It's Time to Let Go

It's Time to Let Go

该放手时就放手

本篇适合：模仿、角色扮演

《冰川时代5：星际碰撞》（Ice Age: Collision Course）的故事背景是:由于松鼠奎特（Scrat）在追松果的时候不小心引发了星体碰撞，导致一颗小行星向地球的方向撞去。为了避免灾难降临，猛犸象曼尼（Manny）和他的朋友们齐心协力，化险为夷。与此同时，曼尼还得处理另一个改变他人生的挑战，那就是他唯一的女儿蜜桃（Peaches）就要结婚离家了。就像天下所有的爸爸一样，他无法接受女儿要离开自己的事实，于是他百般刁难她的未婚夫朱利安（Julian），极力想把女儿留在身边。不过在共同阻止星际碰撞的过程中，曼尼改变了对准女婿朱利安的看法，终于明白“该放手时就放手”的道理。

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在曼尼和艾莉（Ellie）的结婚纪念日上，曼尼得知女儿蜜桃就要离开自己，跟未婚夫朱利安去游历世界。曼尼无法接受这一事实，于是对女儿的未婚夫表现出种种的不满。

Peaches:Wow, Dad. Best present ever.

Julian:You, sir, are an education in marital excellence. I'm really gonna miss you guys when we leave.

Manny:Ow! (Manny is hit by some fruit.)

Peaches: Um, actually, I haven't told them yet.

Julian:Oh. Surprise!

Manny: You're leaving?

Ellie:I thought you guys were gonna live with us the first couple of years.

Peaches:I know. But Julian and I kind of want to roam for a while.

Manny:Roam?

Julian:Yeah! Travel, explore, just go wherever. No plan is the best plan. That's my philosophy. Hors d'oeuvres?

Manny:That's not a plan, or a philosophy, or very safe.

Peaches:Dad, we're young. We can worry about being safe when we're old and boring, like you and Mom.

Julian:I think we should just...

Manny:Excuse me! This is a family discussion.

Julian:But aren't I part of your family?

Manny:Not yet, you're not.

中文大意请见第45页。

education[,edjʊ'keı∫（ə）n] n. 教育

marital ['mærıt（ə）l] adj. 婚姻的

excellence['eksələns] n. 优秀

roam[rəʊm] v. 漫游，游历

explore[ık'splɔː] v. 探险

philosophy[fı'lɒsəfı] n. 哲学

hors d'oeuvre[ɔː 'dзːv] （法语）主菜以外的食品，主菜以外的小点心（复数：hors d'oeuvres）

discussion[dıs'kʌ∫（ə）n] n. 讨论

曼尼和朱利安齐心协力，成功阻止了小行星撞向地球。在这个过程中，曼尼慢慢认可并接受了朱利安。在蜜桃和朱利安结婚当天，蜜桃却舍不得离开父母。曼尼对蜜桃说：“现在该你放手了。”

Peaches:I don't know. I don't know! What am I gonna do?

Ellie:Sweetie, listen to me. This is normal, okay? Everyone gets nervous.

Manny: What's going on? What happened?

Peaches:It's just...I can't go. How can I go? I don't wanna leave you guys.

gonna和wanna 的用法

这两个词主要用于美式英语口语中，gonna=going to（将要），后跟动词原形；wanna=want to（想要），后跟动词原形。例如：

We're gonna play volleyball. 相当于We're going to play volleyball.

我们要玩排球。

I wanna go home. 相当于I want to go home. 我想回家。

Manny:Hey, Fuzzball...Remember the first time that we played hockey? You were so afraid to get on the ice 'cause it was slippery. Remember how I held you up while you started to skate? And when I knew you were ready, I let you go.

Peaches:Aw, Dad.

Manny:I know you're ready. Now you have to let go.

Ellie:I always knew it would take someone very special to match your spirit. And you found him. Just like I did. It's your time, Sweetie. See the world, chase your dreams.

Manny:And whenever you decide to come back, we'll be here, okay?

Peaches:Okay.

中文大意请见第46页。

normal['nɔːməl] adj. 正常的

hockey['hɒkı] n. 冰球

slippery['slıpərı] adj. 光滑的，滑溜的

chase[t∫eıs] v. 追逐

《冰川时代5：星际碰撞》经典台词：

You're the wind beneath my feas（跳蚤）, the algae（海藻）of my eye. Will you be my mate（伴侣）for life?

你是我跳蚤身下的风，你是我眼中的水藻。你愿意与我终生相伴吗?

You look nothing like your profle（简介）picture.

你的照片和本人看起来根本就不像。

What is wrong with me?

我到底哪儿不好了？

I wish it had a face so I could smack（用掌拍）it.

我真希望它长有一张脸可以让我扇一巴掌。

But I'm afraid our lives will be over before they begin.

但是我害怕我们的生活没有开始就已然结束了。

Mother Nature sure is in a bad mood lately.

自然母亲最近一定是心情不太好。

Only you can make the end of the world sound like a good thing.

只有你才能让我觉得哪怕世界末日也是一件美好的事情。