Once upon a time in the magical and very round Land of Pi, there lived six swashbuckling musketeers.
很久很久以前，在一个圆形土地上的派（Pi）之魔法国度，住着六位神气活现的剑客。
There names were Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction.
他们分别叫做“括号”、“指数”、“乘”、“除”、“加”以及“减”。
But each was known best by his or her mark: the two hands ready to catch a fly of Parentheses,
但他们的标志更为有名：“括号”是一双准备好抓住苍蝇的手，
the small and raised digits of Exponents, the mighty X of Multiplication, slash of Division, plus of Addition,
“指数”是变小且升高的数字，一个趾高气扬的X代表“乘”，斜线代表“除”，十字号代表“加”，
and, well, you can guess the symbol by which little Subtraction was best known.
以及，嗯，你猜得到哪个标志代表小小的“减”。
The Land of Pi was not necessarily the most peaceful place,
派之国度并不全然是最和平的国度，
and that's why the numbers of the kingdom needed the musketeers.
这也是为什么住在这王国的数字们需要这六位剑客。
The Land of Pi had been ruled by the numbers as anarcho-syndicalist commune, each number with a vote,
派之国度是由所有数字共同治理的无政府工团主义自治区，每个数字都可以投票。
but, one powerful number from what we'll call the Imperial Senate,
但是，一个来自所谓的帝国元老院的幂数，
engineered a war between some robot things and the knights of the kingdom,
发起了一场机器与王国内骑士之间的战争，
and then installed himself as Supreme Emperor, and then Puff the Magic Digit Dragon ate him, and a princess or two,
接着自己当上了至高无上的帝王，但之后，魔法数字龙帕夫吃掉了他和一、两位公主
and, well, all the other numbers in the Land of Pi actually.
而且还吃了所有派之国度的数字。

It was kind of a big day. Anyway, the musketeers were called to action to save the Land of Pi from the voracious dragon.
这算是非常重要的一天。无论如何，六剑客被征召来保卫派之国度，避免被残暴的龙迫害。
They rode towards him on their valiant steeds and attacked.
他们骑着他们英勇的战马朝着魔法龙攻击。
First Multiplication, then Parentheses, but that didn't work.
首先是“乘”，再来是“括号”，但他们失败了。
The dragon continued eating people. So Addition tried, but was thrown aside.
魔法龙继续不断地吃着居民。所以“加”又试着攻击，但被甩了出来。
Exponents leaped at the beast and was quickly squashed. Nothing was working.
“指数”跃上那头巨兽，但很快地被压扁了。各种方法都没有效。
The musketeers huddled and formulated a plan.
六剑客聚在一起讨论一个计划。
They would attack in sequence, but who should go first?
他们要有次序地攻击，但谁先呢？
They bickered for a while, the dragon ate a few more princesses, and then they finally agreed.
他们争吵了一阵子，魔法龙又吃了几位公主，最后他们达成了一致。
They jumped into the first, smallest parentheses inside the great Puff the Digit Dragon.
他们跳入了数字龙帕夫身体内的第一个、也是最小的一个括号。
Parentheses pointed out where to work first
“括号”指出要先攻击哪里，
and protected Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction while they diced and sliced.
然后保护“指数”、“乘”、“除”、“加”以及“减”，好让他们将龙大卸八块。
First here, then, move over there, then there. Look out! There's another set!
先攻击第一处，然后移到下一处，再下一处。看！那里还有另一团数字！
Parentheses pointed and Exponents took the lead.
“括号”先瞄准，然后“指数”带头
Then, it was Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction, each in turn, always the same order. P-E-M-D-A-S.
接着是“乘”、“除”、“加”以及“减”，依序攻击，总是照着同样的顺序。P-E-M-D-A-S（括─指─乘─除─加─减）。
When they finished that set, they went to another, and another,
当他们完成这团数字，就前往下一处，再下一处，
always working inside the parentheses in PEMDAS order.
总是在括号中依括─指─乘─除─加─减的顺序攻击。
Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! PEMDAS, there is another spot!
砰！砰！砰！砰！砰！括─指─乘─除─加─减，那里还有一部分！
Don't forget, there can be parentheses inside parentheses. There's one!
别忘了，括号里还可以有括号。这里就有一个！
And that tricky exponent. There we go!
然后是机警的指数。我们上吧！
Finally, the PEMDAS Musketeers had whittled Puff down to his last fearsome roar.
最终，括─指─乘─除─加─减六剑客把帕夫打到剩最后一口气。
But, having vanquished Puff the Magic Digit Dragon,
在把魔法数字龙帕夫打倒后，
all the empire's numbers sprang again from this tiny little number one, and they all lived happily ever after.
所有王国里的数字居民们都从这小小的数字一里跳了出来，他们从此过着幸福快乐的日子。
Except for the Emperor Number, which they threw into the mouth of an ancient nesting creature in the desert. The End.
除了那个统治者，他被丢到了沙漠里古代藤蔓植物的口中。剧终。