美国语文第五册 第309期:哈姆雷特(3)

 　　Where, as they had deliver'd, both in time, Form of the thing, each word made true and good, The apparition¹ comes: 果然不出所料，那魂灵又来了，它出现的时间还有身影与马塞勒斯与勃那多描述得竟然不差分毫。

　　I knew your father; These hands are not more like. 我见过您的父王，那魂灵模样与您的父王委实无异。

　　But where was this? 在什么地方？

　　Marcellus says: My lord, upon the platform where we watch'd. 马塞勒斯说：陛下，就在我们守夜的平台上。

　　Did you speak to it? 你们与它说话吗？

　　Horatio says: My lord, I did; But answer made it none: 霍瑞修说：陛下，我问话了，可它没有回应；

　　yet once methought It lifted up its head and did address Itself to motion, like as it would speak; 可我觉得，那魂灵当时好像抬起头，刚想开口说话，

　　But even then the morning cock crew loud, And at the sound it shrunk in haste away, And vanish'd from our sight. 可偏巧那时，晨鸡鸣叫起来，那魂灵听见鸡鸣声，转眼间便隐遁不见了。

　　'T is very strange. 这事可真够鬼怪灵异。

　　As I do live, my honor'd lord, 't is true; And we did think it writ² down in our duty To let you know of it. 尊贵的陛下，此事千真万确，我敢以性命担保；我们有责任让您知晓实情。

　　Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me, Hold you the watch to-night? 很好，真的，朋友们，不过我对这事依然心存疑惑，今晚你们还去守夜？

　　Marcellus and Bernardo say: We do, my lord. 马塞勒斯和勃那多说：是的，陛下。

　　Arm'd, say you? Arm'd, my lord. 你们说那魂灵穿着胄甲？是的，陛下。

　　From top to toe? My lord, from head to foot. 全身披挂？从头至脚，陛下。

　　Then saw you not his face? 那你们没看清那魂灵的脸吗？

　　Horatio says: Oh, yes, my lord; he wore his beaver³ up. 霍瑞修说：哦，我看见了，陛下；它揭起了脸上盔甲。

　　What, look'd he frowningly? 它愁眉紧锁吗？

　　A countenance⁴ more in sorrow than in anger. 它的脸上悲伤胜过愤怒。

　　Pale or red? Nay⁵, very pale. 脸色惨白或是红润？满脸惨白。

1 apparition   

n.幽灵，神奇的现象

参考例句：

• He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
• But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。

2 writ   

n.命令状，书面命令

参考例句：

• This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
• You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

3 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

4 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。

5 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。