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Scene III.A room in the Castle.
Enter King.
King.I have sent to seek him,and to find the body.
How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
Yet must not we put the strong law on him,
He'slov'd of the distracted multitude①,
Who like not in their judgment,but their eyes;
And where 'tis so,th'offender's scourge is weigh'd
But never the offence:to bear all smooth,and even,
This sudden sending him away,must seem
Deliberate2 pause;diseases desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Enter Rosencrantz.
How now?What hath befall'n?
Ros.
Where the dead body is bestow'd,my lord,
We cannot get from him.
King.
But where is he?
Ros.
Without,my lord,guarded to know your pleasure.
King.
Bring him before us.
Ros.
Hoa,Guildenstern!Bring in my lord.
Enter Hamlet and Guildenstern.
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第三场
城堡中另一室
国王上,侍从后随。
国王我已经叫他们找他去了,并且叫他们把那尸体寻
出来。让这家伙任意胡闹,是一件多么危险的事
multitude ['mAlti.tju:d]n.
情!可是我们又不能把严刑峻法加在他的身上,
群众
他是为糊涂的群众所喜爱的,他们喜欢一个人,
只凭眼睛,不凭理智:我要是处罚了他,他们只
看见我的刑罚的苛酷,却不想他犯的是什么重
罪。为了顾全各方面的关系,叫他迅速离国,不
②deliberate【di'libarat]a.深
失为一种适宜的策略;应付非常的变故,必须用
思熟虑的
③desperate'desporotl a.不
非常的手段。
顾一切的
罗森格兰兹上。
国王啊!事情怎样啦?
罗森格兰兹陛下,他不肯告诉我们那尸体在什么
地方。
国王可是他呢?
罗森格兰兹在外面,陛下:我们把他看起来了,等候
您的旨意。
国王带他来见我。
罗森格兰兹喂,吉尔登斯吞!带殿下进来。
哈姆雷特及吉尔登斯吞上。
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Hamlet
King.Now Hamlet,where's Polonius?
Ham.At supper.
King.At supper?Where?
Ham.Not where he eats,but where he is eaten,A certain convocation of politic
worms are e'en at him.Your worm is your only emperor for diet.We fat all
creatures else to fat us,and we fat ourselves for maggots.Your fat king
and your lean beggar is but variable service,two dishes,but to one table;
that's the end.
King.
Alas,alas.
Ham.A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king,and eat of the fish
that hath fed of that worm.
King.
What dost thou mean by this?
Ham.Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of
a beggar.
King.
Where is Polonius?
Ham.In heaven,send thither to see.If your messenger find him not there,seek
him i'th'other place yourself:but indeed,if you find him not within this
month,you shall nose him as you go up the stair,into the lobby.
King.
To some attendants.]Go seek him there.
Ham.
He will stay till you come.
Exeunt attendants.
King.
Hamlet,this deed for thine especial safety,
Which we do tender,as we dearly grieve
For that which thou hast done,must send thee hence
With fiery quickness.Therefore prepare thyself,
The bark is ready,and the wind at help,
Th'associates tend,and everything is bent
For England.
Ham.For England?
King.Ay Hamlet.
Ham.
Good.
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哈姆密特
国王啊,哈姆雷特,波洛尼厄斯呢?
哈姆雷特吃饭去了
国王吃饭去了!在什么地方?
Dconvocation Lkonvou'keifan]
n集会
哈姆雷特不是在他吃饭的地方,是在人家吃他的地
②maggot ['maegat]n.I无脊
方;有一群精明的蛆虫正在他身上大吃特吃哩。
椎」姐
姐虫是全世界最大的饕餮家:我们喂肥了各种牲
畜给自己受用,再喂肥了自己去给蛆虫受用。胖
胖的国王跟瘦瘦的乞丐是一一个桌子上的两道不同
的菜一不过是这么一回事。
国王唉!唉!
哈姆雷特一个人可以拿一条吃过一个国王的蛆虫去钓
鱼,再吃那吃过那条蛆虫的鱼。
国王你这句话是什么意思?
哈姆雷特没有什么意思,我不过告诉你一个国王可以
在一个乞丐的脏腑里出巡呢
3 thither'Siool ad.到那边
国王波洛尼厄斯呢?
哈姆雷特在天上:你差人到那边去找他吧。要是你的
使者在天上找不到他,那么你可以自己到另外一
个所在去找他。可是你们在这一个月里要是找不
到他的话,你们只要跑上走廊的阶石,也就可以
闻到他的气味了。
国王(向若千侍从)到走廊里去找一找。
哈姆雷特他在等着你们哩。
侍从等下。
国王哈姆雷特,你干出这种事来,使我非常痛心。为
了你自身的安全起见,你必须火速离开国境:所
以快去自己预备预备。船已经整装待发,风势也
很顺利,同行的人都在等着你,一切都已经准备
好向英格兰出发。
哈姆雷特到英格兰去!
国王是的,哈姆雷特。
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Hamlet
King.So is it,if thou knew'st our purposes.
Ham.I see a cherub that sees them:but come,for England.
Farewell dear mother.
King.
Thy loving father,Hamlet.
Ham.My mother:father and mother is man and wife;man and wife is
one flesh;and so my mother.Come,for England.
Exit.
King.Follow him at foot,tempt him with speed aboard:
Delay it not;I'll have him hence tonight.
Away,for everything is seal'd and done
That else leans on th'affair.Pray you make haste.
Enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
And England,if my love thou hold'st at aught,
As my great power thereof may give thee sense,
Since yet thy cicatrice looks raw and red
After the Danish sword,and thy free awe
Pays homage to us;thou mayst not coldly set
Our sovereign process,which imports at full,
By letters congruing to that effect
The present death of Hamlet.Do it England,
For like the hectic in my blood he rages,
And thou must cure me;till I know 'tis done,
Howe'er my haps,my joys were ne'er begun.
Exit.
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哈姆雷特
哈姆雷特好。
①cherub[tferab]m.小天使
国王要是你明白我的用意,你应该知道这是为了你好。
哈姆雷特我看见一个明白你的用意的天使。可是来,
到英格兰去!再会,亲爱的母亲!
国王我是你的慈爱的父亲,哈姆雷特。
哈姆雷特我的母亲。父亲和母亲是夫妇两个,夫妇是
一体之亲:所以再会吧,我的母亲!来,到英格
兰去!(下)
国王跟在他后面,劝诱他赶快上船,不要耽误:我
要叫他今晚离开国境。去!这件事情一解决,什
么问题都没有了。请你们加紧一点。(罗森格兰
兹、吉尔登斯吞下)英格兰王啊,丹麦的宝剑在
你的国土上还留着鲜明的创痕,你向我们纳款输
②cicatrice[sikatris]n.伤痕
诚的敬礼至今未减,要是你畏惧我的威力,重视
③homage ['homid3li,数意
我的友谊,你就不能忽视我的旨意:我已经在公
函里要求你把哈姆雷特立即处死,照着我的意思
做吧,英格兰王,因为他像是我深入膏肓的痼
疾,一定要借你的手把我医好。我必须知道他已
④hectic [hektik]n.肺结核
经不在人世,我脸上才会有笑容浮起。(下)
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