ACT1 Scene3-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《罗密欧与朱丽叶Romeo and Juliet》

Romeo and fuliet That I will show you shining at this feast, And she shall scant show well that now seems best. Romeo I'll go along,no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendour of mine own. 〔They go.J Scene 3 Within Capulet's house [Enter Capulet's wife,and Nurse.) Lady Capulet Nurse,where's my daughter?Call her forth to me. Nurse Now by my maidenhead at twelve year old, I bade her come.What,lamb!What,lady-bird? God forbid!Where's this girl?What,Juliet! 〔Enter Juliet.) Juliet How now,who calls? Nurse Your mother. Juliet Madam,I am here.What is your will? Lady Capulet This is the matter.Nurse,give leave awhile: We must talk in secret.Nurse,come back again: I have remembered me;thou's hear our counsel Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age. Nurse Faith,I can tell her age unto an hour. ·038· 罗密欧与朱丽叶 那边再放进去你的美人。 ①scant /skaent/a.不充 分的，不足的 现在你还说她最好， ②splendour/'splenda/ n光彩，显赫 那时你自己就觉得不成。 罗密欧好，跟你去，可不是相信了你的话， 只有她的光彩才真，别人的都假。 〔二人同下。 第三景 梵凯布家室内 〔凯布夫人和奶妈上。 凯布夫人奶妈，我的女儿呢？她在哪儿？叫她来。 奶妈（絮絮叨叨)是啊，我敢对你发誓，已经叫她 ③bid /bid/u.命令，吩附 了，一怎么，我的小绵羊，喂，小姐，我 的小鸟儿，天哪，这孩子到哪儿去了？喂， 朱丽叶。 〔朱丽叶上。 朱丽叶是谁，谁在叫我？ 奶妈你的母亲。 朱丽叶太太，我来了，您有什么吩咐？ 凯布夫人（点头）嗯，是这样，一奶妈，你先出去 一会儿，我们母女俩要谈谈一 ④counsel /'kaunsal/n. 不，你还是回来，我想你来听听也好。（望 [古]谈话 奶妈)你知道我的女儿也到了年纪。 奶妈（利嘴快舌）她有多少天，多少点钟我都说得 出。 ·039· Romeo and fuliet Lady Capulet She's not fourteen. Nurse I'll lay fourteen of my teeth- And yet,to my teen be it spoken,I have but four- She's not fourteen.How long is it now To Lammas-tide? Lady Capulet A fortnight and odd days. Nurse Even or odd,of all days in the year, Come Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen. Susan and she-God rest all Christian souls- Were of an age.Well,Susan is with God; She was too good for me.But,as I said, On Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen: That shall she,marry;I remember it well. "Tis since the earthquake now eleven years, And she was weaned5-I never shall forget it- Of all the days of the year,upon that day: For I had then laid wormwood to my dug, Sitting in the sun under the dove-house wall. My lord and you were then at Mantua- Nay,I do bear a brain!But,as I said, When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple Of my dug,and felt it bitter,pretty fool, To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug! 'Shake,'quoth the dove-house:'twas no need,I trow To bid me trudge. And since that time it is eleven years: ·040· 罗密欧与朱丽叶「 凯布夫人她不满十四岁吧？ 奶妈我敢拿我十四颗牙打赌， 可说来造孽， 我嘴里就剩下四颗了！一她没有到十四 ①Lammas /'laemas/.n, 岁。现在离着八月还有几天？ (英国的)收获节(8月1 凯布夫人也不过两个礼拜零个一两天。 日) Lammas-tide the 奶妈零几天都成，反正一进八月，第一天的夜晚， season of Lammas 2fortnight /'fo:tnait/n. 她就整整十四岁。苏姗我那女儿，她们两 两屋期 个一（忽念女儿已死）上帝保佑吧！—不 ③odd /od/a奇数的 ④even /'i:van/a偶数 是同岁么？咳，现在苏姗升了天了，（唉声 的 叹气)我没有福气有这么一个好女儿。 (又高起兴)是啊！我就是说啊，到了八月一 号夜里，她就是足足满了十四岁，一定的， 没有错，我记得才清楚呢。（谈上了道）自 从那次大地震到现在就有十一年了，那时候 她正断奶，—哎呀，我再也忘不了—怪， ⑤wean /wi:n/.断奶 ⑥wormwood 偏偏单拣地震那一天断奶。我呀，刚刚把我 wa:mwud/n[植] 苦艾 那奶头上擦上苦苦的艾草面儿，在靠墙鸽笼 ⑦dug /dAg/n.[俚]奶 下面坐着晒太阳。（又想起一件事）那时老 头儿，咂儿 爷跟太太正在曼陀没回来呢，您看，（得意） 我有点记性吧。我不说么，她一尝着我奶头 上那苦苦的艾草面儿，（笑指朱丽叶）这个 小傻丫头啊，就哇哇地闹起来，发了脾气， 再也不要奶子了。可是说着说着，就哗啦， 哗啦，鸽子笼就一个劲儿地摇起来了。我心 霜tetchy /'tetfi/a易怒 的，不和悦的 想这一下子小命完了，再也用不着受罪了。 ⑨trow /trau/.相信，以 为 是啊，自从那天起，就糊里糊涂过了十一年。 对啦，断奶那天她就会站着，不，都跑了， 东歪西倒的一会儿都不消停。可不是，断奶 ·041· Romeo and fuliet For then she could stand high-lone;nay,by th'rood, She could have run and waddled all about: For even the day before,she broke her brow, And then my husband-God be with his soul, A was a merry man-took up the child: 'Yea,'quoth he,'dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit; Wilt thou not,Jule?'And,by my holidame, The pretty wretch③left crying,and said‘Ay'. To see now how a jest shall come about! I warrant5,an I should live a thousand years, I never should forget it:'Wilt thou not,Jule?' quoth he; And,pretty fool,it stinted,and said 'Ay'. Lady Capulet Enough of this;I pray thee hold thy peace. Nurse Yes,madam,yet I cannot choose but laugh, To think it should leave crying,and say 'Ay': And yet,I warrant,it had upon it brow A bump⑦as big as a young cockerel⑧s stone, A perilous knock:and it cried bitterly. 'Yea',quoth my husband,'fallst upon thy face? Thou Wilt fall backward when thou comest to age: Wilt thou not,Jule?'It stinted,and said 'Ay' Juliet And stint thou too,I pray thee,Nurse,say I. Nurse Peace,I have done.God mark thee to his grace! ·042· 罗密欧与朱丽叶 ①rood/ru:d/n.十字架 头一天还摔了一跤，把眉毛（指着）这儿都 ②waddle /wodl/.瞒 摔破了，那时我的老头子一（想起他已死） 册而行 上帝保佑他，那才是好人呢！—他就抱起 孩子，他还说：“咦呀，狗吃屎，趴下啦， 不哭，不哭，再大一点，就该仰把跤子躺下 了。朱丽，你是不是？”（对凯布夫人，非常 认真)你看可怪，一听这话，这小可怜立刻 不哭了，还答应一声“嗯”。你看这笑话不是 越来越像啦？真是的，叫我再活一千年我也 ③wretch/ret∫/.可怜 忘不了，（呢视朱丽叶）问她“是不是，朱 的人，家伙 ④jest/d3est/n.说笑，玩 丽？”这个小傻丫头说不哭就不哭，还答应了 华 ⑤warrant/'woront/. 一声“嗯”呢。 保证 ⑥stint/stint/数.停止 凯布夫人（烦厌）够了，别说了，够了，请你别往下 说了。 奶妈 (津津有味) 是啊，太太—我简直忍不住地笑，想想她 ⑦bump /bamp/n.撞 击，隆起物 不哭了，还说声“嗯”。（顾不得太太的吩 ⑧cockerel /kokaral/n 小公鸡 咐)哎呀，那伤可摔得厉害，在额头上足足 ④perilous'perilas/a 有小鸡那个“蛋”儿那么大，哭啊，哭得好 危险的 伤心，我那老头子就说“咦，狗吃屎，趴下 了，再大一点就该仰把跤子躺下了，是不是， 朱丽？”她立刻停住嘴了，还说声“嗯”呢。 朱丽叶你也停住嘴巴，求求你，别说啦，奶妈。 奶妈好，不说，不说，只求上帝日里夜里总是保 ·043· Romeo and fuliet Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed: An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish. Lady Capulet Marry,that'marry'is the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me,daughter Juliet, How stands your dispositions to be married? Juliet It is an honour that I dream not of. Nurse An honour!Were not I thine only nurse, I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat Lady Capulet Well,think of marriage now;younger than you Here in Verona,ladies of esteem⑤， Are made already mothers.By my count, I was your mother much upon these years That you are now a maid.Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. Nurse A man,young lady!Lady,such a man As all the world-Why,he's a man of wax. Lady Capulet Verona's summer hath not such a flower. Nurse Nay,he's a flower;in faith,a very flower. Lady Capulet What say you?Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast: Read o'er the volume of young Paris'face, And find delight writ there with beauty's pen; Examine every married lineament, And see how one another lends content; ·044· 罗密欧与朱丽叶 ①wast/wost/.[古]be 佑你。我奶过的孩子数你好看，只盼我能活 的第二人称单数过去 时直说法 到眼看着你有了姑爷，我就死也甘心了。 凯布夫人（才露出笑容）对了，姑爷，唼，这就谈到 题目上来了。朱丽叶，你说，给你找个好姑 ②dispo3 ition 爷，你觉得好不好？ /dispa'ijan/m.性情， 处置 朱丽叶这一种光荣，我梦都没有梦过呢。 奶妈 (得意)“一种光荣”！这说得多好啊。要不 ③suck/sAk/B,啜，吮吸 是我把你喂大的，我是得说你吃了我的奶才 ④teat/tit/n奶嘴，奶 头 这样聪明。 ⑤esteem/is'tirm/n.尊 敬 凯布夫人好了，现在想想结婚这件大事吧，在梵萝 那我们这城里，有身份的人家，比你年纪还 轻的小姐早就做了母亲了。我在你这么大， 不就生下了你了么？所以我说一咳，就痛 痛快快讲了吧，霸礼，就是那个顶漂亮的霸 礼现在要求你做他的新人呢。 奶妈 (立刻)哎呀，小姐，这才是个漂亮人呢，真 ⑥wax/waeks/n.蜡，蜡 状物 是呀，要多好有多好。—蜡做的似的，没挑 剔，简直找不出第二个呀。 凯布夫人（推崇）这真是梵萝那的夏天开不出的花。 奶妈可不是，真是一朵花！是朵花呀，一点不假！ 凯布夫人你心下怎么样？可喜欢？今晚筵席上就会 看见。 ⑦volume'volju:m/n 卷，册 先把他的脸当作一本书念，你会找出多少愉 lineament /liniomant/ m容貌，轮壳 快多少美， 每一条纹路，每一根线 露出多少春天的明媚。 ·045· Romeo and fuliet And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margent of his eyes. This precious book of love,this unbound lover, To beautify him,only lacks a cover. The fish lives in the sea;and 'tis much pride For fair without the fair within to hide. That book in many's eyes doth share the glory, That in gold clasps locks in the golden story: So shall you share all that he doth possess, By having him making yourself no less. Nurse No less!Nay,bigger women grow by men! Lady Capulet Speak briefly,can you like of Paris'love? Juliet I'll look to like,if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye Than your consent gives strength to make it fly. 〔Enter Servingman.J Servingman Madam,the guests are come,supper served up, you called,my young lady asked for,the nurse cursed in the pantry5,and everything in extremity. I must hence to wait;I beseech you follow straight. Lady Capulet We follow thee.[Exit Servant. Juliet,the County stays. Nurse Go,girl,seek happy nights to happy days. 〔They go.J ·046· 罗密欧与朱丽叶 ①obscured/ab'skjuad/ 他脸上的文章如若看不清爽， a微暗的，模糊的 ②margent/'ma:d3ant/ 那一定在他眼神里写得明朗。 n旁注 这本书虽好，可还缺少一个书套， 叫他更美，还得爱装进他的怀抱。 鱼活在海里，鸟儿在巢， 优美的内容就该嫁给优美的外表。 在年少人的眼里，这本书是黄金一样的贵重， ③clasp /klatsp/h扣子， 你就分享他的一切， 钩 一切他的光荣。嫁了他， 你的福气只有增加，再不会差。 奶妈差，才不，我怕早晚要大， 女人总跟着男人们发。 凯布夫人说爽快，你能喜欢霸礼么？ 朱丽叶我先试着去看，如果看一下， ④endart /en'da:t/u.投 也能动人的情感。 我暂把眼神当作一支箭， 母亲许我射得多远我就射多远。 〔-仆人上。 仆人夫人，客都到齐了，晚饭也预备好。大人请 分pantry/'pantri/n.餐 具室，食品室 您就去，小姐也有人等。厨房里人又在吵架， ⑥beseech/bi'sitj/r.恳 什么事都乱糟糟，小的还要出去侍候，就请 求 夫人小姐立刻出去吧。 凯布夫人好，我们就去。〔仆人下。 朱丽叶，（笑着）你看霸礼已经来到。 奶妈（高兴）快去找，孩子，这一下快乐的夜晚跟 着快乐的白天跑。〔同下。 ·047·