美国语文第六册 第209期:江湖庸医(3)

So! now comes my turn! 't is all over with me! There's dagger¹, rope, and ratsbane in his looks!

咦，现在轮到我了啊！随便吧！在他的眼神中有匕首、绳子和老鼠药！

And now, thou sketch² and outline of a man! Thou thing that hast no shadow in the sun!

现在，你描绘出一个人的轮廓！这是见不得人的事情！

Thou eel³ in a consumption, eldest⁴ born Of Death and Famine! thou anatomy⁵ Of a starved pilchard!

你在治疗肺结核时滑得像泥鳅一样，饿死的都是年龄最大的，你解剖的是饿死的沙丁鱼！

I do confess my leanness. I am spare, And, therefore, spare me.

我必须承认我很瘦。我没太胡来，所以说饶了我吧。

Why wouldst thou have made me A thoroughfare, for thy whole shop to pass through? Man, you know, must live. Yes: he must die, too.

你为什么指给我的是大道，就因为你整个店铺先生，你晓得的，必须活下去是的；他也必须死。

For my patients' sake!

看在那些患者的份上！

I'll send you to the major part of them — The window, sir, is open; come, prepare.

我会把你送到他们中间——先生，窗户开着呢——过来，准备好。

Pray consider! I may hurt some one in the street.

拜托想想吧！我也许会伤害街上什么人的。

Why, then, I'll rattle⁶ thee to pieces in a dicebox, Or grind thee in a coffee mill to powder,

哎呀，那好。我把你弄碎了放到装骰子的盒里，或者磨成咖啡粉，

For thou must sup with Pluto⁷: so, make ready!

因为你必须去地狱见冥王——做好准备吧！

Whilst I, with this good smallsword for a lancet, Let thy starved spirit out (for blood thou hast none),

而我呢，用这把小刀当做柳叶刀，剖开让你饥饿的灵魂，（因为你根本就没有血）

And nail thee to the wall, where thou shalt look Like a dried beetle⁸ with a pin stuck through him.

把你拖到墙边，在那儿你看上去就像一个干瘪了的用一枚钉子钉住的甲虫。

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 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

3 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

4 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

5 anatomy   

n.解剖学，解剖；功能，结构，组织

参考例句：

• He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面，他有过许多发现。
• The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。

6 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

7 Pluto   

n.冥王星

参考例句：

• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。

8 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。