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Scene VI.Another room i the Castle.
Enter Horatio with an Attendant.
Hor.What are they that would speak with me?
Attend.Seafaring men,sir.They say they have letters for you.
Hor.Let them come in.
I do not know from what part of the world
I should be greeted,if not from lord Hamlet.
Enter sailors.
Sailor.God bless you,sir.
Hor.
Let him bless thee too.
Sailor.He shall,sir,an't please him.There's a letter for you,sir:it comes from th'
ambassador that was bound for England,if your name be Horatio,as I
am let to know it is.
Hor.
[Reads the letter.Horatio,when thou shalt have overlook'd this,give
these fellows some means to the King.They have letters for him.Ere we
were two days old at sea,a pirate of very warlike appointment gave us
chase.Finding ourselves too slow of sail,we put on a compelled valour
In the grapple I boarded them:On the instant they got clear of our ship,so I
alone became their prisoner.They have dealt with me like thieves of mercy;
but they knew what they did.I am to do a good turn for them.Let the King
have the letters I have sent,and repair thou to me with as much speed as
thou wouldst fly death.I have words to speak in thine ear,will make thee
dumb;yet are they much too light for the bore of the matter.These good
fellows will bring thee where I am.Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold
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第六场
城堡中另一室
霍拉旭及一仆人上。
霍拉旭要来见我说话的是些什么人?
①seafaring['si:,feorinl a.航
海的
仆人是几个水手,主人;他们说他们有信要交给您。
霍拉旭叫他们进来。(仆人下)倘不是哈姆雷特殿下
差来的人,我不知道在这世上的哪一部分会有人
来看我。
水手等上。
水手甲上帝祝福您,先生!
霍拉旭愿他也祝福你。
ambassador [am'basodo]
水手乙他要是高兴,先生,他会祝福我们的。这儿有
n.大使
一封信给您,先生—它是从那位到英格兰去的
钦使处寄来的。一要是您的名字果然是霍拉旭
的话。
③warlike[wo:laik】a.好战
的
霍拉旭(读信)“霍拉旭,你把这封信看过以后,
appointment [a'pointmant]
n(尤指船舶的)设备
请把来人领去见一见国王;他们还有信要交给
⑤valour[vaelo]n.勇猛
他。我们在海上的第二天,就有一艘很凶猛的海
盗船向我们追击。我们因为船行太慢,只好勉力
迎敌;在彼此相持的时候,我跳上了海盗船,他
们就立刻抛下我们的船,扬帆而去,剩下我一个
人做他们的俘虏。他们对待我很是有礼,可是他
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Hamlet
their course for England.Of them I have much to tell thee.Farewell He
that thou knowest thine,HAMLET.'
Come,I will give you way for these your letters,
And do't the speedier,that you may direct me
To him from whom you brought them.
Exeunt.
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哈姆雷特
farewell'fe'well int.别了
们知道他们所做的事:我还要重谢他们哩。把我
给国王的信交给他以后,请你就像逃命一般火速
来见我。我有一些可以使你听了咋舌不已的话要
在你的耳边说;可是事实的本身比这些话还要严
重得多。来人可以把你带到我现在所在的地方。
罗森格兰兹和吉尔登斯吞到英格兰去了;关于
他们我还有许多话要告诉你,再会。你的哈姆雷
特。”
来,让我立刻就带你们去把你们的信送出,
然后请你们领我到那把这些信交给你们的那个人
的地方去。(同下)
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