看“黄金罗盘”台词学英语：第5讲

One that will never question our authority again.

question: 质疑，问题 authority: 权威

不会质疑我们权威的一代人。

We owe it to the young. Do we not?

owe to: 归功于，欠

这好日子是我们欠年轻人的，不是么?

-Headmaster: I fear, our defiance will not go unpunished.

defiance: 挑战反抗 unpunished: 未受处罚的

恐怕，我们这次对抗要遭到报复了。

We failed her.

fail: 失败，不及格

我们还是失去她了。

- Old man: We protected her as long as we could.

我们已经尽力保护她了。

She's still a child. She can't possibly be a threat to them.

possibly: 可能 threat: 威胁

她还是个孩子，她对他们构不成什么威胁的。

-Headmaster: She is. She is meant to play a major part in what is to come.

major part: 重要部分

不，她是个威胁。她要在接下来发生的事中扮演一个重要角色。

- Old man: How do you know such things?

你怎么知道这些的?

-Headmaster: The Witches.

witch: 女巫

女巫们说的。

Could you stay by the door? Mrs. Longsdale, it is important to know if I was followed.

follow: 跟随，紧跟着，接着

Longsdale太太，您能在门口守一下么?我想知道自己有没有被跟踪。

- Mrs. Longsdale: Yes, Master.

是，院长大人。

-Headmaster: For you, Lyra.

这是给你的，Lyra。

-Lyra: What is this?

这是什么?

-Headmaster: An Alethiometer. Also known as a Golden Compass.

golden: 金黄色的，黄金的 compass: 罗盘，指南针

真理探测仪，也被称为黄金罗盘。

It was given to the college by Lord Asriel, years ago.

college: 大学，学院

许多年前，Asrier勋爵把这个交给了校方。

And now, I'm giving it to you. I feel, you are meant to have it.

现在，我把它交给你，我觉得，你应该拥有它。

-Lyra: What's it for?

这是干什么用的?

-Headmaster: It tells the truth.

truth: 真相

用来揭示真相。

We've always tried to acquaint you with the truth, but the secrets of the heart and things,

acquaint: 使熟悉 secret: 秘密

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Elude scholars and authorities.

elude: 逃避

学者和权贵是无法了解的。

This lets you glimpse things as they are. Keep the alethiometer to yourself.

glimpse: 一瞥

这东西能让你窥视到本质。自己收好这个真理探测仪。

It is of the utmost importance, that Mrs. Coulter does not know that you have it, do you understand me?

utmost: 极度的 importance: 重要性 understand: 理解，明白

切记切记，不要让Coulter夫人知道你有这个，明白我的意思么?

Of the utmost importance.

一定要记住了。

- Mrs. Coulter: Lyra! Are you ready?

Lyra!你准备好了吗?

-Lyra: There's someone missing.

有人失踪了。

I want to say goodbye to Roger.

我想和Roger告个别。

- Mrs. Coulter: Roger? Who's Roger?

Roger?谁是Roger?

-Lyra: My friend. He works in the kitchen.

kitchen: 厨房

我朋友，他在厨房工作。

-Mrs. Coulter: We must go. The ferry's about to take off.

take off: 起飞

我们得走了，飞艇就要起飞了。

Why don't you write him a letter?

你为什么不到时候给他写信呢?

You can tell him all about the journey and even leave a photograph.

journey: 旅行 photograph: 照片

你可以告诉他关于旅行的事，甚至还可以邮个照片来。

What do you think?

你觉得怎么样?

-Lyra: Yeah, I suppose.

suppose: 假设，猜想

好吧，希望如此。

Mrs. Coulter, what's that?

Coulter夫人，那是什么?

- Mrs. Coulter: That is the Magistirial seat, Lyra.

那是教会所在地，Lyra。

-Lyra: What's the Magistirium for?

教会是干什么的?

- Mrs. Coulter: The Magistirium is what people need.

人们需要教会，

It keeps things working. By telling people what to do.

教会告诉人们该如何去做。保一切有序进行。

-Lyra: But you told the Master you did whatever you pleased.

但你和院长说你都是率性而为的。

-Mrs. Coulter: That's Right. Clever girl.

clever: 聪明的

是啊，你可真聪明。

Well… Some people know what's good for them, and some people don't.

那个么……有些人自己知道什么是好的，有些人不知道。

Besides, they don't people what to do in a mean, petty way.

besides: 除此之外 petty: 小气的，琐碎的

除此之外，他们对人们的教导也不是说教性的。

They tell them what to do in a kindly way. Keeps them out of danger.

danger: 危险

他们总是很和蔼地告诉人们该怎么做好，让大家远离危险。

Sugar?

要糖么?

-Lyra: Look Pan, it's got lots of pictures in the end.

picture: 图片，照片

看啊，Pan，这上面有很多图案呢。

-Pan: What do they mean?

它们都是什么意思?

-Lyra: Don't know.

不知道。

The needle keeps stopping at the same symbols.

stop: 停止，停留 symbol: 象征，符号

指针每次都停在相同的几个图案上。

Lady, lightning bolt and a baby.

lightning bolt: 闪电球 lightning: 快速的，闪电的 bolt: 闪电

女人、闪电还有一个婴儿。