糞池能挖出莎翁的生活點(diǎn)滴？

        Fragments of pottery and broken clay pipe have already been retrieved from a muddy hole on the site, which they claim could yield some of the most significant discoveries about Shakespeare in decades.

　　目前，考古人員已從現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的一個(gè)泥洞中挖出一些陶器碎片和殘破的黏土管，他們稱這些東西可能會(huì)引出幾十年來(lái)有關(guān)莎士比亞的一些最有意義的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

　　The dig focuses on three areas of the property, which Shakespeare bought in 1597 when he returned to his home town from London having achieved fame – including the so-called knot garden at the rear of the building.

　　這次挖掘主要集中在“新居”的三個(gè)地方，其中包括房子后面的“花結(jié)園”。“新居”是莎翁功成名就后于1597年從倫敦回到家鄉(xiāng)時(shí)購(gòu)置的。

　　Dr Diana Owen, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which owns the site, said: “We do not know if the knot garden was an area used by Shakespeare – it may have been a yard simply used by his servants.

　　這處地產(chǎn)的所有者“莎士比亞出生地基金會(huì)”主席戴安娜·歐文博士說(shuō)：“我們不知道莎士比亞是否使用過(guò)‘花結(jié)園’，可能只是他的仆人們使用過(guò)。

　　“But this could actually yield some fantastic results, especially if it was an area where rubbish was thrown or the cesspit was located.”

　　“但這的確會(huì)引出一些驚人的發(fā)現(xiàn)，尤其是如果這里曾是垃圾場(chǎng)或糞坑所在地。”

　　Kevin Colls, from Birmingham Archaeology, added: “Through documentary evidence we know Shakespeare lived at New Place but we have very little information regarding the layout of the house and gardens at this time.

　　伯明翰考古隊(duì)的凱文·科爾斯說(shuō)：“通過(guò)文獻(xiàn)上的證據(jù)我們知道，莎士比亞曾居住在‘新居’，但我們對(duì)于這所房子和花園的布局知之甚少。