《暴风雨》词汇表 Glossary

[1]Prospero ['prɔspərəu]：普洛斯彼罗。

[2]Miranda [mi'rændə]：米兰达。

[3]treated of：关于；论及（＝dealt with; discussed）。

[4]affected ＝ liked.古语。

[5]this art ＝ magic art.

[6]Sycorax ['sikəræks]：西考拉克斯。

[7]by virtue of：凭着（＝ through the power of; by means of）。

[8]ever after：从此一直 （＝ ever afterward）。

[9]Ariel ['εəriəl]：爱丽儿 。

[10]Caliban ['kælibæn]：凯列班 。

[11]owed him a grudge：对他怀恨 （＝ bore a grudge against him）。

[12]would have been：愿意 （＝ wished to be）。

[13]laborious offices：吃力的活儿 （＝hard tasks）。offices ＝ duties; services.

[14]the charge：责任。

[15]slily：悄悄地（＝ stealthily）。

[16]mire：烂泥 （＝ mud）。

[17]make mouths at：做鬼脸 （＝ make faces at； make grimaces at）。

[18]in care of you ＝ for your benefit.古语。

[19]Milan [mi'læn]：米兰，意大利北部伦巴第地方的城市。

[20]Antonio [æn'təuniəu]：安东尼奥。

[21]ends ＝ purposes; objects; aims.

[22]buried among my books：埋头读书（＝ studied so hard as to forget everything except books）。

[23]Naples ['neiplz]：那不勒斯，古王国，今意大利西南部。

[24]wherefore ＝ why.古语，疑问副词。

[25]durst：dare的过去式，作“敢”解。古语。

[26]so dear … bore me ＝ so dearly did my subject love me. bore是 bear的过去式，作“怀有”“抱有”解 。

[27]one Gonzalo [ɡɔn'zə:ləu]＝ a certain man named Gonzalo.

[28]you were ... me ＝ you were an angel that saved me from despair. cherub ['tʃerəb]＝ properly a winged spirit with a human countenance.

[29]desert ['dezət]：被舍弃的；荒凉的（＝ desolate; barren）。

[30]pray ＝ please.

[31]presented himself：出现（＝ appeared）。

[32]to give an account of ＝ to give a description of.

[33]did not choose：不愿意。

[34]holding converse with ＝ talking with.

[35]Ferdinand ['fə:dinənd]：腓迪南。

[36]That's my delicate Ariel ＝ Well done，my delicate Ariel！delicate ＝ fine，意思很轻，表示嘉奖 。

[37]thy：你的 （＝ thou的所有格）。古语。

[38]charge：责任；差事 （＝ task；duty）。

[39]How now！：这是怎么回事！（＝ What's the matter now！）古语。

[40]forgot：forget的过去分词，相当于forgotten。

[41]envy ＝ malice；ill-will.

[42]Algiers [æl'dʒiəz]：阿尔及尔，非洲北部的古国，今阿尔及利亚。

[43]O was she so？：哦，是吗？（含有讽刺意味。）

[44]too terrible … hearing：没有人听了不害怕的（＝ too dreadful to be told to human ears）。

[45]delicate ＝ tender.

[46]move：弄走（＝ remove; take away）。

[47]Full fathom five ＝ Quite five fathoms.

[48]are coral made：按照文法，are 应作 is，此处受了bones的影响。

[49]Nothing of him that doth fade ＝ There is no part of his body that is perishable．doth ＝ does，是do的第三人称单数现在式，系助动词，用以加强语气。主要动词是fade。

[50]But doth ＝ That does not.

[51]suffer a sea-change ＝ undergo a change that the sea produces.

[52]stupid fit：昏迷状态（＝ fit of stupidity）。

[53]Lord! how it looks about!：Lord 表示惊讶，由于米兰达不知道腓迪南是凡人，故用it。

[54]address ＝ speak to.

[55]constancy ＝ faithfulness in love or friendship.

[56]entertainment：待遇（＝ treatment）。

[57]surety ＝ guarantee.

[58]goodlier：更漂亮的（＝ better looking）。

[59]bound up ＝ paralyzed.

[60]light ＝ very small trouble.

[61]he is safe：对我们来说是安全的，即指她的父亲不会来 。

[62]the while ＝ in the meantime.

[63]enjoined … this task ＝ commanded … to perform this task.

[64]express ＝ special.

[65]professed to love ＝ declared that he loved.

[66]How features are ＝ What people look like.

[67]abroad ＝ in any country across the sea.

[68]but yours ＝ except your shape.

[69]freely ＝ unreservedly.

[70]precepts ＝ commands; instructions.

[71]as much as to say ＝ as if to say.

[72]used ＝ treated.

[73]make you rich amends：充分弥补一下（＝ fully recompense you）。

[74]stood ＝ endured.

[75]purchased ＝ earned by labour.

[76]she is above all praise ＝ no praise could be high for her.

[77]not at all disposed to：一点儿也不想（＝ not in the least inclined to）。

[78]out of their senses：发疯；失去理性（＝ mad）。senses ＝ sanity.

[79]harpy：希腊神话里的妖精，其丑无比，曾把特洛伊士兵的食物席卷一空。

[80]voracious ＝ greedy.

[81]suffered ＝ allowed.

[82]repented ＝ repented of.

[83]could not but pity ＝ could not help pitying.

[84]feel for ＝ sympathize with.

[85]dainty ＝ of delicate beauty or charm.

[86]in their train ＝ following behind them.

[87]wild ＝ fantastic.

[88]draw them on ＝ allure them.

[89]stupefied ＝ made dull.

[90]did not know：认不出（＝ did not recognize）。

[91]discovered himself to ＝ made himself known to; revealed.

[92]preserver ＝ saver.

[93]depose ＝ remove from office, especially from the throne.

[94]upon their engaging ＝ as soon as they engaged or promised.

[95]restore ＝ give back.

[96]in store ＝ in reserve.

[97]brave ＝ splendid；beautiful.

[98]a mortal ＝ a human being.

[99]renown ＝ fame；high reputation.

[100]of him ＝ from him.

[101]oddly ＝strangely.

[102]my child：指 Miranda。

[103]for that ＝ because.

[104]meaning ＝ intending.

[105]so：是副词，修饰主要动词filled，此处作in such a way解。so filled的so与下文that相关联。so … that：如此……以致……。

[106]partake of ＝ take some of.

[107]refreshments ＝ drink and food of various kinds.

[108]uncouth ＝ strange and ungraceful.

[109]the only attendant he had ＝ the only attendant that he had.

[110]wait upon ＝ attend upon.

[111]quaint ＝ neat and clever; wise.

[112]miss ＝ regret the absence of; feel the want of.

[113]you shall have ＝ I will let you have.

[114]leave ＝ permission.

[115]prosperous gales ＝ favourable winds.

[116]cowslip's bell：莲香花的花冠，作吊钟状。

[117]crouch＝ to cower with the limbs bent.

[118]when owls do cry ＝ in the night.

[119]but ＝ except.

[120]nuptials ＝ wedding.通常用复数。

[121]convoy ＝ escort; company; protection.