Within Midgard lay Asgard, the domain of the gods.

在这个中央王国内，有一个地方名叫“阿斯加德”(As—gard)，乃是诸神的领地。

They called this part of the world Midgard, which means the kingdom in the middle.

他们称此地为“米德加德”(Migard)，就是“中央王国”的意思。

After they leave, Thor swears vengeance on the Midgard serpent for resisting him.

他们离开后，托尔发誓要报复反抗他的米德加德蛇。

One of the ways in which the giants could destroy Midgard was by abducting Freyja, the goddess of fertility.

巨人们摧毁“中央王国”的方法之一就是绑架象征肥沃、多产的女神芙瑞雅(Freyja)。

This leads us to one of the most famous tales of Thor and his attempt at catching the Midgard serpent from the boat of the giant Hymir.

这让我们想到了一个最著名的故事：托尔试图从巨人海米尔的船上抓住米德加德蛇。

Outside Midgard was the kingdom of Utgard, the domain of the treacherous giants, who resorted to all kinds of cunning tricks to try and destroy the world.

中央王国外面有一个叫做“乌特加德”(Utgard)的王国，是狡猾的巨人居住的地方。这些巨人运用各种诡计想要摧毁这个世界。

Thor leaves Midgard, the human realm, disguised as a young man and spends a night at Hymir's residence, and the next day the two go on a fishing trip.

托尔离开了人类王国米德加德，乔装成一个年轻人，在海米尔的住所住了一晚，第二天两人去钓鱼。

As bait, Thor pulls the head off one of Hymir's oxen, fastens it to the end of his fishing line, and once he releases it, the Midgard serpent immediately bites.

托尔把海米尔的一头牛的头扯下来作为诱饵，把它系在鱼线的末端，一旦他松开它，米德加德蛇就会立即咬人。