走近莎士比亚
2018-10-12河南省博爱县第一中学焦佳琪
河南省博爱县第一中学 焦佳琪
情景对话
Sarah:It looks like Stratford-on-Avon isn’t far from here.Shall we stop in on our way home?
Nathan:Why?What’s there?
Sarah:Well,it’s Shakespeare’s birthplace,so there’s his birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s cottage...
Nathan:Who is Anne Hathaway?Isn’t she an American celebrity名人?
Sarah:Yes,you’re right.There’s a Hollywood star that goes by the same name,but it’s not her cottage.Anne Hathaway isShakespeare’swife—so the cottage in Stratford-on-Avon is the place where she grew up.
Nathan:I see.Is there anything else to do there?
Sarah:There’s plenty.We could go to see a Shakespeare’s play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre or visit the Holy Trinity Church...
Nathan:We’re not church-goers.Why would we go to church on our way home?
Sarah:It’s the oldest building in Stratford and it’s the place where William Shakespeare was baptismed受洗and buried.It’s steeped丰富的in history.
Nathan:I’m not sure whether I①am interested inseeing yet another church,and I doubt we have time to see a play on our way home...
Sarah:OK,well,we’ll have to②come backanother time to do that.Which Shakespeare’s play is your favourite?
Nathan:I’ve always been a fan ofHamlet,myself.
Sarah:“To be,or not to be,that is the question.”
Nathan:That’s the one.That’s got to be one of Shakespeare’s most famous quotations from his plays.
Sarah:That and“Oh,Romeo,Romeo,why are you Romeo?”
Nathan:What does that mean,anyway?
Sarah:You mean,“To be or not to be?” I think it’s debatable有争议的,but it seems to be asking the question“why live?” right?Life might be bad,but death might be even worse.
Nathan:That’s so pessimistic消极的.
Sarah:That’s quite rich,coming from you!
Nathan:What’s that supposed to mean?
Sarah:Nothing,it’s just that you’re not the most optimistic person in the world!
Nathan:Now,now,give the guy a chance!Just athought—is the Globe Theatre in Stratford?
Sarah:No,that’s in London,but③it goes without saying that the one that is in London now is just a replica复制品—and it’s called “Shakespeare’s Globe”.The original④burnt down hundreds of years ago.
Nathan:Oh,well,there goes that idea then!
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萨拉:看起来埃文河畔的斯特拉特福似乎离这里不远。我们在回家的路上要不要去看看?
内森:为什么去那里?那儿有什么呢?
萨拉:哦,那儿是莎士比亚的故乡,那里有他出生的地方和安妮·海瑟薇的农舍……
内森:安妮·海瑟薇是谁呀?是一位美国名媛吗?
萨拉:你说对了,是有一个好莱坞明星叫这名字,不过这不是她的农舍。安妮·海瑟薇是莎士比亚的妻子,埃文河畔的斯特拉特福的农舍是她长大的地方。
内森:我明白了。在那里还有其他事情可做吗?
萨拉:有很多事可做呀。我们可以去皇家莎士比亚剧院看莎士比亚的戏剧,或者去参观圣三一教堂……
内森:我们不是经常去教堂的人呀。为什么要在回家的路上去教堂呢?
萨拉:那是斯特拉特福最古老的建筑,莎士比亚是在那里接受了洗礼,也是在那里安葬的。那里有丰富的历史。
内森:我不确定我是否会有兴趣去看一座教堂,我也怀疑我们在回家的路上是否有时间去看戏剧……
萨拉:那好吧,那我们以后再去看吧。你最喜欢莎士比亚的哪一部戏剧?
内森:我个人一直都喜欢《哈姆雷特》。
萨拉:“活着或者死去,这是一个问题。”
内森:就是那句。那是莎士比亚戏剧中最著名的一句引语。
萨拉:还有那句“噢,罗密欧,罗密欧,为什么是你呀,罗密欧?”
内森:那究竟是什么意思呢?
萨拉:你是问“活着还是死去?”那一句吗?我觉得这句话是有争议的,不过它似乎是在问:“为什么要活着?”生活或许不如人意,但死亡也许更糟糕。
内森:那太消极了。
萨拉:就你而言,这句话内涵很丰富!
内森:那是什么意思呀?
萨拉:没什么,就是说你不是这世界上最乐观的人!
内森:就现在,给这家伙一个机会吧!考虑一下——环球剧场在斯特拉特福吗?
萨拉:不在,是在伦敦。不过显然,现在伦敦的环球剧场只是仿建的——它叫作“莎士比亚环球剧场”。原来的环球剧场在几百年前就被烧毁了。
内森:哦,好吧,那就放弃这个念头吧!
好词靓句
1.be interested in...对……感兴趣
2.come back回来
3.It goes without saying that...毫无疑问……;不言而喻的是……
4.burn down烧毁;把……烧成平地