The Ides of March
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Julius Caesar was a powerful Roman general who ignited a five-year civil war within the Roman Republic from 49 to 45 bc.
朱利叶斯·凯撒是一位强大的罗马将领,从49-45 bc点燃了罗马共和国内部长达五年的内战.
The war began immediately after Caesar led his legions to victory over the Gallic tribes.
战争在凯撒率领他所率领的军团战胜了高利克部落后立即开始.
He rewarded his veterans for their victories, and they repaid him with complete loyalty.
他奖励他的退伍军人的胜利,他们以完全的忠诚回报他.
The Senate, fearing his popularity, commanded him to resign his post and return to Rome.
元老院担心他的受欢迎而命令他辞职并返回罗马.
Caesar refused.
凯撒拒绝了。
Instead, he took a single unit of soldiers and crossed the Rubicon River, passing from Gaul into Italy.
相反地,他只带了一支兵队并渡过鲁比孔河,从高卢入意大利.
No Roman general was permitted to lead his armies into Roman territory because it was considered a declaration of war on Rome.
没有一个罗马将领被允许率领军队进入罗马领土,因为它被认为是对罗马宣战.
After a long political and military struggle, Caesar’s forces prevailed, and the Senate surrendered.
经过长期的政治和军事斗争后,凯撒的势力占了上风,元老院也投降了.
The defeated senators had no choice but to accept Caesar as dictator in perpetuity of Rome.
被打败的元老们别无选择,只能接受凯撒为罗马永久的独裁者.
Caesar gambled on the strength of his armies and the strength of his leadership—and won.
凯撒赌取了军队的力量和领导力 赢了
Julius Caesar gazed from the balcony of his home overlooking the city of Rome and mentally measured his route to the Senate House.
朱利叶斯·凯撒从他家的阳台上凝视着俯瞰罗马城并用精神测量出他去元老院的路线.
He paused for a moment, appearing to weigh a decision in his mind.
他停下来片刻,似乎在想着一个决定。
Then, turning on his heel, he called for a servant to bring the wreath and formal toga he wore to great events of the State.
然后,他打开他的脚跟,呼吁一个仆人将他所穿的花圈和正式的托加带去参加国家大事.
As the servants dressed him, his wife, Calpurnia, rushed into the room and collapsed against a pillar.
当仆人给他穿好衣服时,他的妻子卡尔普尔尼亚冲入房间并倒向一柱子.
Caesar strode to her.
凯撒向她施压
“What’s this, wife?”
" 这是什么,妻子? “
he asked.
他问。
“Have you had ill news?”
“你有不好的消息吗? “
“I have had a dream of terrible omen, Caesar,” Calpurnia replied.
凯撒,“我有一个可怕的预兆的梦想”。
“I saw the pediment of this house come crashing down in ruins.
“我看到这所房子的平地被废墟冲倒。
As I wept, I looked down to see that I held you, stabbed and dying, in my arms.
当我哭泣时,我低头看着我抱着你,被刺死,在我怀里.
Do not go forth today, as you value your life and me!”
今天不要出去,因为你珍视你的生命和我! “
Caesar looked down at her, frowning.
凯撒俯视她,皱眉相顾.
A soothsayer had warned Caesar just a few months before of a mortal danger that would follow him until the Ides of March—and the Ides of March had arrived.
一名祭司在几个月前就警告凯撒,他将面临致命危险,直到三月的节日来临。
“Perhaps you are right,” he said to his wife.
他对妻子说:“也许你是对的。”
“In any case, who is the Senate to send for me?
“无论如何,参议院派谁来接我?
I am dictator of the Roman Republic, not their servant.
我是罗马共和国的独裁者,不是他们的仆人.
I will not go.”
我不会去。 “
At the Senate House, Brutus and Cassius gathered about twenty of their colleagues around them, speaking in hushed voices so that no one else might hear them.
在参议院上,布鲁特斯和卡修斯聚集了他们周围约20个同僚,用厚重的声音说话,以免其他人听到.
“He has said he will not come to the Senate today,” said Cassius.
卡西乌斯说,“他说今天他不会到参议院来。”
“Must we delay our plan?”
“我们是否应该推迟我们的计划? “
“There is no time to delay,” said Brutus impatiently.
Brutus急切地说,“没有时间拖延”。
“Caesar leaves for the next campaign within the week.
“凯撒在一周内出发参加下一次竞选。
We have agreed to strike when he is surrounded by men he trusts.
我们同意当他被他信任的人包围时就发动攻击。
We cannot afford to wait until he returns, commanding even more loyalty from the legions.
我们不能等到他回来,命令军团更加忠诚。
He will use them to seize more power.
他会用它们夺取更多的权力
Someone must convince him to attend.”
一定要有人说服他 “
“I can convince him,” said Decimus, stepping forward.
Decimus说,“我可以说服他,”挺身而出。
“I will go.”
“我将去。 “
“Decimus!”
“决定!”
cried Caesar gladly, striding forward to welcome his friend into his home.
欢快地哭凯撒 向前走去欢迎他的朋友进入他的家
“I did not expect you.”
“我没想到你会这样。 “
“But the Senate expects you,” Decimus replied, “and this attitude you have taken up does not become you.
“但参议院期望你,”德西穆斯回答说,“你所采取的这种态度并不是你。
Will the general worshipped by his armies be intimidated by dreams or sayings?
他的军队所崇拜的将军 会被梦或言语所吓倒吗?
The Senate has called this session to cover you in more glory.
元老院召集这次会议 是为了更光荣地覆盖你
Will you refuse their honors?”
你会拒绝他们的荣誉吗? “
Caesar considered this.
凯撒考虑过了
Decimus’s opinion held great weight for him, as the two men had fought side by side throughout the Gallic wars ten years before.
德西姆斯的意见对他来说很重要,因为两人在十年前的加利克战争中曾并肩作战。
“The Senate has named you dictator for life,” Decimus reminded him.
Decimus提醒他,
“You are all-powerful in Rome.
“你在罗马是万能的。
Come and take your rightful place on the Senate floor.”
来在参议院层层占据你应有的位置 “
“They have not always been so respectful,” murmured Caesar, remembering how he had become dictator for life after a long struggle with the Senate and his crossing of the Rubicon River.
“他们并不总是那么尊重,”
That day, he had not known if he was bound for glory or defeat at the hands of his countrymen.
当天,他不知道自己是否在国人之手被束缚去荣耀或被打败.
He had gathered his courage and acted.
他鼓起勇气,采取行动。
Let the die be cast, he had thought, and he had urged his horse across the river.
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“Let the die be cast,” Caesar whispered again.
凯撒又悄悄地说:“让死神去投篮吧”。
“If there is danger, let us face it.”
“如果有危险,让我们面对它。 “
He smiled at Decimus.
他在德西姆斯笑过
“Old friend,” he said, “your advice is sound.
他说,“老朋友,”“你的建议是明智的。
You serve me well in this.”
你为我服务得很好 “
“I serve all Rome in this,” Decimus replied, looking away.
Decimus回答说,“我为整个罗马服务”。
Attended by Decimus and his guards, Caesar passed through the streets of Rome in a procession, with the people cheering all around him.
凯撒在德西穆斯和他的卫兵的陪同下,以游行行走于罗马的街道上,周围的人都欢呼.
“Indeed they love you, Caesar,” said Decimus beside him, frowning slightly.
“凯撒,他们的确爱你。”
“Of course they do,” said Caesar lightly.
凯撒轻而易举地说:“当然,”
“I have given them lands, forgiven their debts, and kept them in good fortune.
“我已赏赐他们土地,赦宥他们的债务,并使他们得福。
The people are the soul of Rome, Decimus.
人民是罗马的灵魂,德西穆斯。
We raise them up that they may raise us in return.”
我们养活他们,让他们养活我们 “
“This mob?”
“这些暴徒? “
said Decimus scornfully.
说十恶不赦。
“What do they know of governance?”
“他们知道什么是治理? “
“They know what fills their bellies, man,” said Caesar, clapping his friend on the shoulder.
凯撒说,“他们知道什么填满了肚子,”凯撒在肩膀上拍打他的朋友。
“The people’s praise is sweet to me.”
“人民赞美我, “
“That we know,” said Decimus, so quietly that no one, not even Caesar, heard him.
" 我们知道,"德西穆斯说,如此安静,以至于没有人,甚至凯撒听到他的声音.
“Hail, Caesar, king of the Romans!”
"万岁,凯撒,罗马人的国王!"
came a lone voice, shouting through a lull in the noise.
单声道声地呼喊着 在噪音中呼喊
Caesar stopped instantly.
凯撒立刻停下来了
“I am not your king,” he said clearly into the sudden silence.
“我不是你的国王,”他在突然的沉默中明确地说。
“Only Jupiter claims that honor among the Romans.”
“只有朱庇特主张罗马人的荣誉。 “
Seeing unease in his friend’s face, he laughed a little, though his laughter sounded hollow.
他看着朋友脸上的不安,
“What, do you mistrust me?
“什么,你不信任我吗?
You remember how it happened, and how I refused.”
你还记得它是如何发生的, 我如何拒绝。 “
“I remember,” said Decimus evenly.
“我记得”,Decimus均匀地说。
Caesar regarded him for a moment, thinking of what had happened just a month before.
凯撒看他一瞬间,想到一个月前发生的事情.
At the fertility festival, he had begun to address the crowd when his faithful friend Mark Antony had approached with a crown in his hands.
在生育节上,当他忠实的朋友马克·安东尼(Mark Antony)手持一顶花冠接近时,他已经开始向人群讲话.
Offering it to Caesar, he had spoken out so that all might hear: “The people crown you through me.”
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And Caesar had pushed the crown away.
凯撒把王冠推开
It had been difficult to refuse the crown.
拒绝王冠是很困难的
The kingship was Caesar’s most secret desire.
国王是凯撒最秘密的欲望
But he knew that it was not yet time, and the title of king struck fear into many Romans.
但他知道时机尚未到来,国王的头衔使许多罗马人感到恐惧.
And so he had declined the crown.
于是他放弃了王冠
He could wait.
他可以等着
Even so, something had changed since that moment.
尽管如此,从那时起,情况发生了变化。
There were whisperings among aristocrats and rumors spread.
贵族中间有低语和谣言传播.
They think me mad for power, Caesar thought, but the government is corrupt, and the people’s trust is lost.
他们认为我为权力而疯狂,凯撒认为,但政府腐败了,人民的信任也丧失了.
We will not have peace without a new kind of leadership.
没有一种新的领导,我们就不会有和平。
Decimus was still watching his face.
Decimus还在看着他的脸
I will not seize the crown yet, thought Caesar.
我还没攻克王冠呢,凯撒
In the meantime, I am dictator, named for life.
在此期间,我是独裁者,以终身取名.
I have the substance, if not the title.
我有实质,如果不是标题。
What man can touch me now?
现在谁能碰我?
The words echoed unpleasantly in his mind, and he recalled the words his wife had spoken earlier.
这些话在他脑中反响不愉快,他回顾了他妻子早些时候所说的话。
Caesar shook off a sudden sense of deep unease.
凯撒突然感到很不安
At the Senate House, Cassius and Brutus again gathered privately with the conspirators.
在元老院,卡修斯和布鲁图斯再次与阴谋者私下聚集.
Decimus had succeeded—Caesar fast approached, surrounded by the adoring masses.
Decimus已经成功... 凯撒迅速接近,周围是可敬的群众.
“Have courage, men,” said Cassius.
卡修斯说,“有勇气,伙计们,”
“We must remain steadfast in our purpose.”
“我们必须坚持我们的目标。 “
“We will liberate Rome from the tyranny of this man who wishes to make himself a king— like the gods themselves,” said Brutus, his voice trembling with anger.
布鲁图斯说,“我们将使罗马从这个希望成为国王的人的暴政中解放出来,他的声音充满愤怒地颤抖。
“This deed falls upon us.
“这一行为属于我们。
Long live the Republic of Rome!”
罗马共和国万岁!”
“Long live the Republic of Rome!”
“罗马共和国万岁!”
the group agreed resolutely.
该集团坚决同意。
As the procession reached the Senate House, Caesar relaxed.
随着游行到达参议院,凯撒放松了.
No man could bear a weapon in the Senate, and even his guards were not allowed inside.
在元老院里没有人可以携带武器,连他的守卫也不准进去.
No danger could reach him here.
这里没有危险
The Ides of March are here, and I still live, he thought to himself.
3月的节日在这里, 我仍然活着,他想自己。
But the Ides of March are not yet past, the soothsayer’s voice seemed to echo in his mind.
但三月的节日还没有过去,
Caesar shook his head and crossed the Senate floor to take his seat.
凯撒摇起头来,越过了参议院的地层去取他的位置.
He saw that a group of a dozen senators were already standing behind his throne, waiting for him in stillness.
他看到一群十几名参议员已经站在他王位后,在静静地等待他.
They do me great honor, Caesar thought, seating himself.
我很荣幸 凯撒认为他们能坐下
Immediately, another group came forward from the ranks of senators on the floor, encircling Caesar in a ring of about twenty men.
立即又一行从地上议员队伍中走出,包围了凯撒一圈约二十人.
Caesar saw Brutus and Cassius among their ranks, and he smiled in welcome.
凯撒在他们的队伍中看到了布鲁图斯和卡西乌斯,他以欢迎而微笑.
Brutus, in particular, was a close friend and ally.
布鲁特斯尤其是一个亲密的朋友和盟友.
He turned his attention to the man coming first up the dais, a senator named Tillius Cimber.
他把注意力转向了第一个登上菊花的人 一个名叫蒂利乌斯·辛伯的参议员
Cimber grasped his hands respectfully— and then, suddenly, he grabbed the dictator’s toga and held it fast, pulling downward as Caesar, alarmed, tried to rise in his chair.
辛伯恭敬地抓住了双手——然后他突然抓住了独裁者的长袍并紧紧地握住它,当凯撒惊慌失措地向下拉起,想登上自己的椅子.
“Why, this is violence!”
“为什么,这是暴力!”
Caesar cried out.
恺撒大叫.
And then daggers were everywhere, drawn from hiding places underneath the senators’ togas.
从参议员的毒气下方隐藏的地方取出匕首。
Caesar threw off Cimber’s hands and blocked the first blow—but he could not block the others.
凯撒放弃了 Cimber的手并阻止了第一次打击,但他无法阻止其他人。
He was trapped in a ring of death.
他被困在死亡之环中。
As Caesar whirled to face attack after attack, he suddenly saw Brutus and Decimus—his dear friends—with daggers lifted in their hands.
当凯撒在被袭击后呼喊面对攻击时,他突然看到布鲁特斯和德西穆斯——他亲爱的朋友——手拿起匕首来。
A great silence seemed to enclose him then.
当时他似乎默默无闻
They, too?
他们也是?
he thought with sudden clarity.
他突然间想明白了
Even Brutus?
甚至布鲁特斯?
Decimus?
十二分钱?
This is betrayal.
这是背叛。
This is the end.
今已入灭.
And covering his face in his regal toga, Julius Caesar sank beneath dozens of dagger blows, collapsing on the Senate floor.
朱利叶斯·凯撒在数十把匕首下沉 在参议院的地上倒塌
He died there, bleeding from more than twenty wounds.
他在那里被20多处伤出血而死。
The conspirators drew back a little, awestruck by what they had just done.
阴谋家们用他们刚刚的所作所为 稍稍西行了一点
Caesar’s friend Mark Antony, who had heard rumors of the plot against Caesar, burst through the doors of the Senate House with a look of desperation, but he was too late.
凯撒的朋友马克·安东尼(英语:Mark Antony)曾听到过针对凯撒的阴谋的传闻,他以绝望的眼光冲入了元老院的门外,但他为时已晚.
Upon seeing Caesar on the floor, his face sank and became gray with grief.
在看到凯撒倒地后,他的脸就下沉了,并因悲伤而变成灰色.
He turned slowly and stumbled out in a quiet state of horror, back into the unsuspecting crowd, which awaited the return of its beloved leader.
他慢慢地转身,在宁静的恐怖中出走,又回到了无所顾忌的人群中,等待着其所爱戴的领导人的归来.
Though Brutus, Decimus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators believed that they had freed Rome from a great tyrant, the liberation did not go according to plan.
虽然布鲁特斯,德西穆斯,卡修斯等阴谋家都认为他们已经从一个大暴君手中解放了罗马,但解放并没有按计划进行.
The Gallic legions, enraged at Caesar’s murder, rose up in revolt against the conspirators and their allies.
高利克军团对凯撒被谋杀感到愤怒,他们起来反抗阴谋者及其盟友。