CHAUCERS TALE OF MELIBOEUS（第1页）

theprologue

"noreofthis，forgoddesdignity!"

quothourehoste;"forthoumakestme

sowearyofthyverylewedness，**stupidity，ignorance

that，allsowisly*godmysoulebless，*surely

mineearesacheforthydrafty*speech.*worthless

nowsucharhymethedevilibeteche:**mendto

erel，"quothhe.

"whyso?"quothi;"whywiltthoulette*me*prevent

reofmytalethananyotherman，

sincethatitisthebestrhymethatican?"**know

"bygod!"quothhe，"for，plainlyatoneword，

thydraftyrhymingisnotworthatord:

thoudostnaughtellesbutdispendest*time.*wastest

sir，atoneword，thoushaltnolongerrhyme.

letseewhetherthoucansttellenaught*ingest，**bywayof

ortellinprosesomewhat，attheleast，narrative*

inwhichtherebesomemirthorsomedoctrine."

"gladly，"quothi，"bygoddessweetepine，**suffering

iwillyoutellalittlethinginprose，

thatoughtelike*you，asisuppose，*please

orelsecertesyebetoodangerous.**fastidious

itisaraltalevirtuous，

*allbeit*toldsometimesinsundrywise*althoughitbe*

bysundryfolk，asishallyoudevise.

asthus，yewotthatevryevangelist，

thattellethusthepain*ofjesuschrist，*passion