作為大詩人，莎士比亞創作了兩首長詩和154首《十四行詩》。《十四行詩》在莎士比亞的全部作品中占有非常重要的地位，其中許多詩句都是有關愛情的，不僅美而且富有哲理，常常作為英國人婚禮上的祝福和寄語。

Sonnet 18 is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by William Shakespeare.

In the sonnet the poet compares his beloved 愛人 to the summer season, and argues that his beloved is better. The poet also states that his beloved will live on forever through the words of the poem.

There are lots of great poems written in the same era. But what are the main differences between English poems and Chinese poems from the 16-17th century?

Sonnet 18 has been translated into lots of different Chinese versions.

What are the main challenges for translating Shakespearean sonnets?

Liu Lei, an expert in Shakespeare studies from Tianjin university, shares her views with Yang Li and William.

Today's S words features a well-known phrase 'love is blind'. But do you know where it came from?

As you listen try to answer these questions. The answers are at the bottom of this page.

1. How many lines does a sonnet have?

2. Compared with Chinese poems Shakespeare's sonnet seems quite cerebral. The word cerebral means that it has something to do with _____.

3. What is the first line of Shakespeare's sonnet 18?

莎翁名言

Today's S Words features a well-known phrase 'love is blind'. 愛情是盲目的。

But do you know where it came from?

大家可以點擊下面的鏈接收聽莎翁名言的錄音或下載文字稿。

下集預告

Next week we will discuss Shakespeare the Comedian.

Answers to the Questions:

1. 14

2. the mind/ intellect

3. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day.