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1、ChaptereightIdiomsConcerningLiteratureI.IdiomsconcerningWilliamShakespeareworks威廉·莎士比亚(WilliamShakespeare)是英国文艺复兴时期伟大的戏剧家和诗人,也是世界文坛上最著名的作家之一。他的语言丰富广博,灵活有力,生动优美,有不少晶莹如玉的佳句成为英国语言的精华,经常被人引用。莎士比亚是对英语习语影响最大的文学家。1.Green-eyedmonster绿眼妖魔Thisexpressionwascoinedb
2、yShakespeareinOthello(3:3),whereIagosays:"O!beware,mylord,ofjealousy;itisthegreen-eyedmonsterwhichdothmockthemeatitfeedson."Itisthoughttoalludetocats,oftengreen-eyed,whoteasetheirprey.Jealousy,asinBellaknewthatherhusbandsometimessuccumbedtothegreen-eyed
3、monster.这条习语出自莎士比亚剧本《奥赛罗》(Othello)第三幕第三场伊阿古(Iago)的话:(啊,主帅,你要留心嫉妒啊;那是一个绿眼的妖魔,谁做了他的牺牲品,就要受他的玩弄……),现喻指嫉妒别人的人。2.Saladdays指年轻无阅历的时期(最佳时期)。ThephrasewascoinedinShakespeare'sAntonyandCleopatrain1606.InthespeechattheendofActOneinwhichCleopatraisregrettingheryout
4、hfuldallianceswithJuliusCaesarshesays:"...Mysaladdays,/WhenIwasgreeninjudgment,coldinblood..."来自莎翁的《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》(AnthonyandCleopatra)中埃及艳后克莉奥佩特拉的话"Saladdays"isanidiomaticexpression,referringtoayouthfultime,accompaniedbytheinexperience,enthusiasm,idealism
5、,innocence,orindiscretionthatoneassociateswithayoungperson.Moremodernuse,especiallyintheUnitedStates,referstoaperson'sheydaywhensomebodywasatthepeakofhis/herabilities—notnecessarilyinthatperson'syouth.Thephrasebecamepopularonlyfromthemiddleofthe19thcent
6、ury,comingtomean“aperiodofyouthfulinexperienceorindiscretion."ThemetaphorcomesfromCleopatra'suseoftheword'green'—presumablymeaningsomeoneyouthful,inexperienced,orimmature3.ACleopatra指绝代佳人,亦出自莎士比亚戏剧《安东尼和克里奥佩特拉》中埃及艳后克莉奥佩特拉。4.Afool’sparadise南柯一梦出自《罗密欧与朱丽叶》
7、(RomeoandJuliet),ShakespeareuseditinRomeoandJuliet,1592.小说中乳媪说“…butfirstletmetellyou,ifyoushouldleadherintoafool’sparadise,astheysay,itwereaverygrosskindofbehaviour,astheysay…”Meaning:Astateofhappinessbasedonfalsehope.5.Arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassw
8、eet名称有什么关系呢?玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故。出自《罗密欧与朱丽叶》,朱丽叶讨论罗密欧时说“…What’sinaname?thatwhichwecallarose.Byanyothernamewouldsmellassweet;SoRomeowould,werwhenotRomeocalled,retainthatdearperfectionwhichheowes…”"Arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet"isa