轻松学英语｜读《威廉·莎士比亚》初级中英文对照小说连载-14(2)

瘟疫一来，势不可挡。迅速传遍全城。一旦哪家有人染上了瘟疫，就被封闭房门，贴上红十字。
Nobody could leave the house. You had to stay inside and fight-or die.
任何人不准踏出房门。只得呆在家里与病魔作斗争——或者等死。
If you were rich, you left London as fast as you could. 
如果家境富裕，还是尽早搬离伦敦才为上策。

In the September 1592, the City Council closed theatres.
1592年9月市政参议会封闭了剧院。
‘Are we going on tour, Will?’ I said to him one day. ‘Or back to Strafford? We can’t stay in London.’
“威尔，我们是去巡回演出呢？”有一天我问起他。“还是回斯特拉福镇？伦敦不能久留了。”