EP192 [全英] 莎士比亚用 28 行写完了你的一生

400 年前的「人生七幕」，今天还准吗？Today, I want to do something a little different.I want to start with one of the most famous lines William Shakespeare ever wrote: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”You’ve probably heard that line before. But what comes after it is actually much more interesting.More than 400 years ago, Shakespeare tried to describe an entire human life — from the moment we’re born to the moment we die — in just seven stages.A crying baby. A schoolboy who doesn’t want to go to school. A hopeless lover. An ambitious young man trying to prove himself. A successful, respected middle-aged man. An aging old man. And finally, someone who slowly becomes dependent on others again.Together, these are often called Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man.”So today, I want to read you the entire passage first.And if you don’t understand everything, don’t worry. That’s ok! This was written more than 400 years ago, and some of the English is very different from what we use today.After I read it, we’ll go through the seven stages together, talk about what Shakespeare was actually saying, and then ask one more question: Does his description of life still make sense today?� 本期的知识卡片我们整理在下面啦：一、莎士比亚的「人生七幕」这段独白出自莎士比亚的喜剧《皆大欢喜》（As You Like It），由剧中人物 Jaques 说出。他将整个世界比作一座舞台，而每个人都是演员。我们登场，扮演不同的角色，最终退场。一生之中，我们会经历七个阶段。二、英文原文与中文翻译ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE 世界就是一座舞台All the world’s a stage,And a