Matilda once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahl's writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful words.

玛蒂尔达曾经写过一篇关于童话对罗尔德·达尔写作产生的影响的文章，这篇文章让我对他古怪而又令人愉快的话语有了新的认识。

Matilda: I never said I would.

玛蒂尔达：我没说过我能。

"We had eggs in our hands," Matilda said.

“我们手里拿着海龟蛋，”马蒂尔德说。

This was a difficult time for Matilda Cuomo.

对于玛蒂尔达。科莫来说，这又是她的一个困难时期。

You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

你和我一起跳华尔兹，玛蒂尔达。