Name: 二手獅子 (2003) — 一個男孩、兩位古怪的叔叔，以及一生一次的冒險！ (Secondhand Lions (2003) — A Boy, Two Eccentric Uncles, and the Adventure of a Lifetime)
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程度副詞

Just for the thrill of hunting, two willful elders spent a fortune to buy a lion.

為了狩獵的刺激，兩位固執的老人花了大筆錢買了一隻lion。

分詞構句

They held their rifles ready, waiting for Walter to open the wooden cage.

他們架好rifles，等著Walter打開wooden cage。

情態副詞

But the lion inside showed no aggression, merely lazily burped.

但裡面的lion卻毫無攻擊性，只是懶洋洋地burped了一下。

This was clearly a substandard product discarded by the zoo, completely inconsistent with the publicity.

這顯然是動物園淘汰的substandard product，跟宣傳完全不符。

The two instantly lost interest in hunting and even considered arguing with the seller.

兩人立刻lost interest狩獵，甚至想跟seller arguing。

Unexpectedly, Walter said, keep the lion as a pet and he will be fully responsible for its food and daily care.

沒想到Walter說，把lion當pet養，food和daily care他會fully responsible。

then thought that if the lion regained its vitality and ferocity, a thrilling hunt could still be possible.

轉念一想，如果lion regain its vitality和ferocity，thrilling hunt還是possible的。

Thus, 14 year old Walter acquired his first pet and his relationship with his two uncles would be completely changed because of this lion.

於是，14歲的Walter就acquired了他的第一個pet，他和兩位叔叔的relationship也是以隻lion而徹底改變。

A few days ago, at his mother's insistence, Walter was sent to a remote countryside where he had to spend the entire summer with two unacquainted uncles.

幾天前，Walter在媽媽的堅持下，被送到一個偏遠的鄉下，必須和兩位不熟的叔叔共度整個夏天。

Rumor has it that these two uncles disappeared for a full 40 years in their youth.

聽說這兩位叔叔年輕時，曾經消失了整整40年。

After their return, they became wealthy, unless owning assets worth millions of dollars.

他們回來後，就變得很有錢，除非擁有價值數百萬美元的資產。

Therefore, May, Walter's mother, had a very clear goal.

所以，Walter的媽媽May，有個非常明確的目標。

She wanted Walter to establish a good relationship with the two childless uncles so that he could inherit their estate in the future.

她希望Walter能跟兩位沒有小孩的叔叔建立良好關係，將來好繼承他們的財產。

However, as soon as he got out of the car, Walter was stunned.

Who would live in an old, dilapidated wooden house?

誰會住在一間又舊又破的wooden cage裡？

Moreover, four dogs and a sturdy pig suddenly ran out from inside.

而且，裡面竟然衝出四隻狗和一隻強壯的豬。

They tore at Walter's pants, clearly not welcoming the arrival of mother and son.

牠們撕咬著Walter的褲子，顯然不歡迎母子倆的到來。

Nevertheless, May insisted on seeking out the uncles who were fishing and enthusiastically introduced herself.

儘管如此，May還是堅持要去找正在釣魚的叔叔們，並熱情地介紹自己。

The two elders looked confused, not knowing who the visitors were at all.

兩位長輩一臉困惑，根本不知道來訪者是誰。

It turned out they were distant relatives.

If the elders weren't wealthy, they would never have contacted each other in their lifetime.

如果長輩不有錢，他們這輩子根本不會有聯繫。

The uncles, tired of being disturbed from their leisure, reluctantly took in Walter due to May's persistence.

叔叔們受夠了被打擾，May堅持不懈，他們只好無奈地收留了Walter。

Before leaving, May repeatedly urged Walter to get along well with his uncles, then drove away in a hurry.

May離開前，再三叮囑Walter要跟叔叔們好好相處，然後匆匆開車離開了。

In the afternoon, they sat in front of the house, lost in thought.

下午，他們坐在屋前，若有所思。

During this time, Walter wanted to call his mother, but

這段時間，Walter想打電話給媽媽，但是

was told by his uncles that there was no communication facility there.

叔叔們告訴他那裡沒有通訊設備。

How could long hours be spent in this desolate wilderness?

在這荒涼的野外怎麼能待這麼久？

A stranger, claiming to be a project investment expert drove up, intending to profit from the wealth of the two old men.

一位自稱是專案投資專家的人開車來，想從兩位老人的財富中獲利。

The uncles were already accustomed to this.

They immediately grabbed their rifles and fired, causing the man to panic and run away.

他們立刻拿起他們的rifles開火，嚇得那人驚慌逃跑。

Walter hurriedly hid behind a pillar all afternoon.

Walter整下午都匆忙躲在一根柱子後面。

Salespeople came one after another, but were all driven away by gunfire.

Salespeople一個接一個地來，但都被槍聲趕走了。

Walter finally understood that Using guns to chase away uninvited guests was the uncle's daily pastime.

Walter終於明白，用槍趕走不速之客是叔叔們的daily pastime。

Because there were no spare rooms in the house, Walter was arranged to stay in the attic.

因為家裡沒有空房間，Walter被安排住在閣樓。

He was afraid of the dark and reluctant to go upstairs.

But faced with his more terrifying uncles, he finally summoned the courage to do so.

但面對更可怕的叔叔們，他終於鼓起勇氣這麼做了。

The attic was worse than expected, cluttered with debris and the old single bed was covered in dust.

閣樓比預期的還要糟，堆滿了雜物，舊的單人床也蒙上了灰塵。

Walter was restless when sudden suddenly, a key fell and the wooden box beside him sparked his curiosity.

Walter 坐立不安，突然間，一把鑰匙掉了下來，旁邊的木箱激起了他的好奇心。

Curious, Walter opened the box which contained only cold sand, beneath which was a yellowed old photo of a woman.

好奇心驅使下，Walter 打開了箱子，裡面只有冰冷的沙子，沙子底下是一張泛黃的女人舊照片。

Although time had eroded the photo, it could not hide the woman's extraordinary beauty.

雖然時光侵蝕了照片，卻掩蓋不了照片中女人非凡的美貌。

Just as Walter was pondering who she might be, a sudden noise came from outside the house.

正當 Walter 猜想她可能是誰時，屋外傳來一陣突如其來的聲響。

It turned out that uncle Hubb had gone outside late at night.

Walter, curious, followed Hub and saw by the moonlight at the riverbank, Hub vigorously swinging a toilet plunger as if eng fight.

Walter 好奇地跟著 Hub，在月光下看到他在河岸邊，像在打仗一樣用力地揮舞著馬桶吸把。

At that moment, Walter suddenly realized that Hub was sleepwalking.

這時，Walter 突然意識到 Hubb 正在夢遊。

And then Walter, along with some small animals, watched Hub's performance.

接著 Walter 和一些小動物們一起觀看了 Hubb 的表演。

It wasn't until the next morning that Walter realized he had slept outdoors with a group of animals.

直到第二天早上，Walter 才意識到自己是和一群動物一起睡在戶外的。

Walter ran back to the house for breakfast and happened to hear the just woken Hub complain.

Walter 跑回屋裡吃早餐，正好聽到剛睡醒的 Hubb 在抱怨。

I clearly changed to a new mattress, so why do I wake up with back pain?

我明明換了新床墊，怎麼還是腰痠背痛？

Walter knew the reason, but remained silent.

After breakfast, the three went to farm, But Hub lost patience after just a few shovels.

早餐過後，他們三個人去農場，但 Hubb 鏟了幾下就沒耐心了。

What annoyed Hub even more was that a group of distant relatives came knocking.

更讓 Hubb 生氣的是，一群遠房親戚竟然找上門來。

Apparently after the uncle's large inheritance, the uncles went straight back to their rooms, but

顯然，在叔叔拿到大筆遺產後，叔叔們就直接回房了，但是

After learning Walter's identity, the relatives bluntly suggested that the uncle send Walter to an orphanage, even claiming that his mother would never come to pick him up.

親戚們知道 Walter 的身份後，直言不諱地建議叔叔把 Walter 送去孤兒院，甚至說他媽媽永遠不會來接他。

Upon learning that his mother would not come for him, Walter, heartbroken, ran to the town's phone booth, called the address his mother had left, but

知道媽媽不會來接他後，Walter 心碎地跑到鎮上的電話亭，打了他媽媽留下的地址，但是

After confirming he had been deceived by his mother, Walter, unwilling to be sent to an orphanage, took a map and prepared to search for his mother alone.

確認被媽媽欺騙後，Walter 不想被送去孤兒院，於是拿了地圖，準備獨自尋找媽媽。

Fortunately, the uncles found Walter in time.

Hub, already annoyed by strangers, desperately wanted to send Walter away.

Hub 已經對陌生人感到厭煩，迫切地想把 Walter 送走。

But uncle Garth, unable to bear seeing Walter wandering outside, tried his best to persuade him to return home.

但叔叔 Garth 看到 Walter 在外面遊蕩，不忍心，盡力勸他回家。

The next day, under the scorching sun, Garth handed Walter an ice cold cola.

第二天，在烈日下，Garth 遞給 Walter 一瓶冰涼的可樂。

While the relative's family didn't even get a glass of water.

相反，親戚們連一杯水都沒拿到。

Their dislike for the relatives was obvious.

他們對親戚們的不滿顯而易見。

At this moment, a salesperson arrived in a car and Notably, he got out and raised a white flag.

這時，一位銷售員開車來了，他下車並舉起一面白旗。

Clearly well prepared, Walter became curious and persuaded the uncles to check out the salesperson's goods.

Walter 顯然準備得很充分，感到好奇，說服叔叔們去看看銷售員的貨品。

As expected, the salesperson did not disappoint, bringing a well made Frisbee launcher.

如預料，銷售員沒有讓人失望，帶來了一個製作精良的飛盤發射器。

Just pull the handle and the Frisbee automatically shoots out.

只要拉動把手，飛盤就會自動射出。

An excellent tool for practicing shooting.

Therefore, the two uncles, who loved firearms, happily bought the launcher.

是以，熱愛槍械的兩位叔叔高高興興地買下了發射器。

The relatives, worried that the firearm might accidentally harm their children, hurriedly left.

親戚們擔心槍枝可能會意外傷害到孩子們，便匆匆離開了。

Afterward, Walter became the full time operator of the launcher and the two uncles shot every Frisbee accurately.

之後，Walter 成了發射器的全職操作員，兩位叔叔也精準地射中了每一個飛盤。

That night, Hub once again sleepwalked to the riverbank.

那晚，Hub 又一次夢遊來到河邊。

Walter wanted to wake Hub, but was stopped by Garth raising his hand.

Walter 想叫醒 Hub，但被 Garth 舉手製止了。

It turns out Garth had long known about Hub's sleepwalking habit.

原來 Garth 老早就知道 Hub 夢遊的習慣。

He once tried to wake Hub, but was instead struck by him.

他曾試圖叫醒 Hub，結果反而被他打了一拳。

Why does he have such a strong defensive instinct?

為什麼他會有這麼強的防禦本能？

Yet his gaze into the distance is full of melancholy.

然而他望向遠方的眼神卻充滿了憂鬱。

Walter also wanted to know what stories the two uncles had experienced during the 40 years they had disappeared.

Walter 也想知道兩位叔叔消失的這四十年，經歷了什麼樣的故事。

Perhaps the atmosphere by the river on a summer night was too gentle, making it hard to refuse.

或許是夏夜河邊的氣氛太過溫柔，讓人難以拒絕。

So Garth finally spoke, recounting an unknown past.

於是 Garth 終於開口，娓娓道出一段不為人知的過去。

In 1914, the two brothers crossed the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of miles to reach the European continent they longed for.

1914 年，兩兄弟橫渡大西洋，歷經千山萬水，抵達他們嚮往的歐洲大陸。

Unexpectedly that night, they were drunkenly ambushed by two soldiers.

卻沒想到那天晚上，他們被兩名阿兵哥醉醺醺地伏擊了。

And when they woke up, they were already on a recruitment ship heading to North Africa.

而當他們醒來時，人已經在一艘開往北非的徵兵船上。

Thus, the two brothers were forced to participate in the war.

就這樣，兩兄弟被迫參與了戰爭。

At that time, Garth was still a powerless intellectual who narrowly escaped death multiple times on the battlefield, relying entirely on Hub's bravery and skill, who would cross through gunfire and explosions to save Garth each time.

那時候的 Garth 還是個手無縛雞之力的知識份子，在戰場上九死一生，全靠 Hub 的英勇和技巧，每次 Hub 都會穿越槍林彈雨和爆炸聲來救 Garth。

After the war, Garth stayed in Africa for exploration and writing, while Hub continued to serve, responsible for eradicating remnants of the slave trade.

戰後，Garth 留在非洲探險寫作，而 Hub 則繼續服役，負責剷除奴隸貿易的殘餘勢力。

Once, Hub led only four men deep into enemy territory, bravely and fiercely rescuing many female slaves.

有一次，Hub 只帶了四個人深入敵境，英勇又凶猛地救出了許多女奴。

Coincidentally, one of them was a princess's maid who returned safely and vividly told the princess about Hub's heroism.

巧合的是，其中一人是公主的侍女，平安歸來後，向公主生動地講述了 Hub 的英勇事蹟。

Walter was listening intently when Hub suddenly woke up from a nightmare, forcing Garth to stop his story.

Walter 聽得入神時，Hub 突然從惡夢中驚醒，迫使 Garth 中斷了他的故事。

Back in the attic, Walter took out the yellowed photo again.

回到閣樓，Walter 又拿出那張泛黃的照片。

Walter guessed that the woman in the photo was the princess from the story.

Walter 猜測照片中的女子就是故事裡的公主。

But he had been unable to find the right moment to ask Garth about it and had been waiting for a long time.

但他一直找不到適當的時機問 Garth，已經等了好久。

Time quietly passed, and Walter's relationship with the two uncles grew closer.

時間悄悄地流逝，Walter 和兩位叔叔的關係越來越親近。

They worked together to cultivate land, plant fruits and vegetables, water and fertilize.

他們一起耕種土地，種植水果和蔬菜，澆水施肥。