苏格兰玛丽女王.Mary.Queen.Of.Scots 04 The death of David Riccio

　　4 The death¹ of David Riccio

　　It was² a Saturday evening in March 1566． I was in Edin－burgh with some friends． David Riccio was there， with six or seven other people． We were in a small room， but there was a good dinner on the table， and we were happy． It was dark⁴ outside， but inside⁵ it was warm and friendly⁶．

　　Suddenly⁷， a door opened behind me． In the door was Henry Darnley，my husband⁸．I stood⁹ up and smiled．

　　‘Good evening， my lord¹⁰，'I said¹¹．‘Please come in． Would¹² you like something to eat？'

　　‘No， thank you，'he said．‘I'm not hungry．But I want to sit next to you， wife¹³． Please tell that man to move．'

　　A man got¹⁴ out of the chair next to me and Darnley sat³ beside me．Then he put his arms round me． I did¹⁵ not like it． His face was hot， and his eyes looked unhappy¹⁶． But I smiled and said，‘I'm happy to see you， my lord．'

　　‘Are you， Mary？'He laughed．‘Are you really？'

　　‘Yes， of course¹⁷， my lord． But—'

　　Then the second door opened and his friend， Lord Ruthven，stood there．He had¹⁸ a knife in his hand． His face was red， and he looked very angry．

　　Af first no one moved． Then Ruthven said，‘Your Majesty，send David Riccio out of this room， now！ I want him！'

　　I looked at Riccio． He was afraid．‘Why？'I said．‘Why do you want him？'

　　‘He is a bad， wicked¹⁹ man！'Ruthven said．‘Send him out！'

　　‘No！'I said．‘You want to kill²⁰ him． David Riccio is my friend！ He stays here， with me！'

　　‘He goes out， woman！'Lord Ruthven said．‘ King²¹ Henry，hold your wife， please！'

　　I stood up， but Darnley held my arms and I could²² not move．David Riccio ran²³ behind me and held my dress． My friends in the room stood up too， and moved towards²⁴ Ruthven angrily．But he had a knife in his hand．

　　‘Get back！'he said angrily．‘Don't touch me！'

　　Then five men with knives ran into the little room， and there was a fight²⁵． One man held a knife in my face， and an－other man hit David Riccio， behind me． Then they pulled²⁶ him out of the room．

　　‘Help me！'he screamed²⁷．‘Help me， my Queen—please！They're going²⁸ to kill me！Don't—aaaaaargh！'

　　I couldn't help him， because Darnley had me in his arms．But I could hear David Riccio's screams²⁹． I think he fell³⁰ down the stairs³¹， and he screamed for two or three minutes． Then it was quiet．

　　‘What are you doing？'I asked Darnley angrily．‘Riccio is a good man—why are you doing this？'

　　Darnley laughed．‘You are my wife， Mary—not David Ric－cio's！'he said．‘so why are you with him every evening？You never talk to me！'

　　‘I don't talk to you because you are never here！'I said．‘You are always drinking with your friends！ You aren't a king， you're a stupid³² boy！'

　　He laughed again． It was not a nice laugh．‘Well，'he said．‘Perhaps I am a boy， but that is better than David Riccio，now．Do you want to go and see him？'

　　I did see him， five minutes after that． He was very dead，and there was blood³³ all over the floor． Poor David Riccio． He sings to God³⁴ now， not me．

　　I looked at Henry Darnley， my husband． He had a stupid smile on his face． But I think he was afraid of me．I looked at him a long time， and the smile went away．

　　‘Remember this night，husband，'I said to him．‘Remem－ber it well．Think about it when you look into my eyes， and before you go to sleep． David Riccio was my friend， and you killed³⁵ him in front of me． I'm never going to forget that，Henry Darnley． Never！'

　　4 达维·里奇奥之死

　　1566年 3月的一个星期六晚上。我和一些朋友呆在爱丁堡。达维·里奇奥也在那里，另外还有六、七个人。我们在一间小屋子里，桌上摆着丰盛的菜肴，我们都很高兴。虽然外面夜幕笼罩，但屋子里充满了温暖和友好的气氛。

　　突然，我身后的门被打开了，门口站着我的丈夫亨利·达恩利。我站起来朝他笑。

　　“晚上好，我的丈夫，”我说道，“请进来吧，你想吃点什么吗？”

　　“不，谢谢，”他说。“我不饿。但我想坐在你身边，我的妻子。请叫那个人走开。”

　　一人从我身旁的座位上站起来，达恩利坐到了我身边。然后他伸出手环抱着我。我不喜欢这样。他的脸很热，他的眼神看起来很不高兴。但我还是笑着对他说。“很高兴见到你，我的丈夫。”

　　“是吗，玛丽？”他笑道。“是真的吗？”

　　“是的，当然是的，我的丈夫。不过——”

　　接着，第二扇门打开了，他的朋友——鲁斯温勋爵站在那儿。他手里拿着一把刀。他的脸红红的，满脸怒容。

　　起初，谁也没有动。然后鲁斯温说道，“陛下，把达维·里奇奥从这房间里赶出去，马上！我要他！”

　　我看着里奇奥，他显得很害怕。“为什么？”我问，“你为什么要他？”

　　“他是个不道德的坏人！”鲁斯温说。“把他赶出去！”

　　“不！”我说。“你想杀他。达维·里奇奥是我的朋友！他呆在这里，和我在一起！”

　　“他得出来，女人！”鲁斯温勋爵说。“亨利亲王，抓住你的妻子，快点！”

　　我站了起来，可是达恩利抓住我的胳膊，我不能动弹。达维·里奇奥跑到我身后抓住我的衣服。我房间里的朋友们也站了起来，愤怒地向鲁斯温逼近，但是鲁斯温手里拿着刀。

　　“回去！”他怒吼。“不要过来！”

　　接着，五个拿刀的男人冲进了这间小屋。一场冲突开始了。一个男人把刀架在我面前，另一个人去攻击躲在我身后的达维·里奇奥。然后他们把他拖出了房间。

　　“救命！”他尖叫道。“救救我，我的女王——请救救我！他们要杀我！不要！——啊！”

　　我帮不了他，因为达恩利紧紧抓着我。可是我能听到达维·里奇奥的尖叫声。我想他是从楼梯上摔了下去，尖叫持续了二三分钟后。一切归于平静。

　　“你在干什么？”我愤怒地责问达恩利。“里奇奥是个好人——你为什么要这样做？”

　　达恩利笑道。“你是我的妻子，玛丽——不是达维·里奇奥的！”他说。“所以你为什么要每晚和他呆在一起？你从没对我说过！”

　　“我没有对你说是因为你从来不在这里！”我说。“你总是和你的朋友们不停地喝酒！你不是个亲王，你是个愚蠢的小男孩！”

　　他又一次笑了，那是个不带好意的笑。“好吧，”他说。“也许我只是个男孩，但也比达维·里奇奥强。你想去看看他吗？

　　五分钟后，我看到了他。他已经死了，地上到处是血。可怜的达维·里奇奥，他现在给上帝唱歌了，而不再为我。

　　我看着亨利·达恩利——我的丈夫。他脸上带着愚蠢的微笑。但我认为他还是怕我的。我盯着他看了很久，他脸上的笑容渐渐消失了。

 

　　“记住今天晚上，丈夫，”我对他说。“好好记住。在你看着我的眼睛的时候，在你上床睡觉之前，好好想一想这件事。达维·里奇奥是我的朋友，而你却当着我的面杀死了他。对此我永远都不会原谅，亨利·达恩利，永远不！”

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1 death   

n.死，死亡

参考例句：

• His death was a great shock to the family.他的死对他的家庭是一个很大的打击。
• I was shocked at the news of her death.我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

4 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

5 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

6 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

7 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

8 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

9 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

10 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

11 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

12 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

13 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

14 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

15 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

16 unhappy   

adj.不幸的，不愉快的，不幸福的

参考例句：

• With all his money,he is unhappy.尽管他有那么多钱，他也并不愉快。
• I'm unhappy about the work you did for me.你替我做这件事我不太满意。

17 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

18 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

19 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

20 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

21 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

22 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

23 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

24 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

25 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

26 pulled   

adj. 牵引的 动词pull的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• A police car pulled up alongside us. 一辆警车在我们旁边停了下来。
• She pulled the curtain aside. 她把窗帘拉向一边。

27 screamed   

v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的过去式和过去分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
• The little girl screamed and it took us aback. 小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

28 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

29 screams   

v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的第三人称单数 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• Her loud screams could be heard all over the house. 整个屋子都能听到她那高声的尖叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hooligans broke up amidst loud shouts and screams. 歹徒呼啸而遁。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

30 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

31 stairs   

n.楼梯

参考例句：

• He followed us up the stairs.他随我们上了楼。
• I waited at the top of the stairs.我在楼梯顶端等着。

32 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

33 blood   

n.血，血统，仇恨；vt.流血

参考例句：

• Their hands were full of blood.他们的手沾满了鲜血。
• He was a person of gentle blood.他出身名门。

34 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

35 killed   

adj.被杀死的，断开的v.杀死( kill的过去式和过去分词 )；使停止[结束，失败]；破坏，减弱，抵消；使痛苦，使受折磨

参考例句：

• The family was killed in an air raid. 这家人在一次空袭中遇难。
• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。