Shakespeare
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Shakespeare’s Family.
4 莎士比亚家族.
6 Shakespeare in London.
6 莎士比亚在伦敦。
7 Shakespeare’s Plays.
7"莎士比亚的戏剧".
9 Shakespeare’s Importance.
9 《莎士比亚的重要性》。
10 Shakespeare’s Poems.
10 莎士比亚诗.
13 Shakespeare’s Death.
13 莎士比亚之死.
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction English playwright and poet William Shakespeare lived from 1564 until 1616.
16 导言 英国剧作家和诗人威廉·莎士比亚从1564年一直活到1616年.
Four hundred years after his death, his words remain very much alive.
在他死后四百年,他所说的话仍然非常活泼.
Many people consider Shakespeare the greatest writer in the history of the English language.
很多人认为 莎士比亚是英语史上最伟大的作家.
Experts aren’t sure if any portraits were made of Shakespeare.
专家不确定是否有莎士比亚的肖像。
Some believe this portrait shows the writer.
有人相信这幅肖像给作家看.
Shakespeare is a popular writer for many reasons.
莎士比亚是一个受欢迎的作家,原因很多.
People admire his plays because they’re exciting stories that touch people’s feelings.
人们欣赏他的戏剧,
Shakespeare is able to make people feel happy, sad, shocked, or scared along with his characters.
莎士比亚能够让人们与他的角色一样感到快乐,悲伤,震惊,或者害怕.
His stories also include morals that make people think about big ideas such as good and evil.
他的故事还包括使人们思考善恶等大思想的道德.
The way Shakespeare uses language sets him apart from other writers.
莎士比亚使用语言的方式将他与其他作家区分开来.
His beautiful writing is still thought of as the benchmark for writers who want to tell good stories.
他的美丽写作仍然被认为是想讲好故事的作家的基准.
Shakespeare’s Family William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 to John and Mary Shakespeare.
莎士比亚家族威廉·莎士比亚于1564年4月生于约翰和玛丽·莎士比亚.
The family lived in Stratford, England, where William attended a good school.
家人住在英国斯特拉特福德,威廉在那里就读了一所好学校.
This was uncommon for the time, as many people could not read or write.
这在当时是不常见的,因为许多人无法阅读或写作.
Shakespeare married a woman named Anne in 1582.
1582年莎士比亚娶了一位叫安妮的女人.
They lived in Stratford with their three children.
他们带着三个孩子住在斯特拉福德.
Sadly, their only son died young.
可悲的是,他们唯一的儿子年轻地死去。
Shakespeare in London Between 1585 and 1592, Shakespeare left his family in Stratford and moved to London.
1585至1592年间,莎士比亚在伦敦的莎士比亚将他的家人留在了斯特拉特福德并搬到了伦敦.
He worked as an actor and a playwright.
曾出任演员和剧作家.
By 1594, he had become part owner of a popular theater group.
至1594年,他已成为受欢迎的戏剧团体的一部分主人公.
Even Queen Elizabeth liked to watch them act.
甚至伊丽莎白女王也喜欢看他们表演.
Shakespeare helped found the Globe, a theater in London, in 1599.
莎士比亚于1599年帮助找到了伦敦的剧院"环球".
Many of his own plays were put on there.
他自己的很多剧目都摆在那里.
London Theater The goal of theater in Shakespeare’s time was to wow the audience with sword fights and beautiful costumes.
伦敦剧院 莎士比亚时代的戏剧目的就是用剑战和美丽的服装给观众打出花招.
The crowds were loud.
众来相声.
They yelled “boo” at the bad guys and cheered the heroes.
他们对坏人大叫"出",为英雄们欢呼.
They even threw food at actors they didn’t like.
他们甚至向不喜欢的演员扔食物。
Most plays took place during the day.
大部分剧情发生在白天.
Actors had to be able to sing, dance, and fight.
演员必须能够唱歌、跳舞和战斗。
Only males were allowed to act, with boys usually playing women.
只有男性被允许行动,男孩通常扮演妇女。
Shakespeare’s Plays Shakespeare wrote three main types of plays: tragedies, histories, and comedies.
莎士比亚的"戏剧"(Plays Shakesia)写了三种主要类型的戏剧:悲剧,历史和喜剧.
Tragedies are plays in which the hero makes mistakes that lead to disaster.
悲剧是英雄犯错误导致灾难的戏剧.
Macbeth is the terrible story of one family’s desire for power.
Macbeth是一个家庭渴望权力的可怕故事。
Shakespeare’s plays about history mostly celebrate England’s kings.
莎士比亚关于历史的戏剧大多是颂扬英格兰的国王.
Shakespeare’s comedies were often funny love stories with happy endings.
莎士比亚的喜剧常常是带有快乐结局的有趣的爱情故事.
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a magic potion makes characters fall in love with the wrong people, with funny results.
在"中夏之夜"(A Midhummer Night's Dream)中,一出魔药会让角色爱上错人,结果滑稽.
Writers of plays, poems, and books have used Shakespeare’s stories as guidelines for their own work.
戏剧,诗歌,和书籍的作家都以莎士比亚的故事作为自己作品的取向.
Shakespeare’s Importance For hundreds of years, people around the world have read, acted in, and watched Shakespeare’s plays.
莎士比亚的重要性 数百年来,世界各地人们都阅读、参与和观看了莎士比亚的戏剧。
His incredible characters make people laugh and cry.
他不可思议的人物让人笑而哭.
His stories stand the test of time because they show what it is to be human.
他的故事经受了时间的考验,因为它们展示了什么是人类。
For example, many people consider Iago from Othello to stand for pure evil, yet he is still human.
例如,许多人认为从奥赛罗来的伊阿戈站立纯粹的邪恶,而他仍然是人.
Sir John Falstaff is at once proud and cowardly, smart and a fool.
约翰·法尔斯塔夫爵士现在既骄傲又懦弱 聪明又愚蠢
His complex nature makes him one of the most famous characters in English writing.
他的复杂性质使他成为了英语写作中最出名的角色之一.
The love story of Romeo and Juliet has been told hundreds of times in many different ways, including in movies and television.
罗密欧和朱丽叶的爱情故事在电影和电视等多个不同方面被讲述了上百次.
Students (left) in California and actors in England (right) act out a sword fight from Shakespeare’s play Henry V.
加州的学生(左)和英国的演员(右)出演了莎士比亚出演的"亨利五世"一出一出"剑战".
Many actors say that their parts in Shakespeare’s plays are the most difficult and important they’ve ever played.
许多演员说,他们在莎士比亚戏剧中的角色是他们演过的最困难和最重要的.
Shakespeare wrote his characters to be like real people.
莎士比亚把他的角色写成真人一样.
Actors have to work hard to show how complex the characters are.
演员必须努力工作,以显示角色的复杂程度.
Students in Denver, Colorado, act in Shakespeare’s plays.
科罗拉多州丹佛的学生出演了莎士比亚的戏剧.
People can read Shakespeare in more than one hundred languages.
人们可以用一百多种语言来阅读莎士比亚.
Shakespeare festivals around the world continue to draw large crowds.
世界各地的莎士比亚节会继续吸引了大批观众.
Some actors are even doing the plays in the kind of English from Shakespeare’s time.
有些演员甚至用莎士比亚时代的英语进行剧作.
It sounds much different from today’s language.
这听起来与今天的语言大相径庭。
Others place his stories in today’s world, showing how timeless they are.
其他人将他的故事放在当今世界,
From the world’s most famous actors to children putting on a play, Shakespeare has something for everyone.
从世界最出名的演员到儿童上演戏剧,莎士比亚有东西给每个人.
People watch Shakespeare’s play The Tempest on a lawn in Gloucestershire, England.
人们看莎士比亚的戏剧 在英国格洛斯特郡的草地上发生的暴风雨
Shakespeare’s Poems Shakespeare wrote one hundred fifty- four sonnets.
莎士比亚的"诗人""莎士比亚"写了一百五十四首诗.
A sonnet is a special type of rhyming poem with fourteen lines.
相声诗是一首有十四行韵的特有诗.
His sonnets were mostly about love.
他的相声大多是关于爱情的.
His most famous sonnet began with the line, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
他最出名的"相声"一行起:"我该把你比作夏日吗? “
Language Wizard Have you ever had “too much of a good thing” or “been sent on a wild goose chase”?
语言向导 你是否曾有过“太多好事”或“被送去追逐野鹅?
You quoted Shakespeare and probably didn’t know it.
你引用了莎士比亚的话,
When Shakespeare couldn’t find the words to say something, he invented new ones.
当莎士比亚找不到说话的词时,他发明了新的词.
We still use many of these words today, such as buzzer, gloomy, hint, and hundreds of others.
我们今天仍然使用许多这些词语,如鸣叫声、悲观、暗示等,还有数百个。
He also combined words to create new ones, such as eyeball, bloodstained, and leapfrog.
他还把文字结合起来来创造出新的文字,例如眼球,血迹,和跳跃蛙.
Shakespeare’s Death After Shakespeare died in 1616, his friends put together a book of his thirty-six plays.
莎士比亚在1616年莎士比亚逝世后所写的"莎士比亚之死",他的朋友整理出一出他出演的"三十六出戏"一书.
It was the first time that eighteen of the plays were published.
这是18部剧中首次被出版.
Shakespeare’s plays might have been lost if his friends hadn’t saved them.
莎士比亚的剧本可能已经丢失,
The book became popular all over the world.
该书被全世界所喜爱.
His friend, Ben Johnson, described Shakespeare’s work in the book as “not of an age, but for all time!”
他的朋友本·约翰逊(英语:Ben Johnson)在书中将莎士比亚的作品描述为"不是一个时代,而是永远!
He was right.
他说得对
Hundreds of years later, people still relate to Shakespeare’s work.
数百年后,人们仍然关注莎士比亚的作品.
Many people visit Shakespeare’s tomb in a church in Stratford-upon- Avon, England.
许多人在英国斯特拉特福德-上阿冯的一座教堂里参观了莎士比亚的坟墓.
Conclusion Today, William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers who ever lived.
今天的结论,威廉·莎士比亚被认为是有史以来最伟大的作家之一.
His plays are exciting and fun, and they also touch people’s feelings.
他的戏剧令人兴奋而有趣,也触动了人们的感情.
His characters show how difficult—and how beautiful—life can be and what it means to be human.
他的人物展现出生命多么艰难,多么美丽,以及成为人类意味着什么。
People around the world have enjoyed Shakespeare’s works for hundreds of years.
世界各地人民几百年来都享受了莎士比亚的作品.
They will continue to do so for hundreds of years to come.
它们今后数百年将继续这样做。
in Stratford, England.
在英国斯特拉福德
1582 Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway.
1582年莎士比亚结婚 安妮・海瑟薇
1583 Anne gives birth to their first child, Susanna.
1583 (英语). 安妮生出他们的第一个孩子苏珊娜.
1585 The couple’s twins, Hamnet and Judith, are born.
1585 (英语). 这对夫妇的双胞胎哈姆内特和朱迪思出生了.
moves to London.
搬去伦敦
1594 Shakespeare is part owner of a theater group.
1594 (英语). 莎士比亚是剧团的主人
1599 Shakespeare and others open the Globe Theatre.
1599 (英语). 莎士比亚等开设"环球剧院".
1616 Shakespeare dies.
1616年莎士比亚去世.
1623 A book of Shakespeare’s plays is published.
1623 (英语). 出版"莎士比亚戏剧"一书.