美国语文第六册 第206期:布鲁图和凯西尤的争吵(4)

Oh, I could weep My spirit from mine eyes!

啊！我可以从我的眼睛里哭出我的灵魂来。

There is my dagger¹, And here my naked breast; within, a heart Dearer than Plutus' mine, richer than gold:

这是我的刀子，这是我裸露的胸膛，里面跳动的是一颗比财神普路托斯的宝矿更珍贵，比黄金更宝贵的心脏；

If that thou be'st a Roman, take it forth²: I, that denied thee gold, will give my heart:

要是你是一个罗马人，就它挖出来吧，拒绝给你金钱的我，心甘情愿把心儿交给你。

Strike, as thou didst at Caesar; for, I know, When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him better Than ever thou lovedst Cassius.

就像你刺死恺撒那样，也把我刺死吧，因为我知道，即使在你最恨他的时候，你爱他也远胜于爱凯西尤。

Sheathe³ your dagger: Be angry when you will, it shall have scope; Do what you will, dishonor shall be humor.

将你的刀子插入鞘吧。你高兴发怒就发怒吧，想怎么就怎么，丢脸就当是诙谐。

O Cassius, you are yoked⁴ with a lamb That carries anger as the flint bears fire; Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark, And straight is cold again.

啊，凯西尤！你的伙伴就是一头羔羊，愤怒在他的身上，就像燧石里的火花一样，虽承受最多，但会发出仓促的光芒，可是一转瞬间就已经冷下去了。

Hath Cassius lived To be but mirth and laughter to his Brutus, When grief, and blood ill-tempered, vexeth him?

凯西尤活得真无趣，难道他的忧烦和暴跳如雷，只会给他的布鲁图带来开心笑料吗？

When I spoke⁵ that, I was ill-tempered, too.

我说那句话的时候，我也是脾气太坏。

Do you confess so much? Give me your hand. And my heart, too. O Brutus! What's the matter?

你也承认啊？把你的手给我。连我的心也一起给你。啊，布鲁图！什么事？

Have you not love enough to bear with me, When that rash humor which my mother gave me Makes me forgetful?

我的母亲给了我这副暴躁的脾气，我常会忘记我自己，我们的友谊难道不足以让你原谅我吗？

Yes, Cassius; and, from henceforth, When you are over earnest with your Brutus, He'll think your mother chides⁶, and leave you so.

当然，凯西尤；从此以后，要是你有时候跟你的布鲁图过分认真，他会当作是你母亲在那儿责备发脾气，任你怎地都不介意。

1 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

2 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。

3 sheathe   

v.（将刀剑）插入鞘；包，覆盖

参考例句：

• Sheathe your swords!把你们的剑插到鞘里！
• The two opponents decided at last to sheathe the sword and met at a dinner given.这两个对手终于决定讲和，在朋友举行的晚宴上会面了。

4 yoked   

结合（yoke的过去式形式）

参考例句：

• The farmer yoked the oxen. 那个农夫给牛加上轭。
• He was yoked to an disinclined partner. 他不得不与一位不情愿的伙伴合作。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 chides   

v.责骂，责备( chide的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He gently chides his students every time they misspelled a word. 每当他的学生拼错一个词时，他都温和地责备他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》