美国语文第六册 第207期:江湖庸医(1)（在线收听）

SCENE — The Inn. Enter HOSTESS followed by LAMPEDO, a Quack Doctor.

幕启——小旅店。女店主在蓝裴多后上场，一位江湖庸医。

Hostess says: Nay, nay; another fortnight.

女店主说：不，不；得两个星期。

Lampedo says: It can't be. The man's as well as I am: have some mercy!

蓝裴多说：那可不行。这人还有我，发发慈悲吧！

He hath been here almost three weeks already.

他来这儿已经三个星期了。

Well, then, a week. We may detain him a week.

哦，还有一个星期。我们也许得耽搁他一星期。

(Enter BALTHAZAR, the patient, from behind, in his nightgown, with a drawn sword.)

（患者巴尔萨扎尔从后场上，穿着睡衣，拿着一把刀。）

You talk now like a reasonable hostess, That sometimes has a reckoning with her conscience.

你现在说的话真像一位通情达理的女店主，有时候得凭良心。

He still believes he has an inward bruise.

他还以为自己有内伤呢。

I would to heaven he had! or that he'd slipped His shoulder blade, or broke a leg or two,

蓝裴多我祈祷上帝但愿他有！不然他就跑了。他肩膀有刀伤，或者折了一条或两条腿，

(Not that I bear his person any malice,) Or luxed an arm, or even sprained his ankle! Ay, broken anything except his neck.

（我说这话可没有什么恶意。）或者胳膊脱臼，甚至脚踝扭伤！除了脖子外，伤到哪儿都可以。

However, for a week I'll manage him, Though he had the constitution of a horse — A farrier should prescribe for him.

当然，我有一个星期时间可以设法对付他呢。尽管他是一匹体格健壮的马，可是一副马蹄铁总适合他的。

Balthazar says( Aside. ): A farrier! To-morrow, we phlebotomize again; Next day, my new-invented patent draught;

巴尔萨扎尔说（站到一边）：马蹄铁！明天，我们再抽血；后天，用我新发明的专利；

Then, I have some pills prepared; On Thursday, we throw in the bark; on Friday— (Balthazar Coming forward.)

然后，我会给你开一些药片的。星期四，我们附带用树皮；星期五——巴尔萨扎尔（到前场）

Well, sir, on Friday — what, on Friday? Come, Proceed.

哦，先生，星期五——星期五怎么？请说明白。