见信如晤Letters Live 第22期:'露易丝·布瑞莉&索菲·亨特'读信:亲爱的朋友(1)

 　　April, 1950

　　1950年4月

　　Dear Madam,

　　尊敬的女士，

　　Unless something is done at once about your disgusting exhibition in the filthy¹ play you appear in every night, I and several of my friends will do something very unpleasant about it.

　　如果你每晚的肮脏戏剧还不停止的话，我和我的几位朋友就要对此做出一些不愉快的事情了。

　　What you and your co-partner Hermione Baddeley do nightly in public is a slur² on English womanhood.

　　你和你的合作伙伴赫敏·巴德利每晚的当众演出是对英国女性的侮辱。

　　"Fallen Angels" is disgusting as a play, but your performance in it makes it loathsome³.

　　《堕落天使》是一部恶心的戏剧，而你的表演更是令人作呕。

　　How the powers that be could permit such an exhibition is past the understanding of a God-fearing woman who supports the present Government--and thanks God for them.

　　怎么会允许这样的戏剧演出，我这个敬畏上帝，支持现任政府的女性无法理解，谢天谢地还有政府在。

　　I give you fair warning to leave the play, or it will be the worse for you.

　　我郑重警告你：离开这个剧，否则会有严重后果。

　　Our wrath⁴ will strike at you in your home, or maybe during a performance at the theatre.

　　我们会愤怒地攻击你，在你家或者在你演出时。

　　A. Friend

　　一个 朋友

　　Ambassadors Theatre W.C.2.

　　大使剧院 W.C.2.

1 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

2 slur   

v.含糊地说；诋毁；连唱；n.诋毁；含糊的发音

参考例句：

• He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.他把这些话当作是对他的名誉的中伤。
• The drug made her speak with a slur.药物使她口齿不清。

3 loathsome   

adj.讨厌的，令人厌恶的

参考例句：

• The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
• Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。

4 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。