《剪刀手爱德华》是一部关于机器人的现代童话。它讲述一座古堡中住着一位发明家，制造出了各种东西，最后还造出了一个机器人，并给他起名叫爱德华。发明家对这件作品倾注了全部的心血，他甚至教授爱德华人类的礼仪和诗歌，何时微笑何时沉默。然而，没有等到机器人最后完成，发明家就去世了，留下已有人类心智却残留着一双剪刀手的爱德华独自在古堡生活。不知过了多少岁月，一位推销化妆品的中年女子佩格误闯城堡，发现了形象古怪的爱德华。好心的佩格没有被爱德华惨白的肤色和张牙舞爪的剪刀手吓倒，而是怜其孤独，把他带回了自己的家。纯洁的心灵在现实的世界无法生存，人类的自私贪婪容总是容不下它。

  【第1句】：Esmeralda won't be here. And the rest of the neighbours, they're really very nice.

  又不是要来很多人，邻居们都是很和蔼可亲的。

  【第2句】：―He did them just like that! ―That is incredible.

  ―他手脚真的那么俐落。―才一下午功夫？

  【第3句】：No matter what, Edward will always be special.

  无论如何，爱德华都是特殊的。

  【第4句】：I would rather him remember me the way I was.

  我只愿他记得我当年的样子。

  【第5句】：Took some shrapnel during the war, and ever since then I can't feel a thing!

  战时受的伤，使我没了知觉，一点知觉也没有。

  【第6句】：That was the single most thrillin' experience of my whole life.

  这是我一生中最难忘的经历。

  【第7句】：Put those down. Don't come any closer. Please…

  放下来！ 请不要再接近！

  【第8句】：You don't know about the wonderful world of teenage girls. They're all crazy.

  对少女一点概念也没有，她们最疯狂了。

  【第9句】：We're not trying to confuse him, we're trying to make things easier, so cut the comedy.

  我们要让他能够了解现实，大家别再闹了。

  【第10句】：Why didn't I set a better example? You saw how I envied Jim's parents.

  都是我做的坏榜样，我不该羡慕占美家有钱。

  【第11句】：Darlin', I can hardly hear myself think! Momma's precious little baby girl…

  你让我无法思考，你是妈妈的宝贝女儿。

  【第12句】：He probably wants you to pay for it yourself. It builds character. You'll appreciate it more.

  他要你自食其力，养成独立，以后你会更感激他。

  【第13句】：He gave him insides, a heart, a brain, everything.

  他给他造了器官、心脏、头脑以及一切。

  【第14句】：Why is it snowing, Grandma? Where does it come from?If the evening when the moon rises, the moon shine my doorstep, I hope to meet La Luna me a wish, I'd like a pair of human hands. I would like to put my hands of my lover tightly over at Wye Medium, even if only once. If I have never had a warm feeling of taste, maybe I will not cold; if I did not feel too sweet love, I maybe would not have to pain. If I did not encounter the kind-pei girl, if I have never not left my room, I would not know I was such a lonely

  如果晚上月亮升起的时候，月光照到我的门口，我希望月光女神能满足我一个愿望，我想要一双人类的手。我想用我的双手把我的爱人紧紧地拥在怀中，哪怕只有一次。如果我从来没有品尝过温暖的感觉，也许我不会这样寒冷；如果我从没有感受过爱情的甜美，我也许就不会这样地痛苦。如果我没有遇到善良的佩格，如果我从来不曾离开过我的房间，我就不会知道我原来是这样的孤独。