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Published: Dec 16, 2022 01:43 PM
Illustration: Hang Dachuan/Global Times

Illustration: Hang Dachuan/Global Times

 
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Avatar: The Way of Water /《阿凡达:水之道》(āfándá: shuǐzhīdào)

1. I know one thing: Wherever we go, this family is our fortress.
我清楚一件事:不管去哪里,这个家都是我们的堡垒。
(wǒ qīnɡchǔ yījiànshì: bùɡuǎn qùnǎlǐ, zhèɡèjiā dōushì wǒménde bǎolěi.)

2. I need you with me. And I need you to be strong.
我需要你在我身边,需要你坚强。
(wǒ xūyàonǐ zàiwǒ shēnbiān, xūyàonǐ jiānqiánɡ.)

3. This is our home. This is our family. This is our fortress. This is where we make our stand.
这是我们的家园,我们的家庭,我们的堡垒。这是我们表明立场的地方。
(zhèshì wǒménde jiāyuán, wǒménde jiātínɡ, wǒménde bǎolěi. zhèshì wǒmén biǎomínɡ lìchǎnɡ de dìfānɡ.)

4. The Way of Water connects all things. Before your birth, and after your death.
水之道连接万物,不管生前还是死后。
(shuǐzhīdào liánjiē wànwù, bùɡuǎn shēnɡqián háishì sǐhòu.)

5. We cannot let you bring your war here.
我们不能让你把战争带到这里来。
(wǒmén bùnénɡ rànɡnǐ bǎ zhànzhēnɡ dàidào zhèlǐ lái.)

6. Treat them as our brothers and sisters. 
要像对待我们自己的兄弟姐妹一样对待他们。
(yàoxiànɡ duìdài wǒmén zìjǐde xiōnɡdìjiěmèi yīyànɡ duìdài tāmén.)

7. I know you think I'm crazy. But I feel her. I hear her heart beat. She's so close.
我知道你觉得我疯了,但我能感受得到她。我能听到她的心跳,近在咫尺。
(wǒzhīdào nǐjuédé wǒfēnɡle, dàn wǒnénɡ ɡǎnshòudedào tā. wǒnénɡ tīnɡdào tāde xīntiào, jìnzàizhǐchǐ.)