did not begin in the private,

并不是从坡先生
somewhat ill-decorated office of Mr. Poe

这间位于赔偿金理财的
at Mulctuary Money Management.

寒碜的私人办公室开始的
Jacquelyn, could you bring the Baudelaire file in here, please?

杰奎琳麻烦把波德莱尔的文件拿进来
Nor does their story begin

也不是在海水滩
on this gray and cloudy morning at Briny Beach,

这个阴沉多云的早晨开始的
where the Baudelaire children,

波德莱尔家的孩子
Violet, Klaus and Sunny,

维奥蕾特克劳斯和珊妮
received terrible news.

就是在这里收到了噩耗
Your parents have perished in a terrible fire.

你们的父母在一场大火中罹难了
In fact, the tale of the Baudelaire orphans

实际上波德莱尔孤儿的故事
begins long before the fire

早在发生那场