| 釋義 |
argumentn.
1.matter in dispute,object of quarrel,cause of cont-ention,occasion爭(zhēng)論問(wèn)題，爭(zhēng)吵目的，爭(zhēng)斗原因，起因。
△Ham. 4.4.53: “Rightly to be great / Is not to stirwithout great argument.”i.e. It is not a mark of truegreatness to take offence without good reason. 真正的偉大并不是沒(méi)有什么大事情就輕舉妄動(dòng)。
△Tw. 3. 3. 32:“Might well have given us bloody argument.”i. e. oc-casion for bloodshed.很可能在我們當(dāng)中引起流血事件。
2. cause. reason. occasion原因，理由。
△Tw.3.3. 12:“The rather by these arguments of fear，”再加上這些使我擔(dān)憂的理由。
△As. 1. 2. 296 (279): “Grounded uponno other argument”，不為任何別的理由。
△R.III.1.1.146 (147): “I’ll in,to urge his hatred more toClarence/With lies well steeled with weighty argu-ments；”我要進(jìn)去，以重大的理由來(lái)加強(qiáng)謊言，激起他對(duì)克拉侖斯的仇恨。
3. opponents. adversaries對(duì)手，敵手。
△H.V.3.1.21:“And sheathed their swords for lack of argument.”直到?jīng)]有了敵手，才收劍入鞘
4. discussion. discourse. topic議論，談話，話題。
△Ado.2. 3. 56 (53):“Or if thou wilt hold longer argument.Do it in notes.”如果你還有更多的話要說(shuō)，就放在歌里邊唱出來(lái)吧。
△Ado.3.1.95: “Signior Benedick,/ Forshape,for bearing,argument,and valour,/ Goesforemost in report through Italy.”班尼狄克先生，無(wú)論在外表、風(fēng)度、談吐，勇氣方面，在全意大利是被公認(rèn)為首屈一指的。
△L.L.L.3.1.111 (105):“How did this argument be-gin?”這議論是怎么起的？
△As.1. 2. 50 (46):“hath notFortune sent in this fool to cut off the argument?”命運(yùn)不是打發(fā)這個(gè)傻子來(lái)打斷我們的談話了嗎？
5. theme,subject,matter,example主題，題目，事情，實(shí)例。
△Ado.1.1.266 (256):“a notable argument.”i.e.an outstanding example. 一個(gè)突出的例子，一個(gè)笑柄。
△Tw.2.5.166(151):“arguments of state；”i,e. im-
portant government matters.political topics. 國(guó)家大事。
6. subject of consideration,business in hand,mainconcern考慮的題目，進(jìn)行的事情，關(guān)心的要事。
△H.V.4.1.151 (143):“when blood is their argument?” i.e. whenthey are engaged in shedding blood. 當(dāng)他們正在殺人流血的時(shí)候。
7. theme,topic of conversation,subject matter of dis-course. subject主題，話題，談話內(nèi)容，題目。
△Mac. 2. 3126(119):“Why do we hold our tongues / That mostmay claim this argument for ours?” i.e. Why do we.the king’s sons,who have the best right to speak onthis subject,remain silent?我們?yōu)槭裁床徽f(shuō)話，我們是最有權(quán)利就此問(wèn)題發(fā)言啊？
△Lr.1.1.218 (215): “The argu-ment of your praise.”贊美的主題。
△L.L.L. 5. 1. 18(16):“He draweth out the thread of his verbosity fi-ner than the staple of his argument.”他總愛(ài)根據(jù)一個(gè)淺薄的話題說(shuō)出一大堆冗長(zhǎng)繁瑣的廢話。
△Rom.2.4.108(100):“and meant indeed to occupy the argument nolonger. ”不想老占住這個(gè)題目。
△1H.IV.2.2.104 (95):“it would be argument for a week，”這件事足夠做一個(gè)星期的話題。
△2H.IV.5.2.23:“We do remember,butour argument / Is all too heavy to admit much talk.”我們并沒(méi)有忘記，但是我們的談話題目太沉重了，使我們不想多說(shuō)。
△H.V.3.7.36(34):“Turn the sands into eloquenttongues.and my horse is argument for them all.”把海邊的沙子一粒一粒都變成會(huì)說(shuō)話的舌頭，我的馬也足夠做它們大家夸耀的題目。
8. proof,evidence證明，證據(jù)。
△Ado.2.3.253(233):“by my troth,it is no addition to her wit,nor no greatargument of her folly.”老實(shí)講，這一件事情固然不足以說(shuō)明她格外聰明，但也不能算是她的愚蠢的一大證明。
△Tw.3. 212(11): “This was a great argument of love in her to-wardyou. ”這正是她愛(ài)你的一個(gè)絕大的證據(jù)。
△L.L.L.1.2. 178 (170):“a great argument of falsehood”，虛偽的一大證據(jù)。
△H.V.4.3.113:“Good argument,I hope.we will not fly-”我希望，這就是很好的證明，我們不會(huì)飛逃。
△1H.VI. 5.1.46: “In argument and proof of whichcontract,/ Bear her this jewel,pledge of my affec-tion.”作為這一婚約的憑據(jù)和證明，把這件珠寶首飾、我愛(ài)情的信物，帶給她。
△2H.Ⅵ.1.2.32:“Tut,this was nothingbut an argument / That he that breaks a stick ofGloucester’s grove/ Shall lose his head for presump-tion.”咄，這不過(guò)證明誰(shuí)要膽敢從葛羅斯特的園林里折斷一根樹(shù)枝，他就得為他的無(wú)禮而丟掉他的腦袋。trivial argument: insubstantial evidence脆弱無(wú)力的證據(jù)。
△2H.Ⅵ.3.1.241:“And yet we have but trivialargument,/More than mistrust，”而我們除了懷疑之外，只有脆弱無(wú)力的證據(jù)。
9. plot or summary of a play劇情。
△Ham.2.2.379(354):“There was for a while no money bid for argu-ment,unless the poet and the player went to cuffs inthe question.”有過(guò)一陣，劇情中倘沒(méi)有編劇家和演員大鬧一場(chǎng)的內(nèi)容，那劇本就簡(jiǎn)直沒(méi)人肯出錢(qián)收買(mǎi)。(按：當(dāng)時(shí)童伶劇團(tuán)和“普通戲班”各雇有劇作家為之編戲互相貶低，被稱為the warfareof theatres“劇場(chǎng)之戰(zhàn)”。)
△Ham.3.2.150 (139):“Be-like this show imports the argument of the play.”大概這場(chǎng)啞劇就表示正戲的情節(jié)。
△Ham.3.2.245(232):“Have you heard the argument? Is there no offencein’t?”你聽(tīng)過(guò)這個(gè)戲的情節(jié)嗎？ 里面沒(méi)有什么違礙之處吧？
△ 1H.Ⅳ.2.4.314(281):“Content,and the argumentshall be thy running away.” 同意，劇情就是你怎樣逃跑。
△2H.Ⅳ.4.5.196(197):“For all my reign hath beenbut as a scene/Acting that argument.”我坐朝為王，不過(guò)就是扮演這種情節(jié)的一場(chǎng)戲。
10. object 對(duì)象。
△As.3.1.2:“But were I not thebetter part made mercy./I should not seek an absentargument/Of my revenge(=an absent object onwhich to inflict my revenge),thou present.” i.e.Iwould take my revenge on you，我若不是生性慈善為本，既有你在我眼前，我就不必找一個(gè)不在此地的人做我報(bào)仇的對(duì)象。
△Ado.2.3.11(10):“become the argument of hisown scorn”，成為自己的譏嘲的對(duì)象。
△Mid.3.2.242:“You would not make me such an argument.”你就不會(huì)把我當(dāng)做這樣的笑柄。 |