| 釋義 |
ratsbanen. poison for rats耗子藥。
△2H.IV.1.2.46(41): “I had as lief they would put ratsbane in mymouth as offer to stop it with security.”我倒寧愿他們把耗子藥塞到我的嘴里，也不愿讓他們拿出“保證”來堵住我的嘴。
△1H.VI. 5.4.27:“I would the milk / Thy mothergave thee,when thou suck’dst her breast,/ Had beena little ratsbane for thy sake!”我恨不得讓你在你母親懷里吃奶時(shí)，她喂你的奶是耗子藥！
△Lr.3.4.54: “that hathlaid knives under his pillow,and halters in his pew,set ratsbane by his porridge，”(“The quickest way forthe Devil to catch a soul was to tempt him to the sinof suicide.”)把刀子放在他的枕頭底下，把絞索放在他的坐位下面，把耗子藥擺在他的肉湯旁邊。(按：魔鬼用這些辦法引誘他自殺。) |