莎士比亚《驯悍记》（the_Taming_of_the_Shrew）.doc

The Taming of the Shrew Once ，in the city of Padua in Italy, there lived a rich gentleman“ Katherina the Shrew.” A shrew is a sour, angry, mean young woman. Katherina was beautiful and very intelligent. But she was unkind, unpleasant, and usually angry with everyone. It seemed impossible that she would ever find a husband. However, her younger sister, Bianca, was beautiful ,sweet, and gentle. Many men wanted to marry Bianca, but Baptista would not allow it.. ”When Katherina finds a husband, I will allow Bianca to marry. But not before! ” he said. One day a gentleman named Petrchio came to Padua. He wanted to find a wife. He heard the story of Baptista’s two daughters. He decided that Katherina’s terrible temper did not scare him. “She is beautiful and rich. I will tame her, as if she was a wild horse. I will marry her, and she will become as sweet and quiet as a mouse!” Petruchio was very similar to Katherina. He was intelligent, lively, and independent, just like her. He was not afraid of Katherina; instead, he was excited about taming this difficult woman. His personality was very fun-loving, and he thought that it would be fun to marry Katherina. So Petruchio went to the home of Baptista, to ask his permission. “Sir, I have come from the city of Verona. I have heard stories of your gentle , sweet daughter Katherina. (Petruchio was lying, of course.) I would like your permission to spend time with her. ” Baptista wanted Katherina to be married. But he didn’t want this nice-looking young man to be mistaken. “Sadly, Katherina is no sweet and kind,” he said. Just then , Katherina’s music teacher ran into the room.”Your daughter hit me over the head with her lute!” he cried angrily. Petruchio thought this was very funny. “She is a brave young lady, isn’t she? Now I want to talk to her more than ever! “ Then he said to Baptista, “Sir, I am in a big hurry. I cannot come her every day to see your daughter. My father, who is dead , had left me all his land. I must find a