BALA: Think about it, Z. Two ants. Who ever heard of two ants? Two million ants, maybe. But two? Look, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty. And this whole desert thing? It just doesn't work for me. I think / it's about time for you to take me back.
☞ Think about it : 이 때 it은 다음 내용을 가리킴.
* And this whole desert thing? ☞ 그런데, 이런 황량한 곳이 웬말이야?
* It just doesn't work for me. ☞ 도대체 도움이 되지 않다 --> (공주인) 내게 전혀 어울리지 않다
ex) Tomorrow morning works for me . 난 내일 아침이 (스케쥴상) 좋겠어. cf) She is working for Microsoft.Z: Take yourself back. ☞ 혼자 돌아가요.
BALA: Excuse me. You kidnapped me, remember? That means / you have certain responsibilities. You can't just abandon me / here in the wilderness.
☞ have certain responsibilities : 분명히 책임져야 할 것들이 있다.
* wilderness : 황무지, 황량한 곳.
Z: Yeah, well, it's better / than being back at the colony.
BALA: You're not serious, are you?
Z: Maybe you were living the high life, but personally, this beats digging. If you'd ever done a day's labor, you'd know what I was talking about.
* high life : 상류 사회의 물질적으로 풍요로운 생활.
* beat : ~보다 낫다.
☞ If you had ever done ...., you would know ... : 혼합가정법.
BALA: Labor? What do you know about labor? How would you feel / if you were expected to give birth / every 10 seconds / for the rest of your life?
☞ labor에 대해 네가 뭘 알아? 네가 평생동안 10초마다 새끼를 낳기로 돼 있으면 네 기분은 어떨까?
☞ labor : 주인공 Z는 ‘노동’의 의미로 말했지만, 발라 공주는 ‘출산, 분만’의 의미로 말하고 있음.Z: Gee.
BALA: Water!
....
BALA: All you think about is yourself.
Z: Yeah, well, nobody else ever thought about me. So / as far as I'm concerned, I don't need anybody else.
* as far as I am concerned : 나에 관한 한.
....
Z: Help! Help me, Bala!
....
Z: Help! B-B-B-B-B-Bala!
BALA: Hold on! I'll get you out. Hold on.
Z: Help!
....
Z: Thanks.
BALA: Don't mention it. Now maybe we can put this fantasy behind us and head back to the colo... Oh! Z! What are you doing?
* put st. behind sb. : ~을 전혀 고려하지 않다. ☞ 잊어버리다.
Z: We've gotta cross the lake.
BALA: Am I missing something here? Didn't we just get out of the water?
* miss : 빠뜨리다, 이해하지 못하다.
Z: Bala, look. What have you got to lose? I mean, think about it. Do you really want to be Mrs. Raving Lunatic? There's a better place.
☞ What have you got / to lose? 손해 볼 것 있어요?
* raving : 헛소리하는; [口] 굉장한, 대단한. ex) a raving beauty : 굉장한 미인.
☞ Mrs. Raving Lunatic : 맨디블 장군이 Raving Lunatic인데, 그와 결혼하면 발라 공주는 Mrs. Raving Lunatic이 된다는 의미.
BALA: Z, please.
Z: Just, gimme one chance. If we don't find Insectopia soon, I promise, I'll take you back to the colony.
....
BALA: I hope / you know what you're doing.
☞ 제대로 알고서 하는 일이길 바란다.
Z: Yeah, me too.