莎士比亚所用的时髦的“吐槽”方式

时间：2016-04-18 03:19:14

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1.Hermia calls Helena a "painted maypole" - presumably because she is tall, thin, and wears a lot of makeup1 in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
赫米娅称呼海伦娜为一个“油漆过的五月柱”——大概是因为在《仲夏夜之梦》中，海伦娜又高又瘦，并且画着大浓妆。
 
2. Maria calls Malvolio "a time-pleaser, an affectioned ass2" - a follower3 of fashion and a pretentious4 idiot in Twelfth Night.
玛利亚称呼马伏里奥为“逢迎取巧者，装腔作势的蠢驴”——因为在《第十二夜》中，马伏里奥过分追求时尚，展现出的是一个做作的傻瓜形象。
 
3. The Welsh Captain describes Pistol as a "rascally6, scald [scabby], beggarly, lousy, pragging [show-off] knave7" in Henry 5.
在《亨利五世》中，威尔士亲王将皮斯托尔描述成一个“卑鄙下贱，像乞丐一样讨厌的，爱炫耀的流氓”。
 
4. Sebastian calls the Boatswain a "bawling8, blasphemous9, incharitable dog" in The Tempest.
在《暴风雨》中，西巴斯辛讽刺水手长：“你这大喊大叫、出口伤人、没有心肝的狗东西”。
 
5. Kent says Oswald is a "knave, beggar, coward, pander10 [pimp], and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch" in King Lear.
在《李尔王》中，肯特这样形容奥斯华德：“又是流氓，又是叫花子，又是懦夫，又是皮条客，又是一条杂种老母狗的儿子”。
 
6. Antonio describes Claudio and Don Pedro as "scambling, outfacing, fashion-monging boys" - quarrelsome, bluffing11, and dandified in Much Ado About Nothing.
在《无事生非》中，安东尼奥形容克劳狄奥和唐·彼德罗“懒散，厚脸皮，爱赶时髦”——争强好胜、虚张声势，打扮花哨。
 
7. Sir Toby calls Sir Andrew "an ass-head, and a coxcomb12, and a knave, a thin-faced knave, a gull13!" - a simpleton in Twelfth Night.
在《第十二夜》中，托比爵士形容安德鲁爵士是“蠢驴脑袋，纨绔子弟，无赖，骗子”。
 
8. Kent describes Oswald as a "base foot-ball player" - a game of the gutter14 that nobles would never dream of playing in King Lear.
在《李尔王》中，肯特将奥斯华德形容为“低劣的足球员”，足球这种粗俗的运动是为上流社会的贵族所不齿的。
 
9. Prince Hal calls Falstaff a "whoreson impudent15 embossed rascal5" - literally16, the son of a prostitute, and moreover one who’s swollen17 or bulging18 out, like a boil in Henry IV Part 1.
在《亨利四世》第一部分，哈尔王子将福斯塔夫形容为“令人憎恶的无耻流氓”。确实，福斯塔夫是妓女的儿子，而且他肥胖的身体肿胀得就像一个疖子。
 
10. Doll harangues19 the Beadle who is about to arrest her: "thou damned tripe-visaged rascal … thou paper-faced villain20" in Henry IV Part 2.
在《亨利四世》第二部分，多尔大声训斥要抓她的教区执事：“你这个该死的一脸蠢相的流氓……你这个面如纸色的恶棍”。

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1 makeup 4AXxO     
n.组织；性格；化装品
参考例句：
  • Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
  • Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？
2 ass qvyzK     
n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人
参考例句：
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
3 follower gjXxP     
n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒
参考例句：
  • He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
  • Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
4 pretentious lSrz3     
adj.自命不凡的，自负的，炫耀的
参考例句：
  • He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
  • Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。
5 rascal mAIzd     
n.流氓；不诚实的人
参考例句：
  • If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
  • The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
6 rascally rascally     
adj. 无赖的，恶棍的 adv. 无赖地，卑鄙地
参考例句：
  • They said Kelso got some rascally adventurer, some Belgian brute, to insult his son-in-law in public. 他们说是凯尔索指使某个下贱的冒险家，一个比利时恶棍，来当众侮辱他的女婿。
  • Ms Taiwan: Can't work at all, but still brag and quibble rascally. 台湾小姐：明明不行，还要硬拗、赖皮逞强。
7 knave oxsy2     
n.流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克
参考例句：
  • Better be a fool than a knave.宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
  • Once a knave,ever a knave.一次成无赖，永远是无赖。
8 bawling e2721b3f95f01146f848648232396282     
v.大叫，大喊( bawl的现在分词 )；放声大哭；大声叫出；叫卖（货物）
参考例句：
  • We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade. 我们听到中士用“悦耳”的声音向我们大喊，让我们跟上队伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • "Why are you bawling at me? “你向我们吼啥子？ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
9 blasphemous Co4yV     
adj.亵渎神明的，不敬神的
参考例句：
  • The book was declared blasphemous and all copies ordered to be burnt.这本书被断定为亵渎神明之作，命令全数焚毀。
  • The people in the room were shocked by his blasphemous language.满屋的人都对他那侮慢的语言感到愤慨。
10 pander UKSxI     
v.迎合；n.拉皮条者，勾引者；帮人做坏事的人
参考例句：
  • Don't pander to such people. 要迎合这样的人。
  • Those novels pander to people's liking for stories about crime.那些小说迎合读者对犯罪故事的爱好。
11 bluffing bluffing     
n. 威吓，唬人 动词bluff的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • I don't think he'll shoot—I think he's just bluffing. 我认为他不会开枪—我想他不过是在吓唬人。
  • He says he'll win the race, but he's only bluffing. 他说他会赢得这场比赛，事实上只是在吹牛。
12 coxcomb kvqz6L     
n.花花公子
参考例句：
  • Jones was not so vain and senseless a coxcomb as to expect.琼斯并不是那么一个不自量，没头没脑的浪荡哥儿。
  • He is a plausible coxcomb.他是个巧言令色的花花公子。
13 gull meKzM     
n.鸥；受骗的人；v.欺诈
参考例句：
  • The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。
  • You are not supposed to gull your friends.你不应该欺骗你的朋友。
14 gutter lexxk     
n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟
参考例句：
  • There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
  • He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。
15 impudent X4Eyf     
adj.鲁莽的，卑鄙的，厚颜无耻的
参考例句：
  • She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。
  • The teacher threatened to kick the impudent pupil out of the room.老师威胁着要把这无礼的小学生撵出教室。
16 literally 28Wzv     
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
参考例句：
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
17 swollen DrcwL     
adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
参考例句：
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。
18 bulging daa6dc27701a595ab18024cbb7b30c25     
膨胀； 凸出（部）； 打气； 折皱
参考例句：
  • Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
  • Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”
19 harangues 3e18b24d8a8c2e26a702d0d45d1dba90     
n.高谈阔论的长篇演讲( harangue的名词复数 )v.高谈阔论( harangue的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • "This so aggravated Hitler's pent-up feelings that he burst forth into one of his old harangues. 这下可激发了希特勒憋在心里的情绪，他居然故伎重演，破口大骂起来。 来自名作英译部分
  • There is, however, a new self-confidence these days in China's familiar harangues anything it deems sovereign. 然而近来中国在针对认为涉及到其主权问题的说辞上表现出一种新的自信。 来自互联网
20 villain ZL1zA     
n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因
参考例句：
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

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