考研英语阅读篇章莎士比亚等英国名人遗嘱网上公布

　　篇章：莎士比亚等英国名人遗嘱网上公布

　　With the Bennett sisters among her most famous creations, it comes as no surprise that Jane Austen left most of her worldly assets to her own sibling, according to her will published online today.

　　根据日前在网上公布的英国女作家简奥斯汀的遗嘱，她将自己的大部分遗产都留给了自己的兄弟姐妹，对此我们并不吃惊这位作家曾经创作了文学史上著名的班纳特姐妹形象，可见她对手足之情的重视。

　　The novelist s last request was for her dearest sister Cassandra to receive all of her possessions, worth around 800 , spare the cost of her funeral, 50 - the equivalent of 1,700 in today s money - to her brother Henry and another 50 to his cook.

　　这位小说家最后的愿望是，希望她最亲爱的 姐姐卡桑德拉接受她的全部财产，约为800英镑，除了她的葬礼花销，奥斯汀还给弟弟亨利和弟弟的厨师各留下50英镑。

　　Austen s will was among a collection of thousands, including those of William Shakespeare and Sir Francis Drake, which were published online for the first time today.

　　除了奥斯汀的遗嘱，日前网上还首次公布了其他很多英国名人的遗嘱，如威廉莎士比亚和冒险家弗朗西斯德瑞克爵士。

　　According to his will, William Shakespeare left 150 to his daughter Judith in 1616, and famously decreed that his second best bed should go to his wife Anne.

　　英国最著名的剧作家莎士比亚在他1616年订立的遗嘱中，给女儿留下了150英镑。莎士比亚的遗嘱中很著名的一条，是把第二好的床留给了自己的妻子安妮。

　　Sir Francis Drake, who died of dysentery at the age of 55 in January 1596, left 40 to the poor people of Plymouth.

　　伊丽莎白一世时代的航海家和冒险家德瑞克给普莱茅斯的穷人 们留下40英镑。他在1596年1月因痢疾去世，享年55岁。