ACT2 Scene2 A room in the Castle城堡中一室-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《哈姆雷特Hamlet》

Scene II.A room in the Castle. Enter King and Queen,Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,with others. King.Welcome,dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Moreover,that we much did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending.Something have you heard Of Hamlet's transformation②：so I call it,, Since nor th'exterior nor the inwardman Resembles that it was.What should it be More than his father's death,that thus hath put him So much from th'understanding of himself, I cannot dream of:I entreat you both, That being of so young clays brought up with him: And since so neighbour'd to his youth,and humour, That you vouchsafe your rest here in our Court Some little time:so by your companies To draw him on to pleasures,and to gather So much as from occasion you may glean®， Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus That,open'd lies within our remedy Queen.Good gentlemen,he hath much talk'd of you, And sure I am,two men there are not living, To whom he more adheres.If it will please you To show us so much gentry,and good will, ·076· 第二场 城堡中一室 国王、王后、罗森格兰兹、吉尔登斯吞及待 从等上。 国王欢迎，亲爱的罗森格兰兹和吉尔登斯吞！这次 ①provoke [prau'vauk]v驱使 2transformation [,traens- 匆匆召请你们两位前来，一方面是因为我非常思 fo'meifan]n.变化 ③exterior lik'stiorio]a.外在 念你们，一方面也是因为我有需要你们帮忙的地 ④inward ['inwod)a.内部的 方。你们大概已经听到哈姆雷特的变化；我把它 ⑤resemble{ri'zembl]v.像 称为变化，因为无论在外表上或是精神上，他已 经和从前大不相同。除了他父亲的死以外，究竟 还有些什么原因，把他激成了这种疯疯癫癫的样 子，我实在无从猜测。你们从小便跟他在一起长 大，素来知道他的脾气，所以我特地请你们到我 @neighbour['neiba]v.接近 们宫廷里来盘桓几天，陪伴陪伴他，替他解解愁 vouchsafe [vautf'seif]v. 允诺 闷，同时乘机窥探他究竟有些什么秘密的心事， 为我们所不知道的，也许一旦公开之后，我们就 ⑧glean【gli:nl收集 可以替他对症下药。 ⑨remedy['remidi]n.补教 王后他常常讲起你们两位，我相信世上没有哪两个人 比你们更为他所亲信了。你们要是不嫌怠慢，答 应在我们这儿小做逗留，帮助我们实现我们的希 望，那么你们的盛情雅意，一定会受到丹麦王室 ·077· Hamlet As to expend your time with us awhile, For the supply and profit of our hope, Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits a king's remembrance. Ros. Both your majesties Might by the sovereign power you have of us, Put your dread pleasures,more into command Than to entreaty. Guil.But we both obey, And here give up ourselves,in the full bent, To lay our service freely at your feet, To be commanded. King.Thanks,Rosencrantz and gentle Guildenstern. Queen.Thanks Guildenstern and gentle Rosencrantz. And I beseech you instantly to visit My too much changed son.Go,some of you, And bring these gentlemen where Hamlet is. Guil.Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to him. Exeunt with others. Queen:Ay,amen! Exeunt Rosencrantz,Guildenstern and some Attendants. Enter Polonius. Pol. Th'ambassadors from Norway,my good lord, Are joyfully return'd. King. Thou still hast been the father of good news. Pol. Have I,my lord?I assure you,my good liege, I hold my duty,as I hold my soul, Both to my God and to my gracious king; And I do think,or else this brain of mine Hunts not the trail of policy,so sure As it hath us'd to do,that I have found The very cause of Hamlet's lunacy. King.O'speak of that,that do I long to hear. ·078· 哈姆雷特 隆重的礼谢的。 visitation [vizi'teifon]n. 访问 2 remembrance (ri'membrons] n回忆 罗森格兰兹我们是两位陛下的臣子，两位陛下有什么 旨意，尽管命令我们；像这样言重的话，倒使我 们置身无地了。 吉尔登斯吞我们愿意投身在两位陛下的足下，两位陛 下无论有什么命令，我们都愿意尽力奉行。 国王谢谢你们，罗森格兰兹和善良的吉尔登斯吞。 王后谢谢你们，吉尔登斯吞和善良的罗森格兰兹。 现在我就要请你们立刻去看看我的大大变了样子 的儿子。来人，领这两位绅士到哈姆雷特的地方 去。 吉尔登斯吞但愿上天加佑，使我们能够得到他的欢 心，帮助他恢复常态！ 王后阿门！ 罗森格兰兹、吉尔登斯吞及若干侍从下。 波洛尼厄斯上。 3 ambassador [am'basada] n.大使 波洛尼厄斯启禀陛下，我们派往挪威去的两位饮使已 经喜气洋洋地回来了。 ④assure【buo]g保证 国王你总是带着好消息来报告我们。 波洛尼厄斯真的吗，陛下？不瞒陛下说，我把我对 于我的上帝和我的宽仁厚德的王上的责任，看得 跟我的灵魂一样重呢。要是我的脑筋还没有出毛 病，想到了岔路上去，那么我想我已经发现了哈 姆雷特发疯的原因。 ⑤lunacy'lju:nasi]n.精神 失常 国王啊！你说吧，我急着要听呢。 ·079· Hamlet Pol. Give first admittance to th'ambassadors, My news shall be the fruit to that great feast. King. Thyself do grace to them,and bring them in. Exit Polonius. He tells me,my sweet queen,he hath found The head and source of all your son's distemper Queen.I doubt it is no other,but the main, His father's death,and our o'erhasty marriage. King.Well,we shall sift him. Enter Polonius,Voltemand and Cornelius. Welcome,my good friends: Say,Voltemand,what from our brother Norway? Volt. Most fair return of greetings and desires. Upon our first,he sent out to suppress His nephew's levies,which to him appear'd To be a preparation'gainst the Polack; But better look'd into,he truly found It was against your highness,whereat griev'd, That so his sickness,age,and impotence Was falsely borne in hand,sends out arrests On Fortinbras,which he,in brief,obeys, Receives rebuke from Norway:and in fine, Makes vow before his uncle,never more To give th'assay of arms against your majesty. Whereon old Norway,overcome with joy, Gives him three thousand crowns in annual fee, And his commission to employ those soldiers So levied as before,against the Polack: With an entreaty herein further shown, Giving a paper. That it might please you to give quiet pass Through your dominions,for this enterprise, On such regards of safety and allowance, As therein are set down. ·080· 哈姆雪特 波洛尼厄斯请陛下先接见了钦使；我的消息留作为茶 余饭后的话题吧。 国王那么有劳你去迎接他们进来。（波洛尼厄斯下） 我的亲爱的王后，他对我说他已经发现了你的儿 distemper [dis'tempal n. 子心神不定的原因。 (身心方面的)不适 王后我想主要的原因还是他父亲的死和我们过于迅速 的结婚。 国王好，等我们仔细问问。 波洛尼厄斯率伏提受德及考尼律斯重上。 国王欢迎，我的好朋友们！伏提曼德，我们的挪威王 兄怎么说？ nephew[nefju:n.侄子 伏提曼德他叫我们向陛下转达他的友好的问候。他 听到了我们的要求，就立刻传谕他的侄儿停止征 兵；本来他以为这种举动是准备对付波兰人的， 可是一经调查，才知道它的对象原来是陛下；他 ③highness[hainis]m.殿下 知道此事以后，痛心自己因为年老多病，受人欺 impotence ['impotons]n. 无力 罔，震怒之下，传令把福丁布拉斯逮捕；福丁布 ⑤arrest [a'rest]n.逮捕 拉斯并未反抗，受到了挪威王一番申斥，最后就 在他的叔父面前立誓决不兴兵侵犯陛下。老王看 ⑥rebuke [ri'bju:kJn.谴责 见他诚心悔过，非常欢喜，当下就给他三千克朗 的年俸，并且委任他统率他所征募的那些兵士， 去向波兰人征伐；同时他叫我把这封信呈上陛 下，（以书信呈上）请求陛下允许他的军队借道 通过陛下的领土，他已经在信里提出若干条件， 保证决不扰乱地方的安宁。 ⑦dominion【ds'minjanl n. 主权 ·081· Hamlet King. It likes us well; And at our more consider'd time we'll read, Answer,and think upon this business. Meantime we thank you for your well-took labour. Go to your rest,at night we'll feast together. Most welcome home. Exeunt Ambassadors. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege,and madam,to expostulate What majesty should be,what duty is, Why day is day,night is night,and time is time. Were nothing but to waste night,day,and time. Therefore,since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness,the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.Your noble son is mad: Mad call I it;for to define true madness, What is't,but to be nothing else but mad. But let that go. Queen.More matter,with less art. Pol. Madam,I swear I use no art at all: That he is mad,'tis true:'tis true'tis pity, And pity 'tis true:a foolish figure, But farewell it:for I will use no art. Mad let us grant him then:and now remains That we find out the cause of this effect, Or rather say,the cause of this defect; For this effect defective,comes by cause: Thus it remains,and the remainder thus. Perpend. I have a daughter:have,while she is mine, Who in her duty and obedience⑧，mark, Hath given me this:now gather,and surmise To the celestial,and my soul's idol,the most beautified Ophelia.' "That's an ill phrase,a vile phrase;beautified is a vile phrase;but you ·082· 哈姆雪特 国王这样很好，等我们有空的时候，还要仔细考虑一 下，然后答复。你们远道跋涉，不辱使命，很是 劳苦了，先去休息休息，今天晚上我们还要在一 起欢宴。欢迎你们回来！ ①feast[fi:st,参加宴会 伏提曼德、考尼律斯同下。 波洛尼厄斯这件事情总算圆满结束了。王上，娘娘， 2 expostulate [ik'spostjuleit] 要是我向你们长篇大论地解释君上的尊严，臣下 ,解释 的名分，白昼何以为白昼，黑夜何以为黑夜，时 间何以为时间，那不过徒然浪费了昼夜的时间； 所以，既然简洁是智慧的灵魂，冗长是肤浅的藻 ③brevity ['brevatil n.简洁 饰，我还是把话说得简单一些吧。你们的那位殿 tediousness ['ti:diosnis]n. 冗长乏味 下是疯了；我说他疯了，因为假如要说明什么才 ⑤flourishes【''flaurifis]m. 华丽的词藻 是真疯，那么除了说他疯了以外，还有什么话好 说呢？可是那也不用说了。 王后多谈些实际，少弄些玄虚。 波洛尼厄斯娘娘，我发誓我一点不弄玄虚。他疯了， 这是真的：惟其是真的，所以才可叹，它的可叹 也是真的一蠢话少说，因为我不愿弄玄虚。 好，让我们同意他已经疯了；现在我们就应该求 出这一个结果的原因，或者不如说，这一种病态 的原因，因为这个病态的结果不是无因而致的。 ⑥defect I'di:fekt]n.缺点 这就是我们现在要做的一步工作。我们来想想 吧。我有一个女儿一当她还不过是我的女儿的 时候，她是属于我的一难得她一片孝心，把这 ⑦perpend[pa:pend]v深思 封信给了我，现在请猜一猜这里面说些什么话。 “给那天仙化人的，我的灵魂的偶像，最美丽的 8 obedience [au'bi:dians]n. 奥菲利娅一”这是一个粗俗的句子；可是你们 顺从 ⑨surmise「's:maiz]v.猜测 听下去吧：“让这几行诗句留下在她的皎洁的胸 celestial[si'lestiall a.天上 的：极美的 中一” ·083· Hamlet shall hear.Thus:'I in her excellent white bosom,these-' Queen.Came this from Hamlet to her? Pol.Good madam stay awhile,I will be faithful. 'Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt,I love. O dear Ophelia,I am ill at these numbers:I have not art to reckon my groans;but that I love thee best,O most best,believe it.Adieu.Thine evermore most dear lady,whilst this machine is to him, HAMLET.' This in obedience hath my daughter show'd me: And more above hath his solicitings③， As they fell out by time,by means,and place, All given to mine ear. King.But how hath she receiv'd his love? Pol. What do you think of me? King.As of a man faithful and honourable Pol. I would fain prove so.But what might you think? When I had seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceiv'd it,I must tell you that, Before my daughter told me,what might you, Or my dear majesty your queen here,think, If I had play'd the desk or table book, Or given my heart a winking,mute and dumb, Or look'd upon this love,with idle sight, What might you think?No,I went round to work, And my young mistress thus I did bespeak, Lord Hamlet is a prince,out of thy star, This must not be,'and then I prescripts gave her, That she should lock herself from his resort, Admit no messengers,.receive no tokens⑥： Which done,she took the fruits of my advice, And he repulsed,a short tale to make, ·084· 哈姆雷特 王后这是哈姆雷特写给她的吗？ 波洛尼厄斯好娘娘，等一等，听我念下去： “你可以疑心星星是火把； 你可以疑心太阳会移转； 你可以疑心真理是谎话； 可是我的爱永没有改变。 亲爱的奥菲利娅啊！我的诗写得太坏。我不会 ①groan【graun]n.抱怨 用诗句来抒写我的愁怀；可是相信我，最好的人 evermore ['evo'mo:]ad. 儿阿！我最爱的是你。再会！ 远 最亲爱的小姐， 只要我一息尚存，我就永远是你的，哈姆雷 ③solicit[sa'lisit]v请求 特。” 这一封信是我的女儿出于孝顺之心拿来给我看的； 此外，她又把他一次次求爱的情形，在什么时候，用 什么方法，在什么所在，全都讲给我听了。 国王可是她对于他的爱情抱着怎样的态度呢？ ④fain【fein]ad.乐意地 波洛尼厄斯陛下以为我是怎样的一个人？ 国王一个忠心正直的人。 波洛尼厄斯但愿我能够证明自己是这样一个人。可 是假如我看见这场热烈的恋爱正在进行一不瞒 陛下说，我在我的女儿没有告诉我以前，早就看 出来了一假如我知道有了这么一回事，却在暗 中玉成他们的好事，或者故意视若无睹，假作痴 聋，一切不闻不问，那时候陛下的心里觉得怎 样？我的好娘娘，您这位王后陛下的心里又觉得 怎样？不，我一点也不敢懈怠我的责任，立刻就 ⑤prescript['priskript]n.规 对我那位小姐说：“哈姆雷特殿下是一位王子， 定 不是你可以仰望的；这种事情不能让它继续下 ⑥token['taukan]m.来使 去。”于是我把她教训一番，叫她深居简出，不 要和他见面，不要接纳他的来使，也不要收受他 ⑦repulse[ri'pAls]v.拒绝 的礼物；她听了这番话，就照着我的意思实行起 ·085·