英语翻译For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as

英语翻译
For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家).Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him:that of William Shakespeare.Every Englishman has some knowledge,however slight,of the work of our greatest writer.All of us use words,phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people.Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used,rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations.
Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer,makes full use of the great resources of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.
There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not,of course,recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage,and the meaning of many words,have changed since Shakespeare’s day.

对任何一个英国人来数,关于谁是世界上最伟大的剧作家是不会有任何置疑的,他们只会想到一个名字就是威廉•莎士比亚.每个英国人对这位伟大作家的著作都会有所了解.现在我们使用的单词,词组和语录都是来自于莎士比亚的巨著,它们已经成为讲英语人民的公共财产.大多数情况下我们或许并不知道这些词语的起源,有点像将一位老妇人带去看哈姆雷特的表演,总会抱怨充满谚语和引文的台词一样.莎士比亚和其他作家相比,或许是最充分利用英语资源的作家了.大多数情况下,我们使用的英语单词只有5000个,而莎士比亚使用了将近25000个单词.
对于一个外国人来说,没有任何一种方式比学习莎士比亚运用语言的各种方式更能体会出英语的丰富与变化了.尽管在一些英语用法,英文词义在莎士比亚时代有乐改变,但是还是值得我们努力学习的.