...but that's how the story goes.

但故事就是如此
Briny Beach, please.

请在海水滩停一下
The Baudelaire family lived in an enormous mansion

波德莱尔一家住在一栋大别墅里
at the heart of a dirty and busy city,

位于一座肮脏熙攘的城市中央
and one day the parents rather unexpectedly asked their children

有一天父母有点突然地叫孩子们自己
to take a rickety trolley alone to the seashore.

乘一辆摇摇晃晃的有轨电车去海滩
I wonder why Mother and Father didn't want to come with us.

不知道妈妈爸爸为什么不来
Maybe they don't like this rickety trolley.

或许他们不喜欢这辆摇摇晃晃的有轨电车
"Rickety" is a word here which means

"摇摇晃晃"在这里的意思是
"unsteady" or "likely to collapse at any moment."

"不稳"或"随时可能散架"
Hey, kids! Aren't you going to the Festive Fun Fair,

孩子们你们不去欢乐游乐场吗
with all the jolly rides and games and snacks?

有各种好玩的游乐设施游戏和小零食