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发表于 2016-7-10 19:43:25
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The king suggested that Laertes should use a sharp sword with poison on the tip of it. Such a sword was very dangerous, so, of course, it was not allowed in a friendly fight. If Laertes struck Hamlet hard with the sword, he would be killed within a few minutes. Laertes was so good at fencing that the king was sure that he would kill Hamlet during the match. The king intended to have Hamlet use a blunt sword. However, in case Hamlet should win the contest, he prepared a glass of poisoned wine. He was going to offer it to Hamlet, pretending to admire his victory. He hoped Hamlet would drink it and die.
One of the king' s men came to Hamlet to tell him about the contest between Hamlet and Laertes the next day. He accepted the proposal at once, as he thought it was just a friendly contest.
The next day a number of people came to the hall where the contest was to be held. They had been looking forward to seeing the contest between the two young men. The king and queen sat at the table on which the glass of poisoned wine had been placed.
国王建议莱尔提斯使用一把尖端涂有剧毒的利剑。这种剑相当危险,因此,友谊赛中当然是不可以使用这种剑的。如果莱尔提斯用这种剑把哈姆雷特杀成重伤,那么他在几分钟之内就会丧命。莱尔提斯是一位剑术高手,因此国王相信他一定能在比赛中杀死哈姆雷特。国王想让哈姆雷特使用一把钝剑。然而,万一哈姆雷特赢了这场比赛,国王已准备了一杯毒酒。他会假装庆贺哈姆雷特的胜利,把这杯毒酒赐给他。国王希望哈姆雷特喝了这杯酒后就死去。
国王的一位亲信来见哈姆雷特,告诉他关于隔天他和莱尔提斯之间的比赛。哈姆雷特立刻接受这个提议,因为他认为那只是一场友谊赛而已。
隔天一群人来到即将举行比赛的大厅。他们一直期望能欣赏到这两位年轻人的比赛。国王和皇后坐在放有那杯毒酒的这一桌。
Before the contest, Hamlet asked Laertes to forgive him for killing his father by accident. They shook hands with each other. At first Hamlet seemed to be winning. He fought more skillfully than Laertes, but both of them seemed to become very tired. The king said, "Stop the fight. Have a rest for a while." They stopped fighting. All the people watching gave them a big hand. Hamlet' s mother was very glad to see how strong her son was. Claudius offered the glass of poisoned wine to Hamlet, saying, "Have a drink, Hamlet."
"No, thank you. I will drink it after the contest," said Hamlet. After a short while, they began to fight again.
This time Laertes seemed to fight better and at last he struck Hamlet slightly on the shoulder with his sharp sword. Seeing this, the queen became very excited. She felt so thirsty that she picked up the poisoned glass of wine from the table and drank half of it. The king was too absorbed in watching the fight to notice her drinking the poisoned wine. To his deep regret, he had not said anything to her about the poisoned wine.
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