你真的读过莎士比亚吗？

话说你能猜出Google今天画的都是莎士比亚的哪些作品吗？...



是的，今天是个纪念日，但是并不是莎翁的生日。今天是莎士比亚逝世400周年纪念。想必即便再没读过外国文学的人，也一定听过莎士比亚的名字。他一生留下38部至今还在上演的剧作，154首十四行诗，5篇叙事诗。

今天的Google也引用莎翁的“We are such stuff as dreams are made on”（人生如梦）作为首页。话说你能猜出Google画的都是哪些作品吗？



夜幕已经降临，让我们一起来读点400多年来一直感动世人的诗句。

Try new things 尝试新事物

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.” -- Measure for Measure

“怀疑是对信念的背叛,我们会因此放弃了尝试,从而失去本应得到的东西。” —— 《一报还一报》

Identify opportunity 发现机会

“Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” -- Twelfth Night

“不要惧怕伟大：有些人天生伟大，有些人成就伟大，有些人有伟大的成就。” —— 《第十二夜》

Meet deadlines 信守时间

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." -- The Merry Wives of Windsor

“宁可早到三个小时，不能迟到一分钟。” —— 《温莎的风流娘们儿》

Be humble 虚怀若谷

"Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest." -- King Lear

"积攒得多来露得少, 懂得多来说得少。” —— 《李尔王》

Know your weaknesses 了解你的弱点

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – As You Like It

“愚人认为自己是聪明的，但聪明的人知道自己是傻瓜。” —— 《皆大欢喜》

Make every day count 珍惜每一天

"Let life be short; else shame will be too long." -- Henry V

“让生命短暂，否则羞耻就会太长。” —— 《亨利五世》

Be yourself 成为自己

“This above all: to thine ownself be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” -- Hamlet

“尤其要紧的，你必须对你自己忠实；正像有了白昼才有黑夜一样，对自己忠实，才不会对别人欺诈。” ——《哈姆雷特》

Tell the truth 待人诚实

"No legacy is so rich as honesty." -- All's Well That Ends Well

“没有比诚实更丰厚的遗产。” —— 《终成眷属》

Don’t deceive... 不要欺骗

"Certain, men should be what they seem." – Othello

“当然，人们必须表里如一。” —— 《奥赛罗》

...or be deceived 或者被骗

“All that glisters is not gold." -- The Merchant of Venice

“闪闪发光物，并非总是金。” —— 《威尼斯商人》

Show, don’t tell 做而不是说

"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds." -- Henry VIII

“说不是做。说得漂亮固然是好事，但是语言永远不是行动。” —— 《亨利八世》

Work at your own pace 用自己的节奏

"Time travels in diverse paces with diverse persons. I’ll tell you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal, who time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal." – As You Like It

"时间在不同的人身上流逝的速度也各异。” —— 《皆大欢喜》

Don’t take on too much 不要贪心

"Be patient, for the world is broad and wide." -- Romeo and Juliet

“要耐心，这个世界很大。” —— 《罗密欧与茱丽叶》

Seize control 支配命运

“Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” -- Julius Caesar

“人们有时可以支配他们自己的命运。要是我们受制于人，亲爱的勃鲁脱斯，那错处并不在我们的命运，而在我们自己。” —— 《裘里斯·凯撒》

Anticipate success 期待成功

"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd." – Cymbeline

"命运会开来一些没人操纵的船"。——《辛白林》

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