ACT1 Scene2 A room of state in the Castle城堡中的大厅-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《哈姆雷特Hamlet》

Scene II.A room of state in the Castle. Flourish.Enter Claudius,King of Denmark,Gertrude,the Oueen, Hamlet,Polonius,Laertes and his sister Ophelia,Voltemand, Cornelius,Lords,and Attendants. King. Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death The memory be green,and that it us befitted To bear our hearts in grief,and our whole kingdom To be contracted in one brow of woe, Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature, That we with wisest sorrow think on him, Together with remembrance of ourselves. Therefore our sometimes sister,now our queen, Th'imperial jointress to this warlike state, Have we,as'twere,with a defeated joy, With an auspicious,and one dropping eye, With mirth in funeral,and with dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole Taken to wife;nor have we herein barr'd Your better wisdoms,which have freely gone With this affair along,for all our thanks. Now follows,that you know,young Fortinbras, Holding a weak supposal of our worth, Or thinking by our late dear brother's death Our state to be disjoint and out of frame, ·014· 第二场 城堡中的大厅 国王，王后，哈姆雷特，波洛尼厄斯，雷欧提 斯，伏提曼德，考尼律斯，群臣，侍从等上。 国王虽然我们亲爱的王兄哈姆雷特新丧未久，我们 的心里应当充满了悲痛，我们全国都应当表示一 ①green【gri:nla.(记忆) 栩栩如生的，清晰的 致的哀悼，可是我们凛于后死者责任的重大，不 ②befited[bi'fitit],适度的 能不违情逆性，一方面固然要用适度的悲哀纪念 3 discretion [dis'krefon]n. 他，一方面也要为自身的利害着想；所以，在一 谨慎 种悲喜交集的情绪之下，让幸福和忧郁分据了我 remembrance [ri'membrons] 的两眼，殡葬的挽歌和结婚的笙乐同时并奏，用 .回忆 盛大的喜乐抵消沉重的不幸，我已经和我旧日的 ③jointress【d3 ointris]n.享 有寡妇所得产的女人 长嫂，当今的王后，这一个多事之国的共同的统 治者，结为夫妇；这一次婚姻事先曾经征求各位 @auspicious【b:'spifos]a.吉 利的 的意见，多承你们诚意的赞助，这是我必须向大 ⑦mirth(m2:0创n.欢笑 ⑧dirge【do:d3ln.挽歌 家致谢的。现在我要让你们知道，年轻的福丁布 拉斯看轻了我们的实力，也许他以为自从我们亲 爱的王兄驾崩以后，我们的国家已经瓦解，所以 挟着他的从中取利的梦想，不断向我们书面要求 把他的父亲依法割让给我们英勇的王兄的土地归 还。这是他一方面的话。现在要讲到我们的态度 和今天召集各位来此的目的。我们的对策是这样 的：我这儿已经写好了一封信给挪威国王，年轻 ·015· Hamlet Colleagued with this dream of his advantage, He hath not fail'd to pester us with message, Importing the surrender of those lands Lost by his father,with all bands of law To our most valiant brother;so much for him Now for ourself and for this time of meeting. Thus much the business is.We have here writ To Norway,uncle of young Fortinbras, Who impotent and bed-rid,scarcely hears Of this his nephew's purpose,to suppress His further gait herein,In that the levies The lists,and full proportions are all made Out of his subject;and we here dispatch You good Cornelius,and you Voltemand, For bearers of this greeting to old Norway, Giving to you no further personal power To business with the king,more than the scope Of these dilated articles allow.[Gives a paper: Farewell,and let your haste commend your duty. Cor. In that,and all things,will we show our duty. Volt. King.We doubt it nothing.Heartily farewell Exeunt Voltemand and Cornelius. And now Laertes,what's the news with you? You told us of some suit.What is't Laertes? You cannot speak of reason to the Dane, And lose your voice.What wouldst thou beg Laertes, That shall not be my offer,not thy asking? The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth, Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. What wouldst thou have Laertes? Laer. Dread my lord, Your leave and favour to return to france. ·016· 哈姆雪特 的福丁布拉斯的叔父，他因为卧病在床，不曾与 ①pester['pesta]v.烦扰 闻他侄子的企图，在信里我请他注意他的侄子擅 自在国内征募壮丁，训练士卒，积极进行各种准 备的事实，要求他从速制止他的进一步的行动： 现在我就派遣你，考尼律斯，还有你，伏提曼 ②writ [rit]n.文书 德，替我把这封信送给挪威老王，除了训令上所 规定的条件以外，你们不得僭用你们的权力，和挪 ③impotent ['impotont]a.无 威成立逾越范围的妥协。你们赶紧就去吧，再会！ 力的 ④levy ['levi]n,征兵 ⑤dispatch[dis'patf]v.派遣 @dilate [dai'leit]v.扩大 考尼律斯、伏提曼德我们不敢不尽力执行陛下的旨 意。 国王我相信你们的忠心；再会！（伏提曼德、考尼 律斯同下)现在，雷欧提斯，你有什么话说？你 对我说你有一个请求；是什么请求，雷欧提斯？ 只要是合理的事情，你向丹麦王说了，他总不会 不答应你。你有什么要求，雷欧提斯，不是你未 开口我就自动许给了你？丹麦王室和你父亲的关 系，正像头脑之于心灵一样密切；丹麦国王乐意 instrumental Linstru'mentall a.有帮助的 为你父亲效劳，正像嘴里所说的话，可以由双手 去执行一样。你要些什么，雷欧提斯？ 雷欧提斯陛下，我要请求您允许我回到法国去；这 一次我回国参加陛下加冕的盛典，略尽臣子的微 忱，实在是莫大的荣幸：可是现在我的任务已尽， ·017· Hamlet From whence,though willingly I came to Denmark To show my duty in your Coronation, Yet now I must confess,that duty done, My thoughts and wishes bend again toward France, And bow them to your gracious leave and pardon. King.Have you your father's leave?What says Polonius? Pol. He hath my lord,wrung from me my slow leave By laboursome②petition③and at last Upon his will I seal'd my hard consent; I do beseech you give him leave to go. King. Take thy fair hour,Laertes.Time be thine, And thy best graces spend it at thy will. But now,my cousin Hamlet,and my son? Ham.[Aside.A little more than kin,and less than kind. King.How is it that the clouds still hang on you? Ham. Not so,my lord.I am too much i'th'sun. Queen.Good Hamlet cast thy nighted colour off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not for ever with thy vailed⑤lids⑥ Seek for thy noble father in the dust; Thou know'st'tis common,all that lives must die, Passing through nature,to eternity. Ham.Ay madam,it is common. Queen.If it be, Why seems it so particular with thee? Ham. Seems madam?Nay,it is;I know not seems: "Tis not alone my inky cloak,good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of forc'd breath. No,nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected havior of the visage®， Together with all forms,moods,shows of grief, That can denote me truly.These indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play: ·018 哈姆雷特 我的心愿又向法国飞驰，但求陛下开恩允准。 ①coronation【k:ro'neifan] n.加冕礼 国王你父亲已经答应你了吗？波洛尼厄斯怎么说？ 波洛尼厄斯陛下，我却不过他几次三番的恳求，已经 2 laboursome ['leibosom]a. 勉强答应他了；请陛下放他去吧。 费力的 ③petition [pi'tifon]n.请求 国王好好利用你的时间，雷欧提斯，尽情发挥你的 ④beseech[bi'si:t切g恳求 才能吧！可是，来，我的侄儿哈姆雷特，我的孩 子一 哈姆雷特（旁白）超乎寻常的亲族，漠不相干的 路人。 国王为什么愁云依旧笼罩在你的身上？ 哈姆雷特不，陛下，我已经在太阳里晒得太久了。 王后好哈姆雷特，脱下你的黑衣，对你的父王应该和 颜悦色一点；不要老是垂下了眼皮，在泥土之中 ⑤vail[veil比放下 找寻你的高贵的父亲。你知道这是一件很普通的 ⑥lid [lid]n.眼睑 事情，活着的人谁都要死去，从生存的空间踏进 了永久的宁静。 哈姆雷特嗯，母亲，这是一件很普通的事情。 王后既然是很普通的，那么你为什么瞧上去好像老是 这样郁郁于心呢？ 哈姆雷特好像，母亲！不，是这样就是这样，我不 知道什么“好像”不“好像”。好妈妈，我的墨 黑的外套，礼俗上规定的丧服，勉强吐出来的叹 suspiration [.sAspi'reifan] 气，像滚滚江流一样的眼泪，悲苦沮丧的脸色， n.叹息 以及一切仪式，外表和忧伤的流露，都不能表示 ⑧visage[vizid3ln.面貌 出我的真实的情绪。这些才真是给人瞧的，因为 谁都可以做作成这种样子。它们不过是悲哀的装 饰和衣服；可是我郁结的心事却是无法表现出 来的。 ·019· Hamlet But I have that within,which passeth show; These,but the trappings and the suits of woe King.'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father: But you must know,your father lost a father, That father lost,lost his,and the survivor bound In filial obligation,for some term To do obsequious sorrow.But to persever In obstinatecondolement⑤，isa course Of impious stubbornness."Tis unmanly grief, It shows a will most incorrect to heaven, A heart unfortified,a mind impatient An understanding simple,and unschool'd: For,what we know must be,and is as common As any the most vulgar thing to sense, Why should we in our peevish opposition Take it to heart?Fie,'tis a fault to heaven, A fault against the dead,a fault to nature, To reason most absurd,whose common theme Is death of fathers,and who still hath cried, From the first corse,till he that died today, This must be so.We pray you throw to earth This unprevailing woe,and think of us As of a father;for let the world take note, You are the most immediate to our Throne, And with no less nobility of love, Than that which dearest father bears his son, Do I impart toward you.For your intent In going back to school in Wittenberg, It is most retrograde to our desire: And we beseech you,bend you to remain Here in the cheer and comfort of our eye, Our chiefest courtier,cousin,and our son. Queen.Let not thy mother lose her prayers Hamlet: ·020· 哈姆雪特 国王哈姆雷特，你这样孝思不匮，原是你天性中纯 笃过人之处；可是你要知道，你的父亲也曾失去 O commendable [ka'mendabl] a.值得赞美的 过一个父亲，那失去的父亲自己也失去过父亲； 那后死的儿子为了尽他的孝道，必须有一个时期 服丧守制，然而固执不变的哀伤，却是一种逆天 ②ialr'iljall a,孝顺的 背理的愚行，不是堂堂男子所应有的举动；它表 3 obsequious [ab'si:kwias] a.顺从的 现出一个不肯安于天命的意志，一个经不起艰难 ④obstinate['obstinit]a.顽 痛苦的心，一个缺少忍耐的头脑和一个简单愚昧 固的 G condolement [kon'doul 的理性。既然我们知道那是无可避免的事，无论 mant]n.哀悼 ⑥impious['impias】a.不孝 谁都要遭遇到同样的经验，那么我们为什么要这 的 ⑦stubborn['stAbon]a.屈强 样固执地把它介意于怀呢？嘿！那是对上天的罪 的 戾，对死者的罪戾，也是违反人情的罪戾；在理 智上它是完全荒谬的，因为从第一个死了的父亲 ⑧vulgar ['vAlgal a.普通的 ⑨peevish[pi:vifla.倔强的 起，直到今天死去的最后一个父亲为止，理智永 远在呼喊：“这是无可避免的。”我请你抛弃了 这种无益的悲伤，把我当作你的父亲；因为我要 让全世界知道，你是王位直接的继承者，我要给 你尊荣和恩宠，不亚于一个最慈爱的父亲之于他 的儿子。至于你要回到维滕贝格去继续求学的意 思，那是完全违反我们的愿望的；请你听从我的 劝告，不要离开这里，在朝廷上领袖群臣，做我 们最亲近的国亲和王子，使我们因为每天能够看 见你而感到欢欣。 0 impart[impa:tk传授： 告知 retrograde [retrougreid]a. 退化的 王后不要让你母亲的祈求全归无用，哈姆雷特；请你 ·021· Hamlet I prithee stay with us,go not to Wittenberg. Ham.I shall in all my best obey you,Madam. King. Why'tis a loving,and a fair reply. Be as ourself in Denmark.Madam come, This gentle and unforc'd accord of Hamlet Sits smiling to my heart;in grace whereof, No jocund health that Denmark drinks today, But the great cannon to the clouds shall tell, And the king's rouse,the heaven shall bruitagain, Respeaking earthly thunder.Come away. Flourish.Exeunt all but Hamlet. Ham. Oh,that this too too solid flesh,would melt, Thaw,and resolve itself into a dew: Or that the everlasting had not fix'd His canon'gainst self-slaughter.O God,O God! How weary,stale,flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on't!oh,fie!'Tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed:things rank,and gross in nature Possess it merely.That it should come to this: But two months dead:nay,not so much,not two So excellent a king,that was to this Hyperion⑦to a satyr⑧：so loving to my mother,. That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly.Heaven and earth! Must I remember?Why she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on;and yet within a month! Let me not think on't:Frailty,thy name is woman. A little month,or ere those shoes were old, With which she followed my poor father's body Like Niobe,all tears.Why she,even she, O God!A beast that wants discourse of reason Would have mourn'd longer-married with my uncle, ·022· 哈姆雷特【 ①prithee['priOi:int.请 不要离开我们，不要到维滕贝格去。 哈姆雷特我将要勉力服从您的意志，母亲。 国王啊，那才是一句有孝心的答复；你将在丹麦享有 和我同等的尊荣。御妻，来。哈姆雷特这一种自 动的顺从使我非常高兴。为了表示庆祝，今天丹 ②jocund[d3okond]a.快活 麦王每一次举杯祝饮的时候，都要放一响高人云 的 霄的祝炮，让上天应和着地上的雷鸣，发出欢乐 ③bruit[bu:tv散播 的回声。来。 除哈姆雪特外均下。 哈姆雷特啊，但愿这一个坚实的肉体会融解，消 散，化成一堆露水！或者那永生的真神未曾制定 ④haw:lk融解 禁止自杀的律法！上帝啊！人世间的一切在我看 来是多么可厌，陈腐，乏味而无聊！哼！哼！那 ⑤self-slaughter【.selfslo:tal n自杀 是一个荒芜不治的花园，长满了恶毒的莠草。想 @stale [steilla.陈腐的 不到居然会有这种事情！刚死了两个月！不，两 个月还不满！这样好的一个国王，比起当前这一 个来，简直是天神和丑怪；这样爱我的母亲，甚 至于不愿让天风吹痛了她的脸。天呀！我必须记 着吗？嘿，她会偎在他的身旁，好像吃了美味的 食物，格外促进了食欲一般；可是，只有一个月 Hyperion [hai'piarion]n. 亥伯龙神 的时间，我不能再想下去了！脆弱啊，你的名字 ⑧satyr'sacta]n.好色之徒 就是女人！短短的一个月以前，她哭得像个泪人 儿似的，送我那可怜的父亲下葬；她在送葬的时 候所穿的那双鞋子现在还没有破旧，她就，她 就一上帝啊！一头没有理性的畜生也要悲伤得 ⑨frailty ['freilti]n.脆弱 长久一些—她就嫁给我的叔父，我的父亲的弟 弟，可是他一点不像我的父亲，正像我一点不 像赫拉克勒斯一样。只有一个月的时间，她那流 着虚伪之泪的眼睛还没有消去红肿，她就嫁了人 了。啊，罪恶的匆促，这样迫不及待地钻进了乱 伦的衾被！那不是好事，也不会有好结果；可是 ·023·