高中英语人教版2000年高三上11

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Unit 11  The Merchant of Venice
[00:02.80]第十一单元  威尼斯商人
[00:05.59]Lessons 41-42
[00:07.56]第四十一课至四十二课
[00:09.53]1 Reading comprehension
[00:11.66]1 阅读理解
[00:13.79]THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (1)
[00:15.62]威尼斯商人 (1)
[00:17.45]Antonio (A),a merchant of the city of Venice,
[00:19.97]安东尼奥是威尼斯的一位商人.
[00:22.49]was liked by everyone because he was always ready to help others.
[00:25.31]由于他总是很乐意帮助别人,所以每个人都很喜欢他.
[00:28.13]He had many merchant ships which traded with other countries.
[00:30.71]他有很多与其他国家交易的商业船.
[00:33.28]At the time of this story they were all at sea.
[00:35.96]在这个故事发生时,它们都在海上.
[00:38.64]Bassanio (B),Antonio's best friend,was in love with Portia (P),
[00:42.12]巴西尼奥是安东尼奥最好的朋友,他爱上了波西亚.
[00:45.61]a rich and beautiful lady who also loved him.
[00:48.48]一个也爱他的,富有和美丽的小姐.
[00:51.36]Sadly,he could not ask Portia to marry him because he himself had no money.
[00:55.18]不幸的是,他不能向波西亚求婚.因为他没有钱.
[00:59.01]So he asked Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats.
[01:01.95]所以他向安东尼奥借三千达克特.
[01:04.89]As Antonio did not have any money just then,
[01:07.25]因为当时安东尼奥没有那么多的钱,
[01:09.62]he went to Shylock(S),a moneylender.
[01:11.89]他去向一个放债主夏洛克借.
[01:14.16]Now,Shylock hated Antonio.
[01:16.34]夏洛克很不喜欢安东尼奥.
[01:18.52]The reason for this was that Antonio had many times scolded Shylock publicly
[01:22.35]原因是安东尼奥曾几次在公共场所责骂他.
[01:26.18]for being greedy and cruel.
[01:28.31]贪婪和残忍.
[01:30.44]However,Shylock agreed to lend Antonio the money on one condition.
[01:34.21]然而,夏洛克规定一个条件,同意借钱给安东尼奥,
[01:37.99]In the agreement,Antonio made a promise to allow Shylock
[01:41.07]在协议中,安东尼奥答应让夏洛克
[01:44.15]to take a pound of his flesh from whatever part of his body
[01:47.27]割他身上一磅肉.
[01:50.39]if he did not pay the money back at the end of three months.
[01:53.18]如果在三个月后不能还回他的钱.
[01:55.96]Antonio agreed to this,took the money and gave it to Bassanio.
[01:59.59]安东尼奥同意了,拿了钱给巴西尼奥.
[02:03.22]At the time when Bassanio and Portia were getting married
[02:06.04]在巴西尼奥和波西亚结婚的时候,
[02:08.86]a letter arrived from Antonio saying that all his ships had been lost at sea
[02:12.43]安东尼奥来了一封信,说他的船都在海上失事.
[02:15.99]and that he would have to give Shylock a pound of his flesh.
[02:18.57]他可能要给一磅肉给夏洛克了.
[02:21.14]He wished to see Bassanio before he died.
[02:23.52]他希望在他死之前看巴西尼奥一眼.
[02:25.89]After their wedding,Portia told Bassanio to go to his friend at once.
[02:29.28]婚后,波西亚告诉巴西尼奥立刻到他的朋友那里.
[02:32.66]Then she thought of a clever plan to save Antonio.
[02:35.44]然后,她想了一个很聪明的计划来挽救安东尼奥.
[02:38.22]She had a good friend who was a doctor of law.
[02:40.74]她有一个好朋友是法医.
[02:43.27]She asked him to lend her some of his lawyer's clothes and books.
[02:46.28]她向他借了律师的衣服和书籍.
[02:49.30]She pretended to be a lawyer,and her maid,Nerissa(N),
[02:51.96]她打扮成一位律师,她的仆人尼莉莎,
[02:54.63]dressed herself a lawyer's clerk.
[02:56.56]打扮成一位律师办事员.
[02:58.49]Thus they arrived at the court of the Duke (D),
[03:00.47]于是,她们来到了公爵的法庭上,
[03:02.44]where Antonio's trial was taking place.
[03:04.87]安东尼奥的审判就在这里举行.
[03:07.30]PART 1
[03:08.73]第一部分
[03:10.17]D:Have mercy on Antonio,Shylock.Do not be so bitter.
[03:13.15]D:夏洛克,宽恕安东尼奥吧!不要怀那么大的仇恨.
[03:16.13]S:I've promised to take my pound of flesh.If you do not let me have it,
[03:19.30]S:我是被允许拿我的一磅肉的.如果你不给我这样做的话,
[03:22.48]that will be a sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more.
[03:26.01]那将会有损你的名声,而且再也没有人相信你们的法律了.
[03:29.55]The greatness of Venice will soon be lost.Antonio is my enemy,and I hate him.
[03:33.03]伟大的威尼斯将很快就会消失.安东尼奥是我的敌人,我恨他.
[03:36.50]B:Do all men kill the things they do not love?