(单词翻译:单击)
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His birth would set the pace for his unlikely life.
他的出生预告了他奇特的人生
No longer than most men's, but larger.
没啥特别，只是比较戏剧化
And as strange as his stories got...
他的故事最怪的是…
the endings were always the most surprising of all.
总会有最令人讶异的结果
Yes. Yes, he's here.
有，他在
It's your mother.
是你妈
And what does Dr. Bennett say?
班奈医生怎么说？
No, sure, I'll talk to him.
好，我跟他谈
Yeah, I'll wait.
好，我等
It's bad?
很糟吗？
Yeah, it's more than they thought. They're gonna stop chemo.
比他们想的还糟 他们已经停止化疗了
You need to go. - Probably tonight.
你得回去一趟 -也许今晚就走
I'm going with you. - No, no, no. You shouldn't.
我跟你一起去 -不，你不该去的
I'm going with you.
我跟你一起去
Now, which one's it gonna be?
你要听什么？
"Monkey in a Barn," or "Dog in the Road"?
“骗人的猴子”还是“挡路的狗”？
The one about the witch.
那个女巫
The one about the witch.
那个女巫
The one about the witch.
那个女巫
Your momma says I can't tell you that one anymore.
你妈不准我再跟你说那个故事
You get nightmares. - But I'm not scared.
你会作噩梦 -但我不怕啊
Well, neither was I, at first.
一开始…我也不怕
Now, this took place in the swamp outside of Ashton.
这发生在艾许镇郊外的沼泽里
Children weren't allowed in the swamp on account of the snakes, spiders...
小孩子都不准到那，那里有毒蛇 有蜘蛛…
and quicksand that would swallow you up before you could even scream.
和转眼之间就会 把人吞掉的流沙
There were five of us out there that night:
我们有5个人：
Me, Ruthie, Wilbur Freely...
我、小鲁、威比费利…
and the Price Brothers, Don and Zacky.
还有普莱斯兄弟 唐恩和查基
And not one of us knew what was in store.
我们都不知道会发生什么事
It's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch...
大家都知道城镇大多都有女巫…
if only to eat misbehaving children...
她们专吃坏小孩…
and the occasional puppy who wanders into her yard.
还有不小心闯进去的小狗
Witches use those bones to cast spells and curses...
女巫用吃剩的骨头作法、诅咒…
and make the land infertile.
让土地贫瘠
妙语佳句
Declare (pt&pp.declared)
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述
vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称
The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire...
政府准备宣布永久性停火。
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world...
他表明自己想要成为世界上最好的高尔夫球选手。
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Adapt oneself to (= adjust oneself to)
使自己适应于
One should adapt oneself to the changed conditions.
我们应当使自己适应变化了的情况。
剧情百科
戏剧化的出生就预告了爱德华奇特的人生，从出生就开始惊心的偶遇到未来人生动魄的遭遇。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.The committee has decided to _____ him.
委员会已决定辞退他。
2.Too heady to _____.
太专横而无法与之理论。
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：
1.Don't go for looks, they can deceive.
不要追求外表，外表可以欺骗人。
2.She judges everyone in terms of her own standards.
她按照自己的标准来评判每一个人。
