美国语文第六册 第204期:布鲁图和凯西尤的争吵(2)

Urge me no more, I shall forget myself: Have mind upon your health; tempt¹ me no further.

别再逼我，我快要失去镇静了；留心你的安全，别再引诱我了。

Away, slight man! Is't possible? Hear me, for I will speak.

滚，卑鄙的家伙！这可能吗？听着，我要说我的话。

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

蛮不成我必须对你的暴怒退让吗？

Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?

难道一个疯子瞪瞪眼睛就可以把我吓着吗？

O ye gods! ye gods! must I endure all this?

神啊！神啊！我必须忍受这一切吗？

All this! Ay, more: fret² till your proud heart break; Go, show your slaves how choleric³ you are, And make your bondmen tremble.

这一切！哼，还没完呢。你发怒结果你骄傲的心都气破了吧；去，让你的奴隶们看看你的脾气多大，让你的努力抖成一团。

Must I budge⁴? Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch⁵ Under your testy⁶ humor?

难道我必须让着你？看你的脸色吗？当你心烦意乱时，我必须老老实实站在一旁，唯命是从吗？

By the gods, You shall digest the venom⁷ of your spleen, Though it do split you;

我指着神明发誓，即使你气炸了肺，也是你自怨自艾；

for, from this day forth⁸, I'll use you for my mirth, yea for my laughter, When you are waspish.

因为，从今天起，你生气时，我要拿你取乐。

Is it come to this? You say you are a better soldier;

你会达到目的吗？你说你是一个比我更好的军人；

Let it appear so; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well: for mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men.

还是让事实来证明你夸的海口吧，我当然会十分高兴的。就我自己来说，我很乐意向高尚的人学习呢。

You wrong me every way; you wrong me, Brutus; I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say "better"?

你在各方面侮辱我；你侮辱我，布鲁图。我说过我是一个老兵，可并没有说我是一个比你更出色的军人；我说过“更出色”这个词吗？

If you did, I care not. When Caesar lived, he durst not thus have moved me.

你到底说没说过，我不在乎。恺撒在世的时候，连他也不敢这样招惹我啊。

Peace, peace! you durst not so have tempted⁹ him. I durst not? No. What! durst not tempt him?

拉倒，拉倒吧！难道你敢这样招惹他啊。我不敢？你不敢。什么！不敢招惹他？

For your life, you durst not. Do not presume too much upon my love; I may do that I shall be sorry for.

你确实不敢招惹他。不要仗着你我的交情太放肆了；我也许会做叫我后悔的事情来的。

You have done that you should be sorry for.

你已经做了你应该后悔的事。

1 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

2 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

3 choleric   

adj.易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• His pride and choleric temper were to ruin him.他生性高傲自恃而又易于发怒，这会毁了他的。
• He was affable at one moment,choleric the next.他一会儿还和蔼可亲，可一转眼就火冒三丈。

4 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

5 crouch   

v.蹲伏，蜷缩，低头弯腰；n.蹲伏

参考例句：

• I crouched on the ground.我蹲在地上。
• He crouched down beside him.他在他的旁边蹲下来。

6 testy   

adj.易怒的；暴躁的

参考例句：

• Ben's getting a little testy in his old age.上了年纪后本变得有点性急了。
• A doctor was called in to see a rather testy aristocrat.一个性格相当暴躁的贵族召来了一位医生为他检查。

7 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。

8 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

9 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。