸相信,只要念对咒语就能 back to life(起死回生),回来见他们一面。想学讲故事、聊起从前的说法,这两个都用得上。
伊恩的十六岁生日,妈妈把爸爸留下的一份礼物交给他:一根巫师法杖和一封用咒语写成的信。信里讲,很久以前世界充满魔法,可魔法太难掌握,人们便找到更简单的活法,日子照样 get by(凑合着过);如今爸爸把咒语留给他,盼着能 back to life(起死回生),回来看儿子长大。三个表达都实用:get by 是「勉强应付、凑合着过」,说日子紧巴但还过得去;back to life 是「起死回生」,形容人或事物重新有生机;long ago 是「很久以前」,讲故事、写开场最好用。聊家人、讲往事、写故事都用得到。
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留意这几个短语
get byback to lifefind outlong ago
本章短语
勉强应付、凑合着过to manage with what you have, though it is not much
爸爸在信里讲世界放弃魔法之后,改用更省事的方式生活;get by 说的就是人们靠简单办法凑合着把日子过下去。
My salary is small, but we get by.我工资不高,但我们还能凑合过。
起死回生、重新有生机
弄明白、查明、发现
很久以前
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弄明白自己是谁
It took him a while to find out who he was.真希望我见过他
I wish I'd met him.拼命坚持
he fought so hard because he wanted to meet you more than anything.胜过一切地想要
he fought so hard because he wanted to meet you more than anything.等到……之后再说
I was gonna wait until after cake, but I think you've waited long enough.爸爸送的礼物
It's a gift from your dad.不会吧、不可能
No way.巫师法杖
It's a wizard staff.对……产生兴趣
I mean, he got interested in a lot of strange things when he got sick, but...充满奇迹
Long ago the world was full of wonder.最棒的是
It was adventurous, exciting. It was adventurous, exciting, and best of all, there was magic.所有需要帮助的人
And that magic helped all in need.容易掌握
But it wasn't easy to master. And so the world found a simpler way to get by.勉强应付、凑合着过
爸爸在信里讲世界放弃魔法之后,改用更省事的方式生活;get by 说的就是人们靠简单办法凑合着把日子过下去。
But it wasn't easy to master. And so the world found a simpler way to get by.渐渐消失
Over time, magic faded away, but I hope there's a little magic left in you.长大成为
And so I wrote this spell so I could see for myself who my boys grew up to be.让某人回来
I don't believe this. This spell brings him back. For one whole day, Dad will be back.起死回生、重新有生机
巴利读完信说咒语能让爸爸回来一整天,伊恩脱口追问是不是真的起死回生,back to life 就是他对这件奇迹的确认。
What? Back? Like back to life?等等、先别急
Hold on. Is this dangerous?马上就会知道
We're about to find out.Over time, magic faded away, but I hope there's a little magic left in you.随着时间流逝,魔法渐渐消失,但我希望你们心里还留着一点魔法。 把「魔法」当成相信奇迹的能力:世界越便利,越容易把好奇丢掉。这是一位父亲能留给孩子最轻也最重的叮嘱。
he fought so hard because he wanted to meet you more than anything.他那么拼命坚持,是因为他比什么都想见到你。 把一段病痛的努力解释成一个心愿:不是求生本能,而是想见一个还没出生的孩子。
And so I wrote this spell so I could see for myself who my boys grew up to be.于是我写下这个咒语,好亲眼看看我的儿子们长大成了什么样的人。 把思念写成咒语:真正想看的不是奇迹,是孩子长大后的样子。
It took him a while to find out who he was.他花了好一阵子才弄明白自己是谁。 把成长说成一段允许慢的寻找,安抚了那些急着确定自己的人。
意思是「勉强应付、凑合着过」,日子不宽裕但还能撑下去。收入不高、手头紧的时候,就可以说 I can get by。
可以说 back to life,常用 bring somebody back to life,字面是「把某人带回生命」,形容人或事物重新有生机、活过来。
意思是「很久以前」,讲童话、传说或回忆往事时开头用。比如 Long ago the world was full of wonder,就是很经典的故事开场。
know 是「知道」,find out 是「去查明、弄明白」,强调从不知道到知道的过程。花时间弄懂一件事,就用 find out。
是「等等、先别急」,打断对方或叫停一下时用,也可指电话里「稍等」。语气比 wait 更口语、更随口。
下一章 · 第 4 章Whatever it takes魔法只唤回爸爸两条腿
第 1 章wiggle out of生日早晨被哥哥拉入局
第 2 章was wondering if结结巴巴邀请大家来派对
正在看 · 第 3 章get by拆开爸爸留下的生日礼物
第 4 章Whatever it takes魔法只唤回爸爸两条腿
第 5 章followed my gut女英雄拒绝再接委托
第 6 章took the easy route兄弟为走哪条路争执
第 7 章go bonkers妈妈找到女英雄求助
第 8 章wear off咒语失控把人缩小
第 9 章not what it used to be加油站里解释诅咒
第 10 章With all due respect扮警察骗过盘问脱身
第 11 章chin up练剑与家里的争吵
第 12 章the worst that can happen靠相信走过隐形桥
第 13 章to the count of three公路飙车施法拦路
第 14 章don't have a clue绕远路后兄弟翻脸
第 15 章gauntlet闯完关卡却回到原点
第 16 章looked out for me兄弟车里说出心里话