B1 Unit 3 Text 1 英汉对照 (原unit6)

TEXT TWO

Young William Shakespeare

by Jennifer Bassett

Introduction-- Everyone knows the name of

Shakespeare but not much about his

personal life. How did this great,

probably the greatest playwright and poet

live before he went to London? What were

his dreams and ambitions? What about his

family? What did he do when he first came

to London to try his fortune? The

following covers this part of

Shakespeare's life. It is taken from The

Life and Times of William Shakespeare

written by Jennifer Bassett, who uses

Toby, Shakespeare's countryman and

life-long friend, as the narrator of the

story.

1． It was a sunny day in October

1579 when I first met Will, just outside

Stratford, near a big orchard. I saw a boy

up in one of the trees. He had red hair

and looked about two years older than me.

2． "What are you doing up there?"

I called.

课文二

年轻的威廉·莎士比亚

詹尼弗·芭斯特

导语： 莎士比亚的名字人尽皆知，但却没有

多少人了解他的个人生活。那么这位伟大的

——也许是最伟大的——剧作家兼诗人，在

去伦敦之前是怎样生活的？他的家庭情况如

何？初闯伦敦时他在那儿都做了些什么？下

面这篇文章讲述了莎士比亚这段时期的生

活。文章选自詹尼弗·芭斯特著的《莎士比

亚的生平和时代》。作者用莎士比亚的同乡

和终生朋友托比作为故事的讲述人。

1. 那是1579年10月一个阳光灿烂的日

子，就在斯特拉特福镇外一个很大的果园子

附近，我初次遇见威尔。我看见苹果树上坐

着个男孩，长着一头红发，看起来比我大两

岁左右。

2.“你在那上面干吗？”我喊道。

3.“摘几个苹果，”他笑着答道。

4.“那是纳什农场主的苹果，”我说：

“要是他看见了，会放狗出来追你的。”

3． "Just getting a few apples,"

5.“纳什先生赶集去了，”那个男孩说：

he said, smiling.

“来呀，这苹果很不错的。”

4． "Those are Farmer Nash's

apples," I said, "and he'll send his dogs

6.不一会儿，我就也爬到树上了。可是

after you if he sees you."

威尔错了，纳什农场主并没有去赶集。几分

钟后，我们就看见那边儿苹果园墙头上露出

一张愤怒的、涨得通红的脸。

5． "Mr. Nash has gone to the

market," the boy said. "e on! They're good

apples."

7.我和威尔象一阵风似的飞跑而去，一

直跑到河边才停下来。我们坐下来开始啃苹

6． The next minute I was up the

果。

tree with him. But Will was wrong. Farmer

Nash wasn't at the market, and a few

8.威尔告诉我，他十五岁，住在亨利街。

minutes later we saw his enraged red face

他的父亲叫约翰·莎士比亚。他有个姐姐叫

above the wall on the far side of the

琼，有两个弟弟——吉尔伯特和理查德。后

来我才知道，他其实还有个姐姐，但已经死

field.

了。到了第二年，他又添了个弟弟——小埃

德蒙，他们家的小宝贝。

7． Will and I ran like the wind

and only stopped when we reached the

river. We sat down to eat our apples.

9.“我在教堂街詹金斯先生的学校上

学，”威尔说：“从上午7点到下午5点，

8． Will was fifteen, and lived in

天天上课。当然，星期天是不上的。”

Henley Street, he told me. His father was

John Shakespeare, and he had a sister,

Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert

10. 我为他感到难过。“是不是很枯燥

and Richard. There was another sister who

无味？”我问道。

died, I learnt later. And the next year

he had another brother, little Edmund—

11.“有时候是。平时还可以。”他躺了

下去，用双手垫着后脑勺。“不过我们得学

the baby of the family.

习那些拉丁作家，读他们的作品。我想读当

代的、尤其是英国作家的作品。比如杰弗

9． "I go to Mr. Jenkins' school

里·乔叟。你识字吗？”他问道。

in Church Street," Will said. "Every day,

from seven o'clock until five o'clock.

Not Sundays, of course."

12.“我当然识字了，”我说：“我上过

学。”

10．I was sorry for him. "Isn't it

boring?" I asked.

13.威尔坐起来，开始啃另一只苹果。“我