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Romeo and fuliet
Would I were sleep and peace,so sweet to rest!
[She goes in.)
Hence will I to my ghostly sires close cell,
His help to crave,and my dear hap to tell.
(He goes.]
Scene 3
Friar Lawrence's cell
Enter Friar alone with a basket.)
Friar The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,
Check'ring the eastern clouds with streaks of light:
And darkness flecked④like a drunkard reels⑤
From forth day's path and Titan's wheels:
Now ere the sun advance his burning eye,
The day to cheer and night's dank dew to dry,
I must upfill this osier⑦cage of ours,,
With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers.
The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;
What is her burying grave,that is her womb;
And from her womb children of divers kind
We sucking on her natural bosom find:
Many for many virtues excellent,
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罗密欧与朱丽叶
平静停在你的心底,
我愿就是那“平静”和“睡意”,
①sire/saia/n.神父
得到这样甜美的地方去安息。
②hap /hap/n.会,运气
〔朱丽叶下。
现在我就去找神父的圣堂,
告诉他我的遭遇,也求他帮忙。
〔罗密欧下。
第三景
劳莲思长老苦修的密室
〔劳莲思长老拿着一筐草药上。
劳莲思长老
清晨的光像灰色的眼
③streak/stri:k/n闪光,
拖影
微笑地对着皱眉的夜晚,
④fleck /flek/u.使
他把东边的云映出一片片的亮,
起班点
⑤reel /ri/.蹒跚地走,
黑暗才像糊涂的醉汉歪歪倒倒,
退缩
从白昼的大道上逃跑。
@dank/degk/a阴混
的
现在趁太阳还没有睁开烈火似的眼,
⑦osier3u3a/a柳条做
的
晒干昨夜的露水来迎接白天,
@baleful /beilfal/a.有
我先把毒草香花用柳筐装得满满。
害的,恶意的
大地生长万物,却也是万物的坟墓。
⑨womb /wu:m/n.子宫
他把万物埋葬了,又来生长万物,
divers'daivaz/a.不
同的,种种的
像婴孩从母胎里生降有各种各样,
在自然的怀抱中就酝酿出万类万相。
无论什么都各有妙用,而又各自不同,
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Romeo and fuliet
None but for some,and yet all different.
O mickle is the powerful grace that lies
In plants,herbs,stones,and their true qualities:
For nought so vile that on the earth doth live
But to the earth some special good doth give:
Nor aught so good but,strained from that fair use,
Revolts from true birth,stumbling on abuse
Virtue itself turns vice,being misapplied,
And vice sometime by action dignified.
(Romeo approaches,unseen by the Friar.)
Within the infant rind 5 of this weak flower
Poison hath residence,and medicine power:
For this,being smelt,with that part cheers each part;
Being tasted,stays all senses with the heart.
Two such opposed kings encamp them still
In man as well as herbs-grace and rude will:
And where the worser is predominant,
Full soon the canker death eats up that plant.
Romeo
Good morrow,father.
Friar
Benedicite!
What early tongue so sweet saluteth me?
Young son,it argues a distempered head,
So soon to bid goodmorrow to thy bed.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges sleep will never lie:
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罗密欧与朱丽叶
在草木药石的真性中藏着天恩无穷。
①mickle/'mik(3l/a.很
因为世上没有一样东西是真坏,
多的,许多的
用对了总会有些好,
再好的东西也会败,
如果背谬天生的功效。
2aught/o:t/n.=anything
善能变恶,因为应用失了正当,
任何事物
措置得体,恶也会庄严辉煌。
③revolt/ri'vouIt/.反
抗,对抗
〔罗密欧上,长老未发觉。
④abuse /a'bju:z/n.溢
用,恶习
莫看这小小的花朵,
毒性和药力都藏在她的嫩萼。
⑤rind /raind/n.皮,壳,
因为闻见她的香,你会通身愉快,
外表
吃了她,五官心脏就会失去感觉。
⑥residence/'rezidans/
n住处,住宅
这草性中两个敌对的君王,
到了人的心里就叫作“仁慈”和“横强”:
哪一时,那坏的像毒虫在心里生长,
⑦encamp /in'kamp/t.
哪一时,生命就会灭亡。
宿营,扎营
⑧predominant
/pri'dominant/a优越
的,有力的
罗密欧您早上好,神父。
⑨benedicite
劳莲思长老祝福,感谢
/beni'daisiti/=bless
you!
是谁的声音这么愉快,这样早就来问好?
salute /s'lu:t/.行
礼,问候
年轻的孩子,这时起了床
多半是心中有了烦扰。
老年人的眼总被忧虑熬煎,
①lodge/lod3.临时住
忧虑来了就逼走了睡眠。
宿,安顿
不知愁的孩子心里从不装事,
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Romeo and fuliet
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed2 brain
Doth couch③his limbs④,there golden sleep doth reign⑤.
Therefore thy earliness doth me assure
Thou art uproused with some distemperature:
Or if not so,then here I hit it right-
Our Romeo hath not been in bed tonight.
Romeo That last is true-the sweeter rest was mine.
Friar God pardon sin!Wast thou with Rosaline?
Romeo With Rosaline?My ghostly father,no;
I have forgot that name,and that name's woe.
Friar That's my good son!But where hast thou been then?
Romeo I'll tell thee ere thou ask it me again.
I have been feasting with mine enemy,
Where on a sudden one hath wounded me
That's by me wounded.Both our remedies
Within thy help and holy physic lies.
I bear no hatred,blessed man,for lo,
My intercession⑦likewise steads®my foe..
Friar Be plain,good son,and homely in thy drift
Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift.
Romeo Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set
On the fair daughter of rich Capulet:
As mine on hers,so hers is set on mine,
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罗密欧与朱丽叶
①bruise/bru:l,受伤,
黄金的酣睡就轻轻地爬上四肢。
擦伤
②stuf/stAf,填满,塞
所以我相信你来得真早
满
③couch /kautf/.横
是为在床上耐不住烦恼。
躺,睡
不然我这次猜得一定对,
④imb/imln.臂,腿
⑤reign /rein//".治,占优
·夜到现在你还没有睡。
势
罗密欧
您末一句猜得实在对,
可这比睡眠更香甜。
劳莲思长老天,上帝饶恕你的罪,
难道你跟若瑟林偷偷见了面?
罗密欧神父,若瑟林这名字我早已忘记
我也把那痛苦一同抛弃。
劳莲思长老那么,好孩子,你究竟到了哪里?
罗密欧我来跟您讲,不用等您再提。
昨天夜晚我到仇人家中赴宴,
在那里我的心突然中了暗箭!
@remedy /'remidi/n药
可那人也被我射着,要把二人治好,
物,治疗法
就靠您的医治跟您的神药。
然而实在说我对她一点也不恨,
因为您看,我也是为她来求您施恩。
⑦interce5sion
/inta'sefon//n为求
劳莲思长老清楚点,我的孩子,说话不要绕弯,
情,代祷
猜谜似的忏悔只有不着边际的赦免。
图stead/sted/r.f代
⑨dri近drift/n.大意,要
罗密欧那就老老实实说,现在我满心
旨
riddle /ridl/.出谜
爱着凯布的美丽的小姐,
题,迷惑,摇动
我如何爱她,她也同样地爱我。
心同心已经相合,就差您
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Romeo and fuliet
And all combined save what thou must combine
By holy marriage:when and where and how
We met,we wooed,and made exchange of vow
I'll tell thee as we pass;but this I pray,
That thou consent to marry us today.
Friar Holy Saint Francis,what a change is here!
Is Rosaline,that thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken?Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts but in their eyes.
Jesu Maria,what a deal of brine
Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!
How much salt water thrown away in waste
To season love,that of it doth not taste!
The sun not yet thy sighs from heaven clears,
Thy old groans ring yet in mine ancient ears;
Lo,here upon thy cheek the stain doth sit
Of an old tear that is not washed off yet.
If e'er thou wast thyself,and these woes thine,
Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline.
And art thou changed?Pronounce this sentence,then-
Women may fall,when there's no strength in men.
Romeo
Thou chid st me oft for loving Rosaline.
Friar For doting,not for loving,pupil mine.
Romeo
And bad'st me bury love.
Friar Not in a grave
To lay one in,another out to have.
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罗密欧与朱丽叶
用神圣的婚姻来结成一个。
至于什么地方,什么时候,又如何的相见,
见着了,我和她又如何地交换了誓言,
这些让我们一面走我一面对您谈,
只求您给我们结婚,就在今天。
劳莲思长老上帝,这变化是多么大!
以前你爱若瑟林那样深,
现在就这样快地抛掉,
原来年轻人的爱不在真心,还在面貌
①brine /brain/n.盐水,
为了若瑟林,这苍白的脸上流了多少眼泪,
海水
如今这爱情无味,却当初多少咸水为它浪费。
②sallow /saclau//a.淡
黄色的,苍白的
日光还没有扫尽你叹息的乌云,一
你的唉声依然流连在我灰白的耳鬓。
③season/'sirzn/.调味
看,这不是一颗眼泪的旧痕?
在你脸上留着,还没有洗净。
如果过去那个人是你,那痛苦也是你的感情,
④stain /stein/n.污染,
污点
想想吧,你和你那痛苦不是为着若瑟林?
好,你果真变了,我有一句格言你且听了一
如果男人不能倚靠,女人也就会歪倒。
⑤chide /tJaid/.斥责,
责骂
罗密欧您平时常常责备我爱若瑟林。
⑥dote/dout/u.溺爱,昏
劳莲思长老我责备你疯癫,并不责备你爱恋。
聩
罗密欧您又吩附我把这爱情埋葬。
劳莲思长老但不是把一个送进了坟墓,
又把另一个挖出来。
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Romeo and fuliet
Romeo I pray thee chide me not.Her I love now
Doth grace for grace and love for love allow:
The other did not so.
Friar O,she knew well
Thy love did read by rote,that could not spell.
But come,young waverer2,come go with me;
In one respect I'll thy assistant be:
For this alliance may so happy prove
To turn your houscholds'rancour to pure love.
Romeo O let us hence!I stand on sudden haste.
Friar Wisely and slow.They stumble that run fast.
〔They go.J
Scene 4
A Street
Enter Benvolio and Mercutio.]
Mercutio Where the devil should this Romeo be?
Came he not home tonight?
Benvolio Not to his father's;I spoke with his man.
Mercutio Why,that same pale hard-hearted wench,
that Rosaline,Torments him so,that he will sure run mad.
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