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Learning a Language Text A: A Language Teacher’s Personal Opinion Movie: Shakespeare In Love 导演：约翰·麦登 演员：约瑟夫·费因斯 / 格温妮斯·帕特洛 上映时间：1998年12月11日 伊丽莎白一世时期的英国，处处有风花雪月的娱乐活动，然而莎士比亚此时却陷入了创作的枯竭期。他笔下的《罗密欧与海盗之女阿丝》因此搁浅。 　　薇拉夫人的出现可谓一石激起千层浪。她酷爱话剧，不顾女人不能登台的世俗观念，不惜男扮女装前来参演莎士比亚的戏剧。 　　莎士比亚洞悉了薇拉夫人的秘密。他从她身上强烈感受到创作的灵感，闻出爱情来到的味道。二人共坠爱海。他笔下开始有了罗密欧与茱丽叶熠熠生辉的故事。 　　好景不长，薇拉要嫁入一个贵族人家。莎士比亚的创作如有神助，感情却陷入无望。但他还在努力用笔，用真情，去改写这一切。 What do you know about Shakespeare? William Shakespeare 莎翁 (1564-1616) Original name: Edward De Vere (爱德华·德·维尔 ) Playwright, Poet Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright who ever lived. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon (埃文河畔斯特拉特福德 ). While the actual date of his birth is not known, it is traditionally celebrated on April 23rd. Shakespeare left Stratford sometime between 1585 and 1592, and joined a company of actors as a performer and playwright. In 1594 Shakespeare became an actor and playwright for a theater troupe (剧团). Until the end of his London career Shakespeare remained with the company; as an actor he played old men’s roles, such as the ghost in Hamlet and Old Adam in As You Like It. In 1599 he became a partner in the ownership of the Globe Theatre (环形剧院), and in 1608 he was part owner of the Blackfriars Theatre (黑衣修士剧院). Shakespeare retired and returned to Stratford in his late years. He undoubtedly enjoyed a comfortable living throughout his career and in retirement, although he was never a wealthy man. Shakespeare’s famous works 1. Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶 2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏夜之梦 3. The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人 4. Hamlet 哈姆雷特 5. Othello 奥赛罗 6. King Lear 李尔王 7. Macbeth 麦克白 8. As You Like It 皆大欢喜 9. Twelfth Night 第十二夜 Recommend: 在中国翻译莎士比亚的作品最具代表性的人物当属两人：一位是朱生豪，一位是梁实秋。朱生豪从1937年开始翻译莎士比亚作品，至1944年先后译有喜剧、悲剧、杂剧等31种，可惜他英年早逝，有六个历史剧和全部诗歌没有来得及翻译。梁实秋1930年开始着手翻译莎士比亚的戏剧，从1936年商务印书馆首次出版他译的莎士比亚戏剧8种，至1967年最终完成《莎士比亚全集》的翻译并出版，共历时37年。梁实秋是中国独自一人翻译《莎士比亚全集》的第一人。 Quotes: 1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832): He was a Ger