– 英语/中文 双语歌词

歌词与翻译

[中文]

现在是1599年10月。莎士比亚完成了历史剧《尤利乌斯·凯撒》的创作，

正和女儿一起到家乡斯特拉特福德的集市上逛逛。她刚刚算过命……

亲爱的女儿，老莫德·霍华德说了些什么？我想知道，我们的未来会怎样？

哦，爸爸，莫德·霍华德说了好多，但是——她的口音实在太奇怪了——我

一个字也没听懂！

你就像我剧本《尤利乌斯·凯撒》里的卡斯卡一样。

卡斯卡？他是杀死凯撒的那群人之一，那位罗马将军！你怎么能这么说，爸爸？

我才不是凶手！！！

亲爱的女儿……卡斯卡当时在一群人中，他们正在听伟大的罗马演说家西塞罗的演讲。

但是西塞罗当时说的是希腊语，所以卡斯卡听不懂。

哦！西塞罗为什么要说希腊语？

在罗马时代，受过教育的人都说希腊语。卡斯卡说，当时有些人

能听懂西塞罗的演讲。剧中有这么几句台词：“那些听懂的人

互相微笑……”

“那些听懂的人互相微笑，并摇摇头；但对我

来说，那简直是希腊语。”

所以卡斯卡根本不知道西塞罗在说什么。就像我和莫德·霍华德一样！

我们先到这里吧。

我永远也搞不懂板球的规则：鸭蛋出局，愚蠢的中场，诡球……

对我来说，这简直是希腊语！

现在告诉我，女儿，你听懂了老莫德·霍华德说的什么吗？

听懂了！她谈论了你，爸爸。她说——你将成为有史以来最著名的英国人！

……但我认为她在胡说八道。

哦，不，不，不！我确信她说的绝对正确！她显然是一位非常有天赋的女士。

我们现在去看看什么好呢，女儿？

爸爸，我们可以去看看金饰摊位吗？拜托拜托拜托？？？

我不需要算命先生来预测这个！去金饰摊，还是不去金饰摊：这就是问题所在。

[英语]

It's October 1599. Shakespeare has finished writing his history play Julius Caesar, and

is visiting a fair in his home town of Stratford, with his daughter. She has just had her fortune told...

Now, dear daughter, what did Old Mother Howard say? What does the future hold for us, I wonder?

Oh father, Mother Howard talked a lot, but she had such a strange accent - I couldn't

understand a word she said!

You're just like Casca in my play Julius Caesar.

Casca? He's one of the men that kills Caesar, the Roman general! How can you say that, father?

I'm not a murderer!!!

Dear daughter... Casca was in a group of people who were listening to the great Roman speaker, Cicero.

But Cicero was speaking Greek, so Casca couldn't understand him.

Oh! why was Cicero speaking Greek?

That's what educated people spoke in Roman times. Casca says that some of the people

listening to Cicero could actually understand him. Here are the lines: Those that understood

him smiled at one another...

Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for

mine own part, it was Greek to me.

So Casca had no idea what Cicero was talking about. Just like me and Mother Howard!

We'll leave them there for now.

I'll never understand the rules of cricket: out for a duck, silly mid-off, googlies...

it's all Greek to me!

Now tell me, daughter, did you understand anything Old Mother Howard said?

Yes! She talked about you, father. She said that you're going to be the most famous Englishman

of all time! ...but I think she was making it up.

Oh no, no, no! I'm sure she's absolutely right about that! She's obviously a very gifted woman.

What shall we look at now, daughter?

Can we go to the gold stall father? Pleeeeeease???

I didn't need a fortune teller to predict that! To gold, or not to gold: that is the question.

重点词汇

词汇	含义
finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ B2	verb - 完成 (wánchéng)
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B1	noun - 命运 (mìngyùn)
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - 理解 (lǐjiě)
murderer /ˈmɜːrdərər/ B2	noun - 凶手 (xiōngshǒu)
listening /ˈlɪsnɪŋ/ A2	verb - 听 (tīng)
educated /ˈedʒʊkeɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - 受过教育的 (shòuguò jiàoyù de)
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ B1	adverb - 实际上 (shíjì shang)
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ B2	verb - 预测 (yùcè)
gifted /ˈɡɪftɪd/ B2	adjective - 有天赋的 (yǒu tiānfù de)
stall /stɔːl/ A2	noun - 摊位 (tānwèi)
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ B2	verb - 预测 (yùcè)
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ B1	adjective - 著名的 (zhùmíng de)
absolutely /ˈæbsəluːtli/ B1	adverb - 绝对地 (juéduì de)
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ A2	noun - 问题 (wèntí)
cricket /ˈkrɪkɪt/ B1	noun - 板球 (bǎnqiú)
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - 规则 (guīzé)

重点语法结构

• Now, dear daughter, what did Old Mother Howard say? What does the future hold for us, I wonder?

  ➔ 间接疑问句 (jiānjiē yíwèn jù)

  ➔ 句子使用了“what did...say?”和“what does...hold?”，它们是嵌入在陈述句中的间接疑问句。注意与直接疑问句相比，语序的变化。

• You're just like Casca in my play Julius Caesar.

  ➔ 使用“like”的明喻

  ➔ 这句话使用介词“like”来比较女儿和角色卡斯卡。这是形成明喻的常见方式。

• I'm not a murderer!!!

  ➔ 强调否定 (qiángdiào fǒudìng)

  ➔ 使用多个感叹号（!!!）和强烈的否定形式（I'm not...）强调了说话者的抗议和不相信。

• Casca? He's one of the men that kills Caesar, the Roman general!

  ➔ 包含关系代词“that”的关系从句

  ➔ 短语“that kills Caesar”是修饰“the men”的限定性关系从句。它提供了关于所指哪些男人的重要信息。

• Oh! why was Cicero speaking Greek?

  ➔ 过去进行时 (guòqù jìnxíngshí)

  ➔ “was speaking”表示过去某个特定时间正在进行的动作。它描述了一个持续的活动。

• I'll never understand the rules of cricket: out for a duck, silly mid-off, googlies... it's all Greek to me!

  ➔ 习语 (xíyǔ)

  ➔ 短语“it's all Greek to me”是一个习语，意思是某事难以理解。它并非字面意思是说话者在听希腊语。