ACT4 Scene1 A room in the Castle城堡中的一室-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《哈姆雷特Hamlet》

ACT IV. 第四幕 Scene I.A room in the Castle. Enter King and Queen,with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. King.There's matter in these sighs.These profound heaves You must translate;'tis fit we understand them. Where is your son? Queen.[To Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.Bestow this place on us a little while. Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Ah,my own lord,what have I seen tonight! King.What,Gertrude?How does Hamlet? Queen.Mad as the seas and wind,when both contend Which is the mightier:in his lawless fit Behind the arras,hearing something stir, Whips out his rapier,cries'A rat,a rat!' And in this brainish apprehension kills The unseen good old man. King.O heavy deed! It had been so with us,had we been there. His liberty is full of threats to all, To you yourself,to us,to every one. Alas,how shall this bloody deed be answer'd? It will be laid to us,whose providence Should have kept short,restrain'd,and out of haunt This mad young man.But so much was our love, We would not understand what was most fit, ·186· 第一场城堡中的一室 国王、王后、罗森格兰兹及吉尔登斯吞上。 ①heave [hi:wn.起伏 国王这些长吁短叹之中，都含着深长的意义，我们必 须设法探索出来。你的儿子呢？ 王后（向罗森格兰兹、吉尔登斯吞）请你们暂时退 开。（罗森格兰兹、吉尔登斯吞下）啊，陛下！ 今晚我看见了多么惊人的事情！ 国王什么，格特鲁德？哈姆雷特怎么啦？ 王后疯狂得像彼此争强斗胜的天风和海浪一样。在他 野性发作的时候，他听见帷幕后面有什么东西爬 动的声音，就拔出剑来，嚷着：“有耗子！有耗 2apprehension Laeprihenfon] 子！”于是在一阵疯狂的恐惧之中，把那躲在幕 .恐惧 后的好老人家杀死了。 国王啊，罪过罪过！要是我在那儿，我也会照样死在 他手里的；放任他这样胡作非为，对于你，对于 我，对于每一个人，都是极大的威胁。唉！这一 件流血的暴行应当由谁负责呢？我们是不能辞其 咎的，因为我们早该防患未然，把这个发疯的孩 子关禁起来，不让他到处乱走；可是我们太爱他 了，以至于不愿想一个适当的方法，正像一个害 ·187· Hamlet But like the owner of a foul disease, To keep it from divulging,let it feed Even on the pith of life.Where is he gone? Queen.To draw apart the body he hath kill'd; O'er whom his very madness like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself pure.He weeps for what is done. King.O Gertrude!come away. The sun no sooner shall the mountains touch, But we will ship him hence and this vile deed, We must with all our majesty and skill Both countenance and excuse.Ho Guildenstern! Enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Friends both,go join you with some further aid: Hamlet in madness hath Polonius slain, And from his mother's closet hath he dragg'd him. Go seek him out,speak fair,and bring the body Into the chapel.I pray you haste in this Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Come Gertrude,we'll call up our wisest friends, And let them know both what we mean to do, And what's untimely done. Whose whisper o'er the world's diameter3, As level as the cannon to his blank, Transports his poisoned shot,may miss our name, And hit the woundless air.O come away. My soul is full of discord and dismay. Exeunt. ·188· 哈姆雷特 着恶疮的人，因为不让它出毒的缘故，弄到毒气 攻心，无法救治一样。他到哪儿去了？ 王后拖着那个被他杀死的尸体出去了。像一一堆下贱 ①ore{b:ln.矿石 的铅铁掩不了真金的光彩一样，他知道他自己做 错了事，他的纯良的本性就从他的疯狂里透露出 来，他哭了。 国王啊，格特鲁德！来！太阳一到了山上，我们必 须赶紧让他登船出发。对于这一件罪恶的行为， 我们必须用最严正的态度，最巧妙的措词，决定 一个执法原情的处置。喂！吉尔登斯吞！（罗森 格兰兹及吉尔登斯吞重上)两位朋友，我们还要 借重你们一下。哈姆雷特在疯狂之中，已经把波 洛尼厄斯杀死：他现在把那尸体从他母亲的房间 里拖出去了。你们去找他来，对他说话要和气一 点：再把那尸体搬到教堂里去。请你们快去把这 ②chapel [tfapoll n.小礼拜堂 件事情办好。（罗森格兰兹及吉尔登斯吞下） 来，格特鲁德，我们要去召集我们那些最有见识 的朋友，把我们的决定和这一件意外的变故告诉 他们，免得外边无稽的澜言牵涉到我们身上，它 的毒箭从低声的密语中间散放出去，是像弹丸从 ③diameter{dai'emitaln.直径 炮口射出去一样每发必中的。啊，来吧！我的灵 魂里充满着混乱和惊愕。（同下） woundless ['wu:ndlis]a. 未受伤的 ·189·