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Franz Lohner's Chronicle · 弗兰兹·洛纳的编年史

What do we have here

瞧瞧这是什么

An absent-minded man of mysteries, Franz Lohner relies on his bulging journal to keep track of occurrences, intrigues and arguments around Taal's Horn Keep. Sometimes his notes are even useful, believe it or not. The Franz Lohner Chronicles are extracts from that journal.

神秘且健忘的弗兰兹·洛纳,靠着他那本鼓鼓囊囊的日记来记录塔尔之角周围发生的事情、阴谋和争论。信不信由你,有时他的笔记还真有点用。《弗兰兹·洛纳编年史》就是摘自这本日记的内容。

1

Hello Franz, darling, it’s Sienna. If you’re reading this, then you already know I’ve found your little diary.

你好呀,亲爱的弗兰兹,是我,西耶娜。要是你读到了这几行字,那你肯定已经知道,我翻出你这本小日记了。

2

I have to say, I’m very impressed. Quite apart from the content – which is simply chock full of interesting bric-a-brac, if oddly miss-spelled in places – I adore those little in the . Especially the ones of Saltzpyre. You’ve really his scowl – , one of his many scowls. They do say that goblins have a hundred different words for ‘mushroom’. Our dear, Victor is a bit like that, but with , don’t you find? Perhaps it’s only having the one eye that does it? Or having a of where his heart should be.

不得不说,真是让我叹为观止。先不说里头塞满了各种稀奇古怪的零碎杂记(虽说有些单词拼写错得叫人匪夷所思),我爱死边边角角画的那些传神的小涂鸦了!

特别是萨尔茨皮雷的那几个,你可真把他的那副臭脸给画活了!啊,应该说,是他那千百种臭脸当中的一种。

人们常说,地精嘴里有一百个不同的词用来指代「蘑菇」。我们英明神武的维克多也差不多,也可以用一百个不同的词来形容他那张阴沉晦气的脸,你不觉得吗?

你说会不会是因为他是个独眼龙,才成天摆出那副尊容?要不就是本该长着人心的地方,其实只塞了一块锋利、冷硬的碎燧石?

3

And speaking of hearts … Don’t think I didn’t spot where you’ve all those bits of about Kerillian and Markus. Never mind how I know what you’ve been writing – one is a wizard, darling, and you are a at times. Such ! And all in , but honestly I don’t know where you got the idea in the first place. It’s best we the matter, don’t you think? At least, unless you’d rather I accidentally let slip? I’d have to explain some of the longer words to dear Markus, , but I’ve a feeling Kerillian would be rather . And if Bardin finds out, he’ll only put it to music, and I to think of the .

说到人心……别以为我没发现,你把八卦凯瑞莲和马库斯的那些句子给擦掉了。

不用琢磨我是怎么知道的。

亲爱的,你有时候可真够迟钝的,我好歹是个法师啊。

瞧瞧你写得多生动啊!居然还句句押韵呢!

不过说实在的,你打一开始究竟是从哪儿冒出这念头的?这事咱们最好还是烂在肚子里比较好,对吧?还是说其实你更希望我不小心说漏一两个细节?

真要说漏了……噢,亲爱的马库斯,诸神保佑他吧,我还得多费口舌解释几个大长词;但我觉得凯瑞莲领会得可比他快得多。要是再让巴丁知道了,他绝对要把这事儿编成曲子到处唱,那画面我想想都不寒而栗。

4

And all because of your little diary. Hang on … there’s not something about me in here, is there?

而这一切全拜你的小日记所赐。等等……你该不会……把我也编排进去了吧?

5

Oh. Apparently not.

噢,还……真就没有!

6

So … I’m not worth writing about, is that it? You can’t stop the others, but poor little Sienna’s too boring, is she? Well, the things I could tell you!

这么说来……我就不配入你法眼,是这意思吧?别人一点破事你能叨叨个没完,唯独可怜的小西耶娜太无趣了,乏善可陈,对吧?

好吧~是时候让你长点见识了!

7

I’ll have you know I’ve led a fascinating life, full of wisdom, excitement … and not one or two . that would make your toes curl. Tales of romance and daring from across the Old World. . Danger. . Explosions!

告诉你,老娘这辈子过得那叫一个精彩,人生充满了智慧和激情……风流韵事那更是如数家珍,随便说一件出来,都能刺激得你这样的老东西脚趾抠地,脸红心跳。

老娘的罗曼史和冒险史早已享誉整个旧世界,阴谋!凶险!激情!爆炸!

8

Oh, the stories I could tell. And you’re never going to hear them. Not now. You’ve hurt my feelings.

哈,老娘的故事三天三夜都说不完!可你,现在一个字也休想听到了!你伤了我的心。

9

How does it feel to be left out?

被人冷落是什么感觉?

10

Being back at the Bright College, that’s what it feels like.

就像……又回到了烈焰学院。

译者按

地精有一百个词称呼「蘑菇」

西耶娜所说的「地精嘴里有一百个不同的词用来指代『蘑菇』」,是英语世界流传极广的语言人类学俗谚——「爱斯基摩人对『雪』有一百种不同的称呼」(源自博阿斯 1911 年《美洲印第安语言手册》与后来的萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说)。 用来形容萨尔兹皮雷那张虽然万年不变,但各种死人脸,真是够损的。

宫廷骑士与仙灵之恋的民谣戏仿

西耶娜在此调侃洛纳的「用词生动且句句押韵(Such imagery! And all in rhyme)」,戏仿的是英国中世纪至浪漫主义时期极其经典的**「骑士与仙女相恋的押韵民谣」传统**(如中世纪苏格兰民谣《托马斯与仙后》、济慈名篇《无情妖姬》):作品通常描写人类骑士与森林妖精仙子跨种族相恋,通篇采用华丽生动的意象(imagery)与严格的四行民谣押韵格律(rhyme)。

我去看了下诗歌的原文,真的肉麻!!你再品品:人类骑士——马库斯(圣杯),森林妖精仙子——凯瑞莲!

洛纳,真有你的!