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That really gives us occasion just to say a short comment and I really don't mean to beat this up
這實際上給予我們進行簡短評論的機會 我真的不是打算對此進行抨擊
but White who's writing this is obviously educated in the early 1900s
但是創作這些的懷特很明顯是在20時代早期受教育的
In European education anyone going to the University anybody who had a formal education
在歐洲 任何上大學的人 任何有過正式教育的人
would have had a very formal standard education,
都會擁有一次非常正式的標準教育
the same thing in continental Europe
在歐洲大陸也會發生同樣的事情
So, these people have gone through a school system where they learn Greek they learn Latin
因此 這些人都受過一次學校系統 在這一系統中他們學習了希臘語 他們還學習了拉丁語
They had a very set curriculum in order to qualify to go to the University
為了能夠上大學 他們擁有一套固定的程序
As a result of this, they knew all this stuff
結果 他們了解所有這些東西
And so, unlike say some Americans, maybe myself included on occasion,
而且 不像諸如一些的美國人 可能我自己也包括在這一情況中
whom I refer to some of this for intimidation value or to put on heirs
那些人是指其中具有恐嚇價值或者具有繼承權的人
A lot of times when you read European writers
很多次當你讀到歐洲作者時
Especially if they wrote fifty, hundred years ago or two hundred years ago
特別是如果他們創作了關于五十年前 一百年前或者兩百年前的作品時
they simply knew all this stuff
他們只是僅僅了解所有的這些事情
And so to make an analogy like this or to make a comment like this was not in any way trying to be erudite or anything else
并且像這樣做出道歉或者做出這樣的評論 并不是以任何方式努力變得博學或者其他
It was just who they were
這僅僅只是關于他們是誰
They assumed anybody who read this stuff
他們假設任何閱讀這一作品的人
would know what they were talking about, which obviously I did not
應該會知道他們在討論什么 那很明顯是我不知道
Other questions that I can answer, or not answer, or look up?
我可以回答其他問題 或者不能回答 或者需要查閱
Or do you know what Boxing Day is?
或者你們知道節禮日是什么嗎
What's Boxing Day?
什么是節禮日
You refer to Boxing Day Gosh, see?
你們認為節禮日是 天哪 明白了
You've made me really paranoid now
你們現在已經讓我變成了一個狂想者
I may ask you every trivial thing now because now I'm really paranoid
我現在可能會問你們每一件小事 因為我現在真的是一個偏執狂
Do you know what Boxing Day is?
你們知道節禮日是什么嗎
Yeah, Canada actually Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales and South Africa
是的 加拿大 實際上 澳大利亞 新西蘭 英格蘭 蘇格蘭 威爾士 南非
I don't know why South Africa
我不知道為什么南非也是
We stopped on page 97 or there abouts on my kind of bizarre side comments on a lime tree
我們在九十七頁停留下 或者在附近的棕櫚樹上 有我這些奇怪的評論
I guess I like trees too much, a big tree hugger
我猜我非常喜歡樹 我也是一個環境保護狂
And so, we're on this adventure
而且 因此 我們正處于這一次冒險中
Remember this is the special adventure
請記得這是一次特殊的冒險
Well, there's no special magic involved
呃 并沒有包括特別的魔法
It is this adventure for Kay
這是一次對于凱的冒險
And so, it's going to be more, it doesn't really involve any magic
因此 將會有更多 它真的不包括任何魔法
It doesn't involve any transformation
也不包括任何轉化
It does involve Robin Hood and his merry men
也不包括羅賓漢以及他的同伙
They will also show up later
他們稍后將會出現
As we proceed through here we get some oversight of Robin, what he looks like
隨著我們在這兒進一步的深入 我們找到了羅賓漢的一些疏忽 他看上去像什么
He's supposed to live a long time from smelling turpentine
從聞到松節油開始他應該生存很長一段時間
Isn't that illegal?
那難道不是非法的嗎
