人教高中英语高二下UNIT19-2

                                                                          

 

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE¹ (2)
(Shylock advances towards Antonio and prepares to use his knife.)
P: Wait! There is something else. Antonio has promised to give you a pound of his flesh². But he has not promised to give you any of his blood. If you let one drop of his blood fall, you will lose all your land and all your money.
S: Is that the law?
P: That is the law. You wanted justice, so you shall get justice, more than you wanted.
S: I will take the money. Give me three times more than Antonio borrowed from me.
B: Here it is. (He cries full of happiness.)
P: Wait! Shylock would not take the money earlier. All he wanted was justice. That is all he can have now. You must cut off one pound of flesh, no more, no less. And not one drop of blood must fall.
(Shylock turns and starts to leave the court.)
P: Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him. One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and the other half shall be given to the person he has tried to kill. His life shall be at the mercy³ of the Duke⁴. Therefore, go down on your knees and beg the Duke for mercy.
S: Good sir, I beg for mercy. Please forgive me for all I've said and done.
D: Although you've not shown yourself worthy⁵ of our kindness, you will see the difference of our spirit. I shall not have you killed but as your punishment, half of your money is now Antonio's.You must give the other half to the city of Venice.
S: Take my life too. My money and goods are as dear to me as life itself. They are my only comfort.When you take those away from me, you also take my life.
A: I shall be happy to give up my part of Shylock's money. Shylock must promise to leave the money upon his death to his daughter and her husband.
S: I promise. Let me go home now. I am not well.

 

1 Venice   

n.威尼斯(意大利港市)

参考例句：

• Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.威尼斯是世界上令人向往的旅游胜地之一。
• Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。

2 flesh   

n.肉；（供食用的）肉；果肉

参考例句：

• A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。

3 mercy   

n.仁慈，宽恕，怜悯

参考例句：

• Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。
• It is a mercy that you did not go.你幸好没有去。

4 duke   

n.公爵

参考例句：

• His grandfather was a royal duke.他的祖父是王室公爵。
• The duke was the king's most trusted adviser.公爵是国王最信赖的顾问。

5 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。