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Barbary:i.e.the Barbary coast in the northwest partof Africa,which was once the centre of the sugartrade,and also famous for horse-breeding巴巴里，（指）非洲西北部的巴巴里海岸.过去为糖业贸易中心并以养马著称。
△Ham.5.2.154(147):“The King,sir,hath wageredwith him six Barbary horses，”(Barbary horses: amuch-prized breed,noted for their swiftness.) 国王用六匹巴巴里快马跟他打了赌。
△Oth.1.1.112(111):“aBarbary horse，”i.e.the Moorish Othello.一匹巴巴里黑马，（指）摩尔人奥赛罗。
△1H.Ⅳ.2.4.85(75):“In Barba-ry,sir,it(i.e.sugar) cannot come to so much.”在巴巴里，朋友，这可值不了那么多。(按：“Why then...so much.”这段话意思不连贯，哈利故意让小酒保听了觉得迷惑的。但也可能表示：小酒保若不背弃合同，就只能过这种低贱乏味的生活。)
Barbary cock-pigeon: a fancy variety of pigeon origi-nally introduced from Barbary (North Africa),whichwas believed to be extremely jealous，“the Othelloamong pigeons.”巴巴里雄鸽，一种珍奇鸽种，原产于巴巴里（北非），据说其雄鸽性子特别妒忌，有“鸽中奥赛罗”之称。
△As.4.1.156(149): “I will be more jealous of thee than aBarbary cock-pigeon over his hen，”我对你要比巴巴里的雄鸽对他的雌鸽还要多疑。
Barbary hen:
1.i.e.guinea hen whose feathers are easily ruffled巴巴里母鸡，（指）雌珍珠鸡。
2.prostitute妓女。
△2H.Ⅳ.2.4.106 (99): “He’ll notswagger with a Barbary hen,if her feathers turn backin any show of resistance.”只要一只巴巴里母鸡竖起羽毛表示反抗的样子，他就不敢大喊大叫了。 |