For my part, friends, I am not whollyunused to her discourse; nor

should I have touched upon this theme, had I not heard that she was



threatened with a dread doom, which shall strain" target="_blank" title="vt.抑制；管束；限制">restrain her from her

long-drawn laments.



ELECTRA

Come, declare it then, this terror! If thou canst tell me of aught



worse than my present lot, I will resist no more.

CHRYSOTHEMIS



Indeed, I will tell thee all that I know. They purpose, if thou

wilt not cease from these laments, to send thee where thou shalt never



look upon the sunlight, but pass thy days in a dungeon beyond the

borders of this land, there to chant thy drearystrain. Bethink



thee, then, and do not blame me hereafter, when the blow hath

fallen; now is the time to be wise.



ELECTRA

Have they indeed resolved to treat me thus?



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Assuredly, whenever Aegisthus comes home.



ELECTRA

If that be all, then may he arrive with speed!



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Misguided one! what dire prayer is this?



ELECTRA

That he may come, if he hath any such intent.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

That thou mayst suffer- what? Where are thy wits?



ELECTRA

That I may fly as far as may be from you all.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

But hast thou no care for thy present life?



ELECTRA

Aye, my life is marvellously fair.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

It might be, couldst thou only learn prudence.



ELECTRA

Do not teach me to betray my friends.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

I do not,- but to bend before the strong.



ELECTRA

Thine be such flattery: those are not my ways.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Tis well, however, not to fall by folly.



ELECTRA

I will fall, if need be, in the cause of my sire.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

But our father, I know, pardons me for this.



ELECTRA

It is for cowards to find peace in such maxims.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

So thou wilt not hearken, and take my counsel?



ELECTRA

No, verily; long may be it before I am so foolish.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Then I will go forth upon mine errand.



ELECTRA

And whither goest thou? To whom bearest thou these offerings?



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Our mother sends me with funeral libations for our sire.



ELECTRA

How sayest thou? For her deadliest foe?



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Slain by her own hand- so thou wouldest say.



ELECTRA

What friend hath persuaded her? Whose wish was this?



CHRYSOTHEMIS

The cause, I think, was some dread vision of the night.



ELECTRA

Gods of our house! be ye with me- now at last!



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Dost thou find any encouragement in this terror?



ELECTRA

If thou wouldst tell me the vision, then I could answer.



CHRYSOTHEMIS

Nay, I can tell but little of the story.



ELECTRA

• misery [´mizəri] n.痛苦；悲惨；穷困 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• neglect [ni´glekt] vt.&n.疏忽；忽视；忽略 (初中英语单词)


• selfish [´selfiʃ] a.自私的，利己的 (初中英语单词)


• vanish [´væniʃ] vi.消失；消散；消灭 (初中英语单词)


• welfare [´welfeə] n.福利(事业) (初中英语单词)


• ashamed [ə´ʃeimd] a.惭愧；不好意思 (初中英语单词)


• wretched [´retʃid] a.可怜的；倒霉的 (初中英语单词)


• wrought [rɔ:t] work 的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• convey [kən´vei] vt.运送；传达；转让 (初中英语单词)


• conceive [kən´si:v] v.设想；表达；怀孕 (初中英语单词)


• stress [stres] n.强调；压力 vt.强调 (初中英语单词)


• absent [´æbsənt, əb´sent] a.不在的 vt.使缺席 (初中英语单词)


• freely [´fri:li] ad.自由地；慷慨地 (初中英语单词)


• advise [əd´vaiz] vt.忠告；建议；通知 (初中英语单词)


• couldst [kudst] can的第二人称单数 (初中英语单词)


• hatred [´heitrid] n.憎恨，敌意 (初中英语单词)


• utmost [´ʌtməust] a.最大的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• luxury [´lʌkʃəri] n.奢侈(品)；享受 (初中英语单词)


• conscience [´kɔnʃəns] n.良心；道德心 (初中英语单词)


• privilege [´privilidʒ] n.特权 vt.给….特权 (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• resist [ri´zist] v.抵抗；对抗；抵制 (初中英语单词)


• sunlight [´sʌnlait] n.日光 (初中英语单词)


• whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)


• betray [bi´trei] vt.背叛；辜负；暴露 (初中英语单词)


• funeral [´fju:nərəl] n.葬礼，丧葬；困难 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• mortal [´mɔ:tl] a.致命的 n.凡人 (高中英语单词)


• shrill [ʃril] a.(声音)尖锐的 (高中英语单词)


• impatient [im´peiʃənt] a.不耐烦的，急躁的 (高中英语单词)


• refrain [ri´frein] v.抑制；忍住 n.迭句 (高中英语单词)


• throne [θrəun] n.宝座；王位 (高中英语单词)


• hearth [hɑ:θ] n.炉边；家庭(生活) (高中英语单词)


• outrage [´aut,reidʒ] n.残暴 vt.虐待；伤害 (高中英语单词)


• murderer [´mə:dərə] n.杀人犯，凶手 (高中英语单词)


• indulge [in´dʌldʒ] v.(使)沉迷；沉溺；放任 (高中英语单词)


• renowned [ri´naund] a.有名的，有声望的 (高中英语单词)


• converse [´kɔnvə:s] n.交谈 a.相反的 (高中英语单词)


• plight [plait] n.境况；困境；苦境 (高中英语单词)


• methinks [mi´θiŋks] vi.据我看来 (高中英语单词)


• prudent [´pru:dənt] a.谨慎的；精明的 (高中英语单词)


• discourse [´diskɔ:s] n.论文；演说；说教 (高中英语单词)


• restrain [ri´strein] vt.抑制；管束；限制 (高中英语单词)


• dungeon [´dʌndʒən] n.地牢，土牢 (高中英语单词)


• dreary [´driəri] a.阴郁的；枯燥无味的 (高中英语单词)


• strain [strein] vt.拉紧 vi.拖 n.张力 (高中英语单词)


• hereafter [hiər´ɑ:ftə] ad.&n.将来；来世 (高中英语单词)


• encouragement [in´kʌridʒmənt] n.鼓励；赞助；引诱 (高中英语单词)


• accursed [ə´kə:sid] a.被诅咒的；可憎的 (英语四级单词)


• bewail [bi´weil] v.悲叹；痛哭；哀悼 (英语四级单词)


• hateful [´heitfəl] a.可恨的，可憎的 (英语四级单词)


• languish [´læŋgwiʃ] vi.变得衰弱无力 (英语四级单词)


• moderation [,mɔdə´reiʃən] n.适度；温和；节制 (英语四级单词)


• richly [´ritʃli] ad.富裕地；浓厚地 (英语四级单词)


• indulgence [in´dʌldʒəns] n.沉迷；宽容；恩惠 (英语四级单词)


• shorten [´ʃɔ:tn] v.缩短，变短 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• flattery [´flætəri] n.奉承；谄媚的举动 (英语四级单词)


• hearken [´hɑ:kən] vi.听 (英语四级单词)


• verily [´verili] ad.真实的；肯定地 (英语四级单词)


• respite [´respait] n.暂缓 vt.缓期执行 (英语六级单词)


• hapless [´hæpləs] a.不幸的；倒楣的 (英语六级单词)


• withhold [wið´həuld] v.不给；扣留；抑制 (英语六级单词)


• mourner [´mɔ:nə] n.悲叹的人；哀悼者 (英语六级单词)


• infernal [in´fə:nəl] a.地狱的，恶魔似的 (英语六级单词)


• spouse [spauz] n.配偶 (英语六级单词)


• vehement [´viəmənt] a.猛烈的；热烈的 (英语六级单词)


• abject [´æbdʒekt] a.卑鄙的；可怜的 (英语六级单词)


• cowardice [´kauədis] n.懦弱，胆怯 (英语六级单词)


• miserably [´mizərəbli] ad.悲惨地；糟糕地 (英语六级单词)


• unused [,ʌn´ju:zd] a.不用的；未消耗的 (英语六级单词)