§subject_3..This play is remarkable for a supposed irregularity in its construction, which has made it the subiect of an animated controversy among advocates of the ‘Unities.
这部剧因其结构上的某种所谓“不规则性”而闻名，这使得它在“三一律”的拥护者中引起了激烈的争论。
’ It is clear that the opening scene of the play is laid at evening, when Menedemus is just finishing his day’s work.
显然，剧的开场设定在傍晚，当时门内德穆斯刚刚结束一天的劳动。
The Third Act commences with the following morning, and in the interval the supper at Chremes’ house takes place.
第三幕则始于第二天早晨，在此期间，克雷梅斯家中的晚宴已经举行完毕。
This in itself, though an exception to the general arrangement of Terence’s plays, is not a very important matter.
虽然这在泰伦提乌斯戏剧的常规结构中是个例外，但其本身并不是一件非常严重的事。
The theory of the ‘Unities’ is not to be received as an absolute law for the Drama: and there is nothing in this case which is not abundantly justified by many other instances.
“三一律”不应被视为戏剧的绝对法则；而本剧中的这种情况，完全可以由许多其他实例来证明其合理性。
Upon this point turns a theory which was first mooted by Scaliger, and afterwards maintained by Madame Dacier,—that this play was acted in two portions: the first two Acts at night, after sunset; and the three remaining Acts the next morning at break of day; the interval between the two parts being taken up with the supper at Chremes’ house.
基于这一点，产生了一个最初由斯卡利杰提出、后来由达西埃夫人拥护的理论——即这部剧是分两部分演出的：前两幕在日落后的夜间演出；其余三幕则在次日黎明时分演出；两部分之间的间隔则被克雷梅斯家中的晚宴所填补。
This idea proceeds entirely upon the supposed necessity of filling up the interval between the Second and Third Acts; and is, as far as we are informed, entirely gratuitous.
这一观点完全是出于填补第二幕和第三幕之间空白的所谓必要性，但就我们所知，这完全是凭空捏造的。
Colman has shown the absurdity of the idea very well in his remarks on this subject.
科尔曼在其关于该主题的评论中非常好地指出了这一观点的荒谬性。
Any one who considers that the Roman Drama was performed in the open air, will at once see the improbability of such a mode of representation.
任何考虑到罗马戏剧是在露天进行演出的读者，都会立刻看出这种演出方式的不可能性。
The Roman Amphitheatre was at any time a disadvantageous arena for the Drama.
在任何时候，罗马圆形剧场对于戏剧演出而言都是一个不利的场地。
What must have been the success of a play, acted partly at night-fall, partly before breakfast next morning? Nothing but a devotion to the ‘Unities’ could have led to such an idea; and it will be dismissed without any further discussion, now that a more artistic idea of Dramatic Unity is generally recognized.
如果一部戏剧部分在黄昏演出，部分在次日早餐前演出，其成功率会如何？ 只有对“三一律”的盲信才会导致这种观点的产生；而既然如今一种更具艺术性的戏剧统一性观念已得到普遍认可，这一观点无需进一步讨论即可被予以否认。
§production..HEAUTONTIMORUMENOS. ACTA LUDIS MEGALENSIBUS, L. CORNELIO LENTULO L. VALERIO FLACCO AEDILIBUS CURULIBUS. EGERUNT L. AMBIVIUS TURPIO ET L. ATTILIUS PRAENESTINUS. MODOS FECIT FLACCUS CLAUDII. GRAECA EST MENANDRU. ACTA PRIMUM TIBIIS IMPARIBUS; DEINDE DUABUS DEXTRIS. ACTA III. EDITA M. IUVENTIO ET T. SEMPRONIO COSS.
《自虐者》。 在鲁基乌斯·康奈利乌斯·伦图卢斯与鲁基乌斯·瓦莱里乌斯·弗拉库斯任库鲁尔市政官期间，于梅加勒西斯节上演。 由鲁基乌斯·安比维乌斯·图尔皮奥与鲁基乌斯·阿蒂里乌斯·普赖内斯蒂努斯演出。 由克劳狄乌斯的奴隶弗拉库斯作曲。 希腊原作由米南德所作。 首次演出使用不等长双管笛，随后使用两支右管笛。 第三次演出。 在马尔库斯·尤文蒂乌斯与提图斯·塞姆普罗尼乌斯任执政官时出版［上演］。
§1..NE cui sit vestrum mirum, cur partes seni §2..Poeta dederit quae sunt adolescentium, §3..Id primum dicam: deinde quod veni eloquar.
为了不让你们任何人感到奇怪，为什么诗人要把本属于年轻人的角色分配给我这个老人，我将首先说明这一点；然后，我再陈述我前来的目的。
§4..Ex integra Graeca integram comoediam §5..Hodie sum acturus Heautontimorumenon; §6..Duplex quae ex argumento facta est simplici.
今天，我将根据一部未被他人改动的希腊剧作，演出一部同样未经改动的喜剧《自虐者》；它是将单一的情节，改造成双重的结构而成的。
§7..Novam esse ostendi, et quae esset: nunc qui scripserit, §8..Et cuia Graeca sit, ni partem maximam §9..Existimarem scire vestrum, id dicerem.
我已经说明了它是新作，以及它是什么样的一部剧；现在，至于谁写了它，以及它源自谁的希腊原作，如果我不是认为你们中的绝大多数人已经知道的话，我就会在这里说出来的（但实际上我认为你们知道，所以便不再多说）。
§10..Nunc, quamobrem has partes didicerim, paucis dabo.
现在，至于为什么我背诵了这些角色，我将简短地作一说明。
§11..Oratorem voluit esse me, non prologum.
他希望我是个辩护者，而不是一个单纯的前口上宣读者。
§12..Vestrum iudicium fecit; me actorem dedit.
他把裁判权交给了你们；他派出了我作为演员。
§13..Sed hic actor tantum poterit a facundia, §14..Quantum ille potuit cogitare commode §15..Qui orationem hanc scripsit quam dicturus sum.
但是，这位演员凭借其雄辩之才所能达到的效果，仅仅等同于那位能够妥帖构思的人所能达到的程度—— 就是写下我即将宣读的这段演说辞的作者。
§16..Nam quod rumores distulerunt malevoli, §17..Multas contaminasse Graecas dum facit §18..Paucas Latinas; factum hic esse id non negat, §19..Neque se pigere: et deinde facturum autumat.
因为，至于那些心怀恶意的人所散布的谣言，说他在创作少数拉丁剧作时，混杂并糟蹋了许多部希腊原作；他在此并不否认这一点，也并不为此感到羞耻，而且他声明自己今后还将继续这样做。
他有优秀先人的榜样，凭借这些榜样，他认为自己被允许去做那些先人们曾经做过的事情。