How To Train Your Dragon 《驯龙高手》 -Hiccup: This is Berk. It's 12 days North of hopeless and a few degrees South of freezing to death. north: 北方 hopeless: 绝望的 a few: 少数,几个 degree: 度数,程度 freezing: 严寒的 death: 死亡 这里是Berk 岛。有像北极那样12 天绝望的严寒,也有南极酷冷的垂死之感。 It's located solidly on the Meridian of Misery. My village. In a word: sturdy. locate: 位于,坐落于 solidly: 牢固地 meridian: 子午线 misery: 痛苦 village: 村庄 sturdy: 坚定的,不退让的 岛就坐落在“悲剧子午线”上。这就是我的家乡。简而言之:一成不变。 It's been here for seven generations but every single building is new. generation: 一代人,代 single: 单一的 building: 建筑物,房屋 现在这里是第七代人了,但是房子都还很新。 We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests. fishing: 捕鱼 hunting: 打猎 charming: 可爱的,令人陶醉的 view: 景色 sunset: 日落 problem: 问题 pest: 有害的人或物 我们打渔,打猎,还可以欣赏迷人的夕阳。唯一的问题是害虫。 You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes. We have...Dragons. mice: mouse 的复数形式,老鼠 mosquito: 蚊子 dragon: 龙 一般来说,害虫都是老鼠或是蚊子,但我们的是……龙。 Most people would leave, but not us. We're Vikings. We stubbornness issues. leave: 离开 Viking: 北欧海盗 stubbornness: 顽强 issue: 个人问题 大多数人选择离开,但是不是我们,我们是维京人,我们拥有顽强。 My name is Hiccup. Great name, I know. But it's not the worst. Parents believe a hideous name will frighten off Gnomes and Trolls. believe: 相信 hideous: 极其丑陋的 frighten: 吓唬 gnome: 地精,土地神 troll: 相貌奇丑的穴居巨人或侏儒 我叫 Hiccup。我知道不是什么伟大的名字,但是也不是最糟的。父母们相信一个难听的名字可以驱赶地精和恶魔。 Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn't do that. demeanor: 举止,行为 好像我们维京勇士的壮举...