来自莎士比亚作品的十个常用短语（1）

　　How Shakespeare used it:

　　The evil Iago plants doubts in Othello's mind about his wife's faithfulness, while advising him, "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on." (Othello, Act 3, Scene 3)

　　莎士比亚原文：邪恶的伊阿古让奥赛罗对妻子的忠心起了疑心，提醒他说，“噢，大人，要小心嫉妒之心!那可是一只绿眼的妖魔，它惯于耍弄爪下的猎物。”(《奥赛罗》，第3幕第3场)

　　现代例句：

　　".... if jealousy wasn't a factor, three out of every four married people were highly satisfied with the emotional facets of their marriage. However, when the 'green-eyed monster' entered the mix, levels of satisfaction dropped to less than half for married folk." — Michelle Lodge, HealthDay.com, Feb. 12, 2010

　　2. In a Pickle: 处于困境

　　How Shakespeare used it:

　　In The Tempest, King Alonso asks his jester, Trinculo, "How camest thou in this pickle?" And the drunk Trinculo – who has indeed gotten into trouble – responds "I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last ..." (Act 5, Scene 1)

　　莎士比亚原文：在《暴风雨》中，那不勒斯国王阿朗索问他的弄臣特林鸠罗，“你怎么让自己到这般境地了?”的确深陷困境且已烂醉的特林鸠罗回答说：“我自从上次参见过您之后就一直处于这般境地了…”(第5幕第1场)

　　One theory has it that the phrase in a pickle entered English from an old Dutch expression that translates as something like "sit in the pickle".

　　有一种说法认为in a pickle这个短语来源于一个古代的荷兰语表达，类似于“坐在咸菜缸”里这样一个说法。

　　现代例句：

　　"Has the NYT got itself into a pickle over digital editions on Kindle and iPad?" — adamhodgkin on Twitter, May 6, 2010

　　3. Love Is Blind: 爱是盲目的

　　This phrase has more than one meaning: we overlook flaws in those we love (that's good), but love can blind us to serious issues (that's bad).

　　这个短语的意思是：我们会忽略我们爱的人身上的缺点(这点不错);爱会让我们忽视一些严重的问题(这就不好了)。

　　How Shakespeare used it:

　　In The Merchant of Venice, Jessica is shy about her beloved Lorenzo seeing her disguised as a boy, but recognizes that it won't affect his love for her, saying, "But love is blind and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit ..." (Act 2, Scene 6)

　　莎士比亚原文：在《威尼斯商人》中，杰西卡不好意思让深爱的罗伦佐看到她伪装成一个男孩，不过也意识到这并不妨碍他爱她，她说，“可爱情是盲目的，爱侣们看不到他们自己犯下的那些美丽又愚蠢的错误…”(第2幕，第6场)

　　现代例句：

　　"Jonathan Rhys Meyers thinks love is blind. The actor ... thinks it is easy to fall for someone without knowing much about them, just like his alter-ego does...." — ShowbizSpy.com, Feb. 7, 2010

　　4. Salad Days: 一个人的青春年少时光

　　How Shakespeare used it:

　　In Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra recalls her relationship with Julius Caesar that occurred during, "My salad days, / When I was green in judgment...." (Act 1, Scene 5)

　　莎士比亚原文：在《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》中，克莉奥佩特拉回忆起她与凯撒的那一段感情在“我青春年少的时光，我还不太会看人的时候…”(第1幕第5场)

　　Originally, English speakers used salad days with Cleopatra's meaning: a time of youthful inexperience or indiscretion. These days, however, it usually means "an early flourishing period" – in other words, a heyday.

　　最初，英语使用者只用salad days表示克莉奥佩特拉所说的“青春、稚嫩的时光”。不过现在，这个短语通常表示“鼎盛时期”。

　　现代例句：

　　"I know there are some people who still think this show is good, or watchable.... Just because there are a few cool things left from the salad days doesn't mean Heroes isn't a mess." — Darren Franich, EntertainmentWeekly.com, Nov. 10, 2009

　　5. Wear My Heart on My Sleeve: 公开表达感情

　　How Shakespeare used it:

　　Discussing his planned betrayal of Othello, the villain Iago says, "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at: I am not what I am." (Othello, Act 1, Scene 1)

　　莎士比亚原文：在说到对奥赛罗的背叛计划时，邪恶的伊阿古说，“可是我会敞开心扉，让鸟儿随意翻啄：我并不是你们看到的我。”(《奥赛罗》，第1幕第1场)

　　现代例句：

　　"I wear my heart on my sleeve and confessed my true feelings to a man who did not reciprocate. Now I am free to move on ..." — Daydreamin on Twitter, Mar. 12, 2010