美国语文第六册 第207期:江湖庸医(1)

SCENE — The Inn. Enter HOSTESS followed by LAMPEDO, a Quack¹ Doctor.

幕启——小旅店。女店主在蓝裴多后上场，一位江湖庸医。

Hostess says: Nay², nay; another fortnight.

女店主说：不，不；得两个星期。

Lampedo says: It can't be. The man's as well as I am: have some mercy!

蓝裴多说：那可不行。这人还有我，发发慈悲吧！

He hath been here almost three weeks already.

他来这儿已经三个星期了。

Well, then, a week. We may detain him a week.

哦，还有一个星期。我们也许得耽搁他一星期。

(Enter BALTHAZAR, the patient, from behind, in his nightgown, with a drawn³ sword.)

（患者巴尔萨扎尔从后场上，穿着睡衣，拿着一把刀。）

You talk now like a reasonable hostess, That sometimes has a reckoning with her conscience.

你现在说的话真像一位通情达理的女店主，有时候得凭良心。

He still believes he has an inward bruise⁴.

他还以为自己有内伤呢。

I would to heaven he had! or that he'd slipped His shoulder blade, or broke a leg or two,

蓝裴多我祈祷上帝但愿他有！不然他就跑了。他肩膀有刀伤，或者折了一条或两条腿，

(Not that I bear his person any malice,) Or luxed an arm, or even sprained⁵ his ankle! Ay, broken anything except his neck.

（我说这话可没有什么恶意。）或者胳膊脱臼，甚至脚踝扭伤！除了脖子外，伤到哪儿都可以。

However, for a week I'll manage him, Though he had the constitution of a horse — A farrier should prescribe for him.

当然，我有一个星期时间可以设法对付他呢。尽管他是一匹体格健壮的马，可是一副马蹄铁总适合他的。

Balthazar says( Aside. ): A farrier! To-morrow, we phlebotomize again; Next day, my new-invented patent draught⁶;

巴尔萨扎尔说（站到一边）：马蹄铁！明天，我们再抽血；后天，用我新发明的专利；

Then, I have some pills prepared; On Thursday, we throw in the bark; on Friday— (Balthazar Coming forward.)

然后，我会给你开一些药片的。星期四，我们附带用树皮；星期五——巴尔萨扎尔（到前场）

Well, sir, on Friday — what, on Friday? Come, Proceed.

哦，先生，星期五——星期五怎么？请说明白。

1 quack   

n.庸医；江湖医生；冒充内行的人；骗子

参考例句：

• He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
• The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。

2 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

5 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。

6 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。