牛津书虫系列《威廉莎士比亚》Chapter4 附中英双语文本
日期:2013-04-23
4 A new life in London
4 伦敦的新生活
It’s two days journey to London by horse，and Will talked all the way．His eyes were bright and excited．He was full of plans，and poems，and a love of life．
坐了两天的马车我们抵达伦敦，一路上威尔谈笑风生，双眼熠熠生辉，此时他踌躇满志，对生活无限憧憬。
‘I talked to one of the Queen’s Men，’he told me．‘He said that he could find me work in the theatre．Acting，perhaps．Or helping to write some plays．I showed him some of my writing，and he was very interested．
“我曾和‘女王剧团’的演员聊过天，”他告诉我，“他说可以帮我在剧团找个活干，或许可以演戏，或者让我帮忙写剧本。我曾给他看过一些我的作品，他很感兴趣。”
When we rode into London，I began to feel afraid．This was a big，big city，and we were just two unimportant young men from a small town．I’ll never forget the noise，and the smells，and the crowds．There were 200，000 people living in the City of London—I never saw so many people before in my life．
我们驱车进入伦敦城时，我开始感到心慌。这是很大、很大的一座城市，而我们只是两个从小镇来的微不足道的小伙子。城市的拥挤、喧嚣掺和着种种气味至今令我记忆犹新。伦敦市内生活着20万居民——我以前从未见过这么多的人。
We went down to the river Thames and saw the famous London Bridge，with all its shops and houses．Down the river was the Tower of London．Enemies of the Queen went into the Tower through the river gate，and mostly came out without their heads．
我们来到了泰晤士河，看到了著名的伦敦桥以及商店和住宅鳞次栉比。河下游便是伦敦塔，女王的敌人一旦从河上的闸门进了这座塔，几乎不能生还。
We found a small inn in Eastcheap，not too expensive，and had some bread，meat，and beer for our supper．
我们在东切普塞德街找到一处不太贵的小客栈住下，晚饭吃了几块面包、肉，喝了点啤酒。
‘Well，we’re here！’Will said．‘At last！’
“哇，我们终于到了这儿！”威尔说道，“终于！”
‘Mmm，’I said．‘What do we do next？’
“是啊，”我说，“接下来我们干什么呢？”
He laughed．‘Everything！’
他笑道：“什么都干！”
The next day we began to look for work．
第二天我们便出去找活干。
Those early years were wonderful．We didn’t have much money，of course，and we had to work very hard．A new actor only got six shillings a week，and there wasn’t work every week．I decided not to be an actor．
在伦敦最初几年的情况很好。由于身边钱不多，我们工作很卖劲。因为新演员一星期只能拿到6先令的报酬，更何况并不是每个星期都能上台演出，最后我决定放弃做演员。
‘Why not？’said will．‘It’s a great life．’
“为什么不干呢？”威尔说道，“这生活不是很好吗。”
We were working that month for the Queen’s Men at the theatre called The Curtain up in Shoreditch．Will was acting four small parts in two different plays．He played a soldier and a murderer in one play，and in the other play he was a thief，and also an Italian lord in love with the Queen of the Night．And he loved it．
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4 伦敦的新生活
It’s two days journey to London by horse，and Will talked all the way．His eyes were bright and excited．He was full of plans，and poems，and a love of life．
坐了两天的马车我们抵达伦敦，一路上威尔谈笑风生，双眼熠熠生辉，此时他踌躇满志，对生活无限憧憬。
‘I talked to one of the Queen’s Men，’he told me．‘He said that he could find me work in the theatre．Acting，perhaps．Or helping to write some plays．I showed him some of my writing，and he was very interested．
“我曾和‘女王剧团’的演员聊过天，”他告诉我，“他说可以帮我在剧团找个活干，或许可以演戏，或者让我帮忙写剧本。我曾给他看过一些我的作品，他很感兴趣。”
When we rode into London，I began to feel afraid．This was a big，big city，and we were just two unimportant young men from a small town．I’ll never forget the noise，and the smells，and the crowds．There were 200，000 people living in the City of London—I never saw so many people before in my life．
我们驱车进入伦敦城时，我开始感到心慌。这是很大、很大的一座城市，而我们只是两个从小镇来的微不足道的小伙子。城市的拥挤、喧嚣掺和着种种气味至今令我记忆犹新。伦敦市内生活着20万居民——我以前从未见过这么多的人。
We went down to the river Thames and saw the famous London Bridge，with all its shops and houses．Down the river was the Tower of London．Enemies of the Queen went into the Tower through the river gate，and mostly came out without their heads．
我们来到了泰晤士河，看到了著名的伦敦桥以及商店和住宅鳞次栉比。河下游便是伦敦塔，女王的敌人一旦从河上的闸门进了这座塔，几乎不能生还。
We found a small inn in Eastcheap，not too expensive，and had some bread，meat，and beer for our supper．
我们在东切普塞德街找到一处不太贵的小客栈住下，晚饭吃了几块面包、肉，喝了点啤酒。
‘Well，we’re here！’Will said．‘At last！’
“哇，我们终于到了这儿！”威尔说道，“终于！”
‘Mmm，’I said．‘What do we do next？’
“是啊，”我说，“接下来我们干什么呢？”
He laughed．‘Everything！’
他笑道：“什么都干！”
The next day we began to look for work．
第二天我们便出去找活干。
Those early years were wonderful．We didn’t have much money，of course，and we had to work very hard．A new actor only got six shillings a week，and there wasn’t work every week．I decided not to be an actor．
在伦敦最初几年的情况很好。由于身边钱不多，我们工作很卖劲。因为新演员一星期只能拿到6先令的报酬，更何况并不是每个星期都能上台演出，最后我决定放弃做演员。
‘Why not？’said will．‘It’s a great life．’
“为什么不干呢？”威尔说道，“这生活不是很好吗。”
We were working that month for the Queen’s Men at the theatre called The Curtain up in Shoreditch．Will was acting four small parts in two different plays．He played a soldier and a murderer in one play，and in the other play he was a thief，and also an Italian lord in love with the Queen of the Night．And he loved it．
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