《试问情为何物》word版

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1、能动英语屋tty.nd115.com试问情为何物Thestageismorebeholdingtolove,thanthelifeofman.Forastothestage,loveisevermatterofcomedies,andnowandthenoftragedies;butinlifeitdothmuchmischief;sometimeslikeasiren,sometimeslikeafury.　　舞台上的爱情生活比生活中的爱情要美好得多。因为在舞台上，爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材，而在人生中，爱情却常常招来不幸。它有

2、时象那位诱惑人的魔女，有时又象那位复仇的女神。　　Youmayobserve,thatamongstallthegreatandworthypersons(whereofthememoryremaineth,eitherancientorrecent)thereisnotone,thathathbeentransportedtothemaddegreeoflove:whichshowsthatgreatspirits,andgreatbusiness,dokeepoutthisweakpassion.Youmustexcept,

3、nevertheless,MarcusAntonius,thehalfpartneroftheempireofRome,andAppiusClaudius,thedecemvirandlawgiver;whereoftheformerwasindeedavoluptuousman,andinordinate;butthelatterwasanaustereandwiseman:andthereforeitseems(thoughrarely)thatlovecanfindentrance,notonlyintoanopenhea

4、rt,butalsointoaheartwellfortified,ifwatchbenotwellkept.　　你可以看到，一切真正伟大的人物（无论是古人、今人，只要是其英名永铭于人类记忆中的），没有一个是因爱情而发狂的人。因为伟大的事业只有罗马的安东尼和克劳底亚是例外。前者本性就好色荒淫，然而后者却是严肃多谋的人。这说明爱情不仅会占领开旷坦阔的胸怀，有时也能闯入壁垒森严的心灵——假如手御不严的话。　　ItisapoorsayingofEpicurus,Satismagnumalteralteritheatrumsumus;a

5、sifman,madeforthecontemplationofheaven,andallnobleobjects,shoulddonothingbutkneelbeforealittleidol,andmakehimselfasubject,thoughnotofthemouth(asbeastsare),yetoftheeye;whichwasgivenhimforhigherpurposes.　　埃辟克拉斯曾说过一句笨话：“人生不过是一座大戏台。”似乎本应努力追求高尚事业的人类，却只应象玩偶般地逢场作戏。虽然爱情的奴隶并不

6、同于那班只顾吃喝的禽兽，但毕竟也只是眼目色相的奴隶，而上帝赐人以眼睛本来是有更高尚的用途的。　　Itisastrangething,tonotetheexcessofthispassion,andhowitbravesthenature,andvalueofthings,bythis;thatthespeakinginaperpetualhyperbole,iscomelyinnothingbutinlove.Neitherisitmerelyinthephrase;forwhereasithathbeenwellsaid,th

7、atthearch-flatterer,withwhomallthepettyflatterershaveintelligence,isaman’sself;certainlytheloverismore.Fortherewasneverproudmanthoughtsoabsurdlywellofhimself,asthelover能动英语屋tty.nd115.com能动英语屋tty.nd115.comdothofthepersonloved;andthereforeitwaswellsaid,Thatitisimpossib

8、letolove,andtobewise.Neitherdoththisweaknessappeartoothersonly,andnottothepartyloved;buttothelovedmostofall,exceptthelovebereciproq