有声读物《威廉·莎士比亚》第25期:瘟疫流行时期(2)
日期:2013-05-30 14:46

(单词翻译:单击)

中英文本

Later,I asked Will who he was.

后来,我向威尔问起这个人。

The Earl of Southampton,Will said.

他是索桑普敦伯爵,威尔说道,

He's only eighteen,but he loves poetry and plays.

他年仅18岁,酷爱诗歌和戏剧。

Isn't he a friend of the Earl of Essex?

他是不是爱塞克斯伯爵的朋友?

I asked.Everybody knew the Earl of Essex.

我问他。爱塞克斯伯爵无人不晓。

He was young and good-looking—and some people said that Queen Elizabeth was in love with him.

他年轻英俊—有人说伊丽莎白女王也爱着他。

I don't know about that.

这件事我倒不清楚。

The Queen was fifty-nine years old,and a very,very clever woman.

女王年已59岁,是个非常非常聪明的女人。

But it was true that she liked to have good-looking young men around her,

但是女王喜欢年轻的、面目俊俏的男人陪伴左右是千真万确的,

and the Earl of Essex was her favourite.

而爱塞克斯伯爵最得宠。

Then.It all changed later,of course.

不过后来一切都变了。

Yes,he is.said Will.But I think Essex is a dangerous man Henry needs better friends than him.

他的确是这样的人,威尔说道,但我认为爱塞克斯是个危险的人物,亨利需要结交比他更好的朋友。

莎翁经典

没有德性的美貌,是转瞬即逝的;可是因为在你的美貌之中,有一颗美好的灵魂,所以你的美貌是永存的。《一报还一报》

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