看“肖申克的救赎”台词学英语：第13讲

-Brooks: Dear fellas: I can't believe how fast things move on the outside.

fella: 伙伴，伙计

大家好：外面的改变令我难以想象。

-Man: Watch it, old-timer! Want to get killed?

老头，找死啊?

-Brooks: “I saw an automobile once when I was a kid…

automobile: 汽车

”我童年时只见过一次汽车，

but now they're everywhere. “

但现在到处都是，

”The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.“

hurry:匆忙

世界在一片巨大的忙碌之中。”

“The parole board got me into this halfway house called ”The Brewer“……

parole: 假释的 brewer: 啤酒制造家

”假释委员会给我安排了中途宿舍，叫做“酿酒人”

and a job… bagging groceries at the Food-Way.“

bag: 把…装进袋子 groceries: 食品

和一份工作，在一家杂货店里包装食物，”

“It's hard work and I try to keep up… but my hands hurt most of the time.”

“虽然很辛苦，但我很努力工作，我的手经常感到酸痛。”

-Women: Make sure your man double-bags. Last time, the bottom near came out.

记得用两层袋，上次几乎穿底了。

-Man: Make sure you double-bag like the lady says. Understand?

听到那女士说的吗?

-Brooks: “Yes, sir. Surely will. I don't think the store manager likes me very much.”

是的，先生。我想那店主不太喜欢我，

“Sometimes after work, I go to the park and feed the birds.”

有时工作完后，我到公园里去喂那些鸽子，

“I keep thinking… Jake might just show up and say hello.”

我一直希望Jake会飞来和我打招呼，

“But he never does. I hope, wherever he is, ”

但它从未来过，我希望，不管在哪，

“he's doing okay and making new friends. I have trouble sleeping at night.”

它都过的很好，又交到新朋友，晚上我不能入睡，

“I have bad dreams like I'm falling.”

经常作噩梦，身体像一直往下掉。

“I wake up scared. Sometimes it takes me a while to remember where I am. ”

醒来时感到恐惧，要想一会儿才知道自己在哪儿。

“Maybe I should get a gun and rob the Food-Way so they'd send me home.”

rob: 抢劫

也许我该用枪打劫，让他们好送我回家。

“I could shoot the manager while I was at it. Sort of like a bonus.”

bonus: 额外给予的东西

我可以打死那个店主，当作额外补助。

“I guess I'm too old for that sort of nonsense anymore. I don't like it here.”

nonsense: 无意义的事

但我已经太老了，再也干不了这种蠢事，我不喜欢这地方，

“I'm tired of being afraid all the time.”

它令我感到害怕，

“I've decided… not to stay. I doubt they'll kick up any fuss… not for an old crook like me.”

doubt: 怀疑 kick up: 引起 fuss: 争论 crook: 恶棍

我决定……离开我怀疑他们会争论，但不是为我这个老坏蛋。

“I doubt they'll kick up any fuss, not for an old crook like me. P.S.”

我怀疑他们会争论，但不是为我这种老坏蛋，另外，

“Tell Heywood I'm sorry I put a knife to his throat.”

“跟Heywood说，上次的事很对不起，别放在心上。”

“No hard feelings. Brooks.”

“不再有痛苦的感觉了，Brooks。”

-Red: He should have died in here.

他应该死在这儿。

-Hadley: What the fuck have you done? It's a goddamn mess, I'll tell you that.

mess: 乱七八糟

你该死的做了什么?一团糟，我来告诉你，

What's all this?

这些都是什么?

You tell me. They're addressed to you.

你告诉我，全都寄给你的。

-Police: Take it.

拿着。

-Andy: Dear Mr. Dufresne: In response to your inquiries…

inquiry: 问题

亲爱的Dufresne先生。应你的来信请求，

the state has allocated the enclosed funds for your library project. This is $ 200.

allocate: 分配 enclosed: 被附上的

州政府拨给……你的图书馆计划经费，这是200元。

In addition, the library district has generously responded with a donation of used books and sundries.

in addition: 此外 district: 行政区 generously:慷慨地 respond with: 答复 donation: 捐赠 used: 二手的 sundry: 杂物

而州立图书馆，捐出旧书和日常用品，

We trust this will fill your needs. We now consider the matter closed.

trust: 相信 fill your needs: 满足你所需要的 consider: 认为 closed: 结束的

这些应是你所需要的，而此事亦告一段落，

Please stop sending us letters.

send: 寄

恳请阁下勿再来信。

-Hadley: Clear all this out before the warden gets back.

典狱长回来前要清理好。

-Andy: Yes, sir.

知道。

-Police officer A: Good for you, Andy.

Andy，真不错。

-Andy: Wow! It only took six years.

哦!只用了六年时间，

From now on, I'll write two letters a week instead of one.

from now on: 从现在起 instead: 代替

由现在起，我每星期写两封信。

-Police officer A: I believe you're crazy enough. Get this stuff out, like he said.

believe: 认为 crazy: 疯狂的 stuff: 东西

你真的很疯狂，把这儿清理干净，照他说的办。