ACT4 Scene4 A Plain in Denmark丹麦原野-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《哈姆雷特Hamlet》

Scene IV.A Plain in Denmark. Enter Fortinbras,a captain,and solidiers,marching. For. Go captain,from me greet the Danish king, Tell him that by his license Fortinbras Craves①the conveyance③of a promis'd march Over his kingdom.You know the rendezvous③， if that his majesty would aught with us, We shall express our duty in his eye; And let him know so. Capt.I will do't,my lord. For. Go softly on. Exeunt Fortinbras and Soldiers. Enter Hamlet,Rosencrantz and others. Ham.Good sir,whose powers are these? Capt.They are of Norway,sir. Ham.How purpos'd,sir,I pray you? Capt.Against some part of Poland. Ham.Who commands them,sir? Capt.The nephew to old Norway,Fortinbras. Ham.Goes it against the main of Poland,sir, Or for some frontier④？ Capt.Truly to speak,and with no addition, We go to gain a little patch of ground That hath in it no profit but the name. ·200· 第四场丹麦原野 福丁布拉斯，一队长及兵士等列队行进上。 福丁布拉斯队长，你去替我问候丹麦国王，告诉他说 福丁布拉斯因为得到他的允许，已经按照约定， ①crave [kreiv]要求 conveyance [kan'veians]n. 率领一支军队通过他的国境。你知道我们在什么 运输 3 rendezvous ['rondivu:n. 地方集合。要是丹麦王有什么话要跟我当面说， 集结地 我也可以入朝晋谒；你就这样对他说吧。 队长是，主将。 福丁布拉斯慢步前进。 福丁布拉斯及兵士等下，队长留后。 哈姆雷特，罗森格兰兹，吉尔登斯吞等同上。 哈姆雷特官长，这些是什么人的军队？ 队长他们都是挪威的军队，先生。 哈姆雷特请问他们是开到什么地方去的？ 队长到波兰的某一部分去。 哈姆雷特谁是领兵的主将？ 队长挪威老王的侄儿福丁布拉斯。 哈姆雷特他们是要向波兰本土进攻呢，还是去袭击 ④frontier[frantjo]n.边界 边疆？ 队长不瞒您说，我们是要去夺一小块徒有空名毫无实 利的土地。叫我出五块钱去把它买了下来，我也 ·201· Hamlet To pay five ducats,five,I would not farm it; Nor will it yield to Norway or the Pole A ranker rate,should it be sold in fee Ham.Why,then the Polack never will defend it. Capt.Yes,it is already garrison'd Ham.Two thousand souls,and twenty thousand ducats Will not debate the question of this straw This is th'imposthume of much wealth and peace, That inward breaks,and shows no cause without Why the man dies.I humbly thank you,sir. Capt.God be wi'you,sir. Exit. Ros. Will't please you go,my lord? Ham.I'll be with you straight,go a little before. Exeunt all but Hamlet. How all occasions do inform against me, And spur my dull revenge.What is a man, If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed?A beast,no more: Sure he that made us with such large discourse Looking before and after,gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unus'd.Now whether it be Bestial③oblivion④，or some craven seruple⑤ Of thinking too precisely on th'event, A thought which quarter'd hath but one part wisdom, And ever three parts coward,I do not know Why yet I live to say This thing's to do, Sith I have cause,and will,and strength,and means To do't;examples gross as earth exhort me, Witness this army of such mass and charge, Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit,with divine ambition puff'd, ·202· 哈姆雷特【 不要；无论挪威人波兰人，要是把它标卖起来， 谁也不会付出比这大一点的价钱来的。 哈姆雷特啊，那么波兰人一定不会防卫它的了。 @garrison[''gaerison]v.驻防 队长不，他们早已布防好了。 哈姆雷特为了这一块荒瘠的土地，牺牲了两千人的生 2 imposthume [im'poseju:m] 命，两万块的金圆，谁也不对它表示一点疑问。 n.脓肿 这完全是因为国家富足升平了，晏安的积毒蕴蓄 于内，虽然已经到了遗烂的程度，外表上却还一 点看不出将死的征象来。谢谢您，官长。 队长上帝和您同在，先生。（下) 罗森格兰兹我们去吧，殿下。 哈姆雷特我就来，你们先走一步。（除哈姆雷特外 均下)我所见到听到的一切，都好像在对我谴 责，鞭策我赶快进行我的蹉跎未就的复仇大愿！ 一个人要是在他生命的盛年，只知道吃吃睡睡， 他还算是个什么东西？简直不过是一头畜生！上 帝造下我们来，使我们能够这样高谈阔论，瞻前 顾后，当然要我们利用他所赋予我们的这一种能 力和灵明的理智，不让它们白白废掉。现在我明 明有理由，有决心，有力量，有方法，可以动手 ③bestial [bestjall a.兽性的 ④oblivion[o'blivian]n.遗忘 干我所要干的事，可是我还是在说一些空话： ⑤scruple[skru:pl]n.顾虑 “我要怎么怎么干”，而始终不曾在行动上表现 出来；我不知道这是因为鹿豕一般的健忘呢，还 是因为三分怯懦一分智慧的过于审慎的顾虑。像 大地一样显明的榜样都在鼓励我；瞧这一支勇猛 ⑥exhort [ig'z:t,劝诚 的大军，领队的是一个娇养的少年王子，勃勃 的雄心振起了他的精神，使他蔑视不可知的结 果，为了区区弹丸大小的一块不毛之地，拼着血 肉之躯，去向命运、死亡和危险挑战。真正的伟 ·203· Hamlet Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure To all that fortune,death and danger dare, Even for an egg-shell.Rightly to be great, Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.How stand I then That have a father kill'd,a mother stain'd, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep,while to my shame I see The imminent death of twenty thousand men, That for a fantasy and trick of fame Go to their graves like beds,fight for a plot Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause, Which is not tomb enough and continent To hide the slain?O from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody,or be nothing worth. Exit. ·204· 哈姆雷特「 大不是轻举妄动，而是在荣誉遭遇危险的时候， 即使为了一根稻秆之微，也要慷慨力争。可是我 的父亲给人惨杀，我的母亲给人污辱，我的理智 和感情都被这种不共戴天的大仇所激动，我却因 ①quarrel [kwo:r3lh.反目 循隐忍，一切听其自然，看着这两万个人为了博 取一个空虚的名声，视死如归地走下他们的坟墓 里去，目的只是争夺一方还不够作为他们战场和 埋骨之所的土地；相形之下，我将何地自容呢？ 啊！从这一刻起，让我摒除一切的疑虑妄念，把 ②imminent[iminant)a,即 流血的思想充满在我的脑际！（下） 将来临的 ③fantasy ['faentasi]]n.幻想 ·205·