我已經(jīng)在神秘的城堡之中存在千年，
　　I have lived in a castle of mystery for a thousand years,
　　雖然大部分時間都在校長室中眺望黑湖寧靜姣好的臉龐，
　　Though I spent most of my time in the principal\'s office looking out over black Lake\'s quiet, pretty face,
　　我也許一年只會在那些孩子們面前出現(xiàn)一次，
　　I might only show up in front of those kids once a year,
　　但那足以改變他們的人生。
　　But it was enough to change their lives.

　　那已經(jīng)是好久以前的事情，
　　That was a long long time ago,
　　四個年輕的巫師來到這里，
　　Four young wizards came here,
　　在那個戰(zhàn)亂不休的魔鬼時代，
　　In that demonic age of war,
　　這里成了無數(shù)孩子們的港灣。
　　It became a haven for countless children.

　　當(dāng)時我還只是戈德里克頭上的普通帽子，
　　When I was just a hat from godric,
　　看著有無數(shù)密道寶藏的城堡建成。
　　I watch castles built with hidden treasures.
　　勇敢的格蘭芬多，來自荒蕪的沼澤，
　　Brave Gryffindor, from the barren swamp,
　　美麗的拉文克勞，來自寧靜的河畔，
　　Fair Ravenclaw, by the quiet river,
　　仁慈的赫奇帕奇，來自開闊的谷地，
　　Merciful Hufflepuff, from the open vale,
　　精明的斯萊特林，來自幽深的沼澤。
　　Clever Slytherin, from the deep bog.
　　他們共有一個夢想、一個心愿，
　　They shared one dream, one wish,
　　同時有一個大膽的打算，
　　And with a bold plan,
　　要把年輕的巫師培育成材，
　　To turn young wizards into men,
　　霍格沃茨就是這樣創(chuàng)辦。
　　That\'s how Hogwarts was founded.

　　可是分歧最終還是來領(lǐng)，
　　But the disagreement came at last,
　　像數(shù)學(xué)家所說的，四邊形不具有穩(wěn)定性。
　　As mathematicians say,a quadrilateral is not stable.
　　也許他們做夢也想不到，
　　Perhaps they never dreamed of the day,
　　他們會為這樣的原因爭吵。
　　They will argue for such reasons.
　　四個學(xué)院就這樣分割，
　　The four houses were thus divided,
　　休息室建在了東西南北四個角落。
　　Lounges are built in four corners, east, west, north and south.

　　在四巨頭青春的年月，
　　In the youth of the Big Four,
　　他們將自己獻(xiàn)給了整個巫師界。
　　They gave themselves to the wizarding world.
　　他們走在歲月的長河里，
　　They walk on the river of time,
　　不論是金發(fā)、棕發(fā)、黑發(fā)，
　　Whether their hair is blonde, brown, or black,
　　都逐漸變得蒼白，
　　Is all getting pale,
　　再偉大的事業(yè)，
　　No matter how great a contribution it is,
　　在時間面前也只能褪去色彩。
　　In the face of time can only fade color.

　　于是戈德里克把我從頭上摘下，
　　So Godric took me off his head,
　　四巨頭為我注入思想，
　　The Big four Inject me thoughts,
　　或許我會是除去城堡以外，
　　Maybe I am the one besides Horgwarts，
　　唯一由他們四人合力完成的作品。
　　The only production by the four of them.
　　在他們長眠之后，
　　After their eternal death,
　　為他們選拔人才。
　　Select talented person for them.

　　就這樣過去了一個又一個世紀(jì)，
　　And so century after century passed,
　　我送走了一屆又一屆學(xué)生與老師，
　　I have sent away generations of students and teachers,
　　有時候我也會疑惑，
　　Sometimes I wonder,
　　他們真的屬于這個學(xué)院嗎？
　　Do they really belong in this house?
　　有時斯萊特林學(xué)生會放棄權(quán)利，
　　Sometimes slytherins will relinquish power,
　　拉文克勞學(xué)生會考砸了所有的考試，
　　Ravenclaws flunk all their exams,
　　赫奇帕奇學(xué)生會暴躁懶惰，
　　Hufflepuffs are grumpy and lazy,
　　格蘭芬多學(xué)生會懦弱不前。
　　Gryffindors will be timid.

　　十天、十年、十世紀(jì)，
　　Ten days, ten years, ten centuries,
　　四個學(xué)院都涌現(xiàn)出了不盡人才，
　　All four colleges have produced talented people,
　　我認(rèn)識了很多有意思的孩子，
　　I met a lot of interesting kids,
　　弗利烏斯和米勒娃，
　　Fleus and Minerva,
　　都同時具備了智慧和勇氣，
　　With both wisdom and courage,
　　西里斯和安多米達(dá)，
　　Sirius and Andromeda,
　　來自黑色卻堅持自己的執(zhí)著。
　　From the black but adhere to their own dedication.

　　在阿不思身邊的時候，
　　When I was with Albus,
　　我總會覺得他來自斯萊特林，
　　I always thought he was from Slytherin,
　　永遠(yuǎn)把情緒內(nèi)斂，以微笑會見他人。
　　He always keep your emotions to yourself and meet people with a s mile.
　　我也會好奇，
　　I wonder, too,
　　把湯姆.里德爾放到拉文克勞或格蘭芬多，
　　If I put Tom Riddle in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor,
　　又會有怎樣的故事？
　　What will be the story?

　　時間的河飛奔不止，
　　The river of time runs fast,
　　命運(yùn)的輪旋轉(zhuǎn)不停，
　　The wheel of fortune turns round and round,
　　巫師也有人相信上帝，
　　Some witches believe in God,
　　麻瓜也可以向梅林祈禱。
　　Muggles can also pray to Merlin.
　　無論你屬于哪個學(xué)院，
　　No matter what house you belong to,
　　不要質(zhì)疑，
　　Do not question,
　　遵從本心就好。
　　Just follow your heart.

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