莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》 | 人生七阶

梅庆 ​All the world's a stage,全世界是一个舞台，And all the men and women merely players所有的男男女女不过是一些演员All the world's a stage,全世界是一个舞台，And all the men and women merely players;所有的男男女女不过是一些演员；They have their exits and their entrances;他们都有下场的时候，也都有上场的时候。And one man in his time plays many parts,一个人的一生中扮演着好几个角色，His acts being seven ages.他的表演可以分为七个时期。At first the infant,最初是婴孩，Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;在保姆的怀中啼哭呕吐。Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel然后是背着书包、满脸红光的学童，And shining morning face, creeping like snail像蜗牛一样慢腾腾地拖着脚步，Unwillingly to school. 不情愿地呜咽着上学堂。​​And then the lover,然后是情人，Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad像炉灶一样叹着气，写了一首悲哀的诗歌咏着Made to his mistress' eyebrow. 他恋人的眉毛。Then a soldier,然后是一个军人，Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,满口发着古怪的誓，胡须长得像豹子一样，Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,爱惜着名誉，动不动就要打架，Seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth.​在炮口上寻求着泡沫一样的荣名。And then the justice,然后是法官，In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,胖胖圆圆的肚子塞满了阉鸡，With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,凛然的眼光，整洁的胡须，Full of wise saws and modern instances;满嘴都是格言和老生常谈；And so he plays his part.他这样扮了他的一个角色。The sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,第六个时期变成了精瘦的趿着拖鞋的龙钟老叟，With spectacles on nose and pouch on side；鼻子上架着眼镜，腰边悬着钱袋；His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide他那年轻时候节省下来的长袜子，For his shrunk shank; 套在他皱瘪的小腿上显得宽大异常；And his big manly voice,他那朗朗的男子的口音Turning again toward childish treble, pipes又变成了孩子似的尖声，And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,像是吹着风笛和哨子。That ends this strange eventful history,终结着这段古怪的多事的历史的最后一场，Is second childishness and mere oblivion;是孩提时代的再现，全然的遗忘，Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.没有牙齿，没有眼睛，没有口味，没有一切。来源：莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》第二幕~朗诵：本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇