WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)wasanEnglishpoetandplaywright,widelyre-gardedasthegreatestwriterintheEn-glishlanguageandtheworld’spre-eminent(杰出的)dramatist.HeisofencalledEngland’snationalpoetandthe“BardofAran”(亚兰的吟游诗人).Hissurvivingworks,includingsomecollaborationsconsistofabout38plays,154sonnets(十四行诗),2longnarrativepoems.Shakespeare’sBirthplace--HewasborninthishouseonHenleyStreetinStratford-upon-AvoninApril23,1564.Hamlet《哈姆雷特》Othello《奥赛罗》KingLear《李尔王》Macbeth《麦克白》TheMerchantofVenice《威尼斯商人》AMidsummerNight'sDream《仲夏夜之梦》AsYouLikeIt《皆大欢喜》Twelfthnight《第十二夜》Tobe,ornottobe,thisisaquestion.生存,还是毁灭,这是一个问题。Lightheartliveslong.豁达者长寿。Donot,foronerepulse,giveupthepurposethatyouresolvedtoeffect.不要只因一次失败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。Thetimeoflifeisshort;tospendthatshortnessbasely,itwouldbetoolong.人生苦短,若虚度年华,则短暂的人生就太长了。Thereisahistoryinallmen'slives.所有人的生活都有一部历史.Itisnotenoughtohelpthefeebleup,buttosupporthimafter.仅仅把弱者扶起来是不够的,还要在他站起来之后支持他。Truthneedsnocolour;beautifulneednopencil.真理不需色彩,美丽不需涂饰。Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.真爱无坦途。——《仲夏夜之梦》Loveismerelyamadness.(爱情不过是一种疯狂。——《皆大欢喜》)Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild.(知子之父为智。——《威尼斯商人》)Alittlemorethankin,andlessthankind.(超乎寻常的亲族,漠不相关的路人。——《哈姆雷特》)Nothingwillcomeofnothing.(一无所有只能换来一无所有。——《李尔王》)Keepupyourbrightswords,forthedewwillrustthem.(收起你们明晃晃的剑,它们沾了露水会生锈的。——《奥赛罗》)第十二夜皆大欢喜仲夏夜之梦无事生非威尼斯商人驯悍记哈姆雷特奥赛罗李尔王麦克白HermiaandherloverLysanderdecidetoelope(私奔)byescapingthroughtheforestatnight.HermiainformsherbestfriendHelena,butHelenahasrecentlybeenrejectedbyDemetriusanddecidestowinbackhisfavorbyrevealing(揭露)theplantohim.However,Demetrius,followeddoggedly(顽强,固执的)byHelena,chasesHermia.Meanwhile,Oberon,kingofthefairies,andhisqueen,Titania,arriveinthesameforest.OberonandTitaniaareestranged(疏远,隔离)becauseTitaniarefusestogiveherIndianpage-boytoOberonforuse.OberonseekstopunishTitania‘sdisobedience(违抗)andrecruitsthemischievous(淘气的)tohelphimapplyamagicaljuicefromaflowercalled“love-in-idleness(三色堇),whichmakesthevictimfallinlovewiththefirstlivingthingheseeswhenheawakens.OberonappliesthejuicetoTitaniainordertodistracther.PuckputsthejuiceontheeyesofLysander,whothenfallsinlovewithHelena.WhenOberonfindsthisout,hemakesPuckapplythejuicetoDemetrius.DuetoPuck‘serrors,Hermia’stwoloverstemporarily(临时的)turnagainstherinfavorofHelena.Meanwhile,NickBottom,astage-struck(渴望当演员的)weaver(织工),isspottedbyPuck,whotransformshisheadintothatofanass(驴子).TitaniaisawokenbyBottom'ssinging,andsheimmediatelyfallsinlovewithhim.Whileinthisstateofdevotion,sheencounters(遭遇)OberonandcasuallygiveshimtheIndianboy.Havingachievedhisgoals,OberonreleasesTitaniaandordersPucktoremovetheass‘sheadfromBottom.Themagicalenchantment(魔力)isremovedfromLysanderbutisallowedtoremainonDemetrius,sothathemayreciprocate(酬答)Helena'slove.