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When Sharlock was about to cut Antonio with his knife. Posha stopped him. Wait a moment Sharlock she said. I have something else to say. You may have a pound of Antonio’s fresh but according¹ to this ban you can not have his blood. If you sharp out a drop of his blood you will lose everything. That is the law of Venice². Sharlock was so surprised that he stay still for a moment. Is that the law? he asked. Oh wise young judge, cried Vetanio. Sharlock remembered that Barshanio had offered to pay back the money. So he said to Barshanio, then I accepted the money. Give me three times as much as Antonio’s borrowed from me. Here is the money said Barshanio. But Posha was not allowed this. Wait Sharlock you said you will not take the money just a few minutes ago. What you wanted is only a pound of flesh³. That is all you can take now. Sharlock turned to leave the court. Wait said Posha, by the law of Venice, anyone tries to kill one of Venice, everything that he owned has just taken away from him. Half of his money is given to the state, and the other half is given to the person who he tries to kill. Your life is at the mercy⁴ of the duo. Kneel⁵ in front of him and ask for mercy. The duo was not as cruel as Sharlock. I will not take your life. But half of your money is Antonio’s. And you must give the other half to the city of Venice. When Sharlock heard this he cried. I am as good as dead. My money is dear to me as my life. But Antonio was quite different from Sharlock. He was common enough to have mercy on Sharlock. I will not take my part of Sharlock’s money. But I want him to become a Christian⁶. Then Sharlock had promised the duo. that Jessica his daughter and Leranzul her husband should received all Sharlock’s money when he died. Not long before this , Jessica went away from her father and married Leranzoul. Sharlock had said he will not leave any money for her daughter. And he will never forgive her and her husband. Sharlock promised the dup to take back what he had said before. Sharlock realized that he has to obey Posha and Antonio. I am very ill, he cried let me go home. The due⁷ allowed he to leave the court and set Antonio free. That’s the trial⁸ ended. The dep thanks for Posha for everything she had done. He invited her to his house and have dinner with him. But Posha replied she had to return quickly During the trial no one not even Barshanio notice that the wise young judge is really osha.

1 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 kneel   

vi.跪，跪下，跪着

参考例句：

• At church people kneel when they pray.人们在教堂祈祷时要下跪。
• Then the two fighters kneel and pray to God.然后两个斗士跪下，向上帝祈祷。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

8 trial   

n.审判，试验，艰苦，麻烦事，考验；adj.尝试的，试验性的

参考例句：

• We shall put the machine to further trial.我们将进一步试验这部机器。
• He appeared as a witness in the trial.在审判中他出庭作证。