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What makes a person famous?
是什么使得一個(gè)人出名？
This is a mystery that many people have carefully thought about.
這是一個(gè)許多人都曾認(rèn)真想過的問題。
All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people.
名人生活中充斥著各種各樣的秘密。
Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the 16th and 17th centuries.
許多人對(duì)莎士比亞的作品十分了解，他是英國16到17世紀(jì)最有名的作家之一。
Yet how many know Shakespeare, the person, the man behind the works?
但又有多少人了解作品背后的莎士比亞本人呢？
After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare's personal history.
經(jīng)過幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的調(diào)查，研究學(xué)者們?nèi)栽谠噲D挖掘莎士比亞本人的歷史。
It is not easily found in his writings.
在他的作品中很難發(fā)現(xiàn)相關(guān)訊息。
Authors of the time could not protect their works.
那個(gè)時(shí)代的作者無法保護(hù)他們的作品。
An acting company, for example, could change a play if they wanted to.
例如，劇組可以隨心所欲地更改劇本。
Nowadays, writers have copyrights that protect their work.
現(xiàn)在，劇作家有作品的版權(quán)，從而可以保護(hù)自己的作品。
Many myths arose about Shakespeare.
關(guān)于莎士比亞有許多的謎團(tuán)。
Some said he had no formal education.
有人說他沒有接受過正式教育。
Others believed that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men.
其他人相信他最開始是幫富有的人訓(xùn)練馬匹。
All of these myths are interesting, but are they true?
所有的傳說都很有趣，但是真的嗎？
Probably not.
可能不是真的。
Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford-upon-Avon, a member of the town council.
莎士比亞的父親是埃文河畔斯特拉特福鎮(zhèn)的鄉(xiāng)紳，是鎮(zhèn)議院的成員。
He sent young William to grammar school.
他把小威廉姆送到語法學(xué)校。
Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school.
伊麗莎白時(shí)期的大多數(shù)人在語法學(xué)校后就沒有繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)了。
So Shakespeare did have, at least, an average education.
所以說，莎士比亞最起碼接受了中等水平的教育。
Some parts of Shakespeare's life will always remain unknown.
莎士比亞生活的某些部分仍然是個(gè)謎。
The Great London Fire of 1666 burned many important documents that could have been a source of clues.
1666年倫敦大火使得很多重要的文件丟失了，這些文件本該是線索。
We will always be left with many questions and few facts.
我們?nèi)杂性S多的問題，卻只知道很少的事實(shí)。
