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3 The actors come to town

3 演员来到镇上

Will married Anne Hathaway in November，and she came to live in Henley Street．

11月威尔和安·哈瑟维结婚了，安就住进了亨里街。

John Shakespeare was pleased that his oldest son was married，

约翰·莎士比亚见长子成家心里很高兴，

but I don't think Will's mother wanted him to marry so young．

可我觉得威尔的母亲并不想他这么早就结婚。

Families cost a lot of money，and John Shakespeare was having a lot of money troubles in those days．

结婚花了家里不少钱，再加上约翰·莎士比亚那段时间财运不济，

Times were hard in Henley Street．

这样一来，日子过得有点艰难。

Susanna was born the next May．

次年5月女儿苏珊娜出世。

All babies look the same to me，but Will was very pleased with her．

对我来说，所有的孩子没什么不一样，但威尔欣喜若狂。

Look，Toby，she's got my eyes，he said happily．

托比，你瞧，她的眼睛长得真像我，他高兴地说着，

She's going to be as beautiful as the Queen of Egypt，and as clever as King Solomon．

长大后，她会美丽如埃及艳后，聪明如所罗门国王。

莎翁经典

我宁愿失去这脆弱易碎的生命，却不能容忍你从我手里赢得了不可一世的声名；它伤害我的思想，甚于你的剑伤害我的肉体。《亨利四世上篇》