| 释义 |
weavern. i.e. pious weaver (Weavers were thenmostly poverty-stricken Protestant refugees from Hol-land and noted for their singing of psalms and love ofsong. ) 虔诚的织工。(当时英国的织工多为荷兰来的穷苦新教徒难民，以爱好歌曲及善唱赞美诗著称。)
△ Tw.2.3.62 (58):“Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch that will drawthree souls out of one weaver?” (Music was supposedto have the power of drawing men’s souls out of theirbodies.The “three souls” is an exaggeration. ) 我们要不要唱一支轮唱歌，把夜枭惊醒，那曲调会从一个织工身上吸出三个灵魂？ (按：过去传说好的音乐能使听者灵魂出窍，“吸出三个灵魂”为夸张说法，极言歌唱之美。)
△ 1H.IV.2.4. 148(133):“I would I were a weaver,I could sing psalms,or anything.” (Many of English weavers were Protestantrefugees from Flanders,who were noted for theirsinging of psalms.) 我倒想做一名织工，我也可以唱唱圣歌什么的。 |