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2012 年 11 月 CATTI 二级笔译英到汉真题
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英译汉试题一
Where Shakespeare Slept, or So They Say
Tucked away in this small village in Buckinghamshire County is the former Elizabethan
coaching inn where William Shakespeare is said to have penned part of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream."
Dating from 1534, the inn, now called Shakespeare House, is thought to have been built as
a Tudor hunting lodge. Later it became a stop for travelers between London and
Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born and buried.
It was "Brief Lives," a 17th-century collection of biographies by John Aubrey, that linked
Shakespeare to the inn, saying that he had stayed there and drawn inspiration for the comedy
while in the village.
One of the current owners, Nick Underwood, said the local lore goes even further: "It is
also said he appears at the oriel window on the top floor of the house on April 23 every year --
the date he is said to have been born and to have died."
"In later years, the house later became a farmhouse, with 150 acres of land, but, over time,
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pieces were sold off," Mr. Underwood said. "In the 20th century, it was owned