§cast## FABULAE INTERLOCUTORES.
ANTIPHO, adolescens, filius Demiphonis.
## 剧之登场人物安提丰：青年，德米丰之子。
CHREMIES, senex, frater Demiphonis.
克雷墨斯：老人，德米丰之兄弟。
CRATINUS,advocati.
克拉提努斯：辩护人。
CRITO,advocati.
克里托：辩护人。
HEGIO,advocati.
赫吉奥：辩护人。
DAVUS,servus.
达武斯：奴隶。
DEMIPHO, senex, frater Chremetis.
德米丰：老人，克雷墨斯之兄弟。
DORIO,leno.
多里奥：女儈。
GETA, servus Demiphonis.
格塔：德米丰之奴隶。
NAUSISTRATA, matrona, uxor Chremetis.
瑙西斯特拉塔：有身份的妇人，克雷墨斯之妻。
PHAEDRIA, adolescens, filius Chremetis.
斐德里亚：青年，克雷墨斯之子。
PHORMIO,parasitus.
福尔米奥：帮闲（清客）。
SOPHRONA, nutrix Phanii.
索弗罗纳：法尼乌姆之乳母。
§subject_1INTRODUCTION. In this play we have two brothers, Demipho and Chremes.
导言。 在此剧中，我们有德米丰和克雷墨斯两兄弟。
Chremes had married a lady of property, named Nausistrata, whose estates lay in the island of Lemnos, and by whom he had a son called Phaedria.
克雷墨斯娶了一位名叫瑙西斯特拉塔的有产妇人，其地产位于莱姆诺斯岛，他与她育有一子，名叫斐德里亚。
Once a year Chremes used to go to Lemnos to collect his rents, and used to stay there on each occasion rather longer than was necessary, while the rents which he brought home to his wife were less than in former times when the prices of farm produce was not so high as at this time (compare v. 8. 23, 24, and v. 3. 4—8), which appeared unaccountable to his wife, who did not however suspect him of any thing beyond carelessness and indolence in the management of her business.
克雷墨斯每年去一次莱姆诺斯岛收取租金，且每次在那里停留的时间都超出必要，而他带回家给妻子的租金，却少于以往农产品价格不如当下这般高昂之时的租金（对比：第五幕第八场第23、24行，及第五幕第三场第4-8行），这在妻子看来难以解释，然而她并没有怀疑他在管理她事务时除粗心和怠惰之外的任何事情。
But it had happened that about fifteen years before the events of this play he had fallen in love with a Lemnian woman, by whom he had a daughter called Phanium.
但事实是，在此剧事件发生的大约十五年前，他曾爱上过一名莱姆诺斯女子，并与她育有一女，名叫法尼乌姆。
So for fifteen years he had two wives and two establishments, with perfect secrecy, for at Lemnos he went by the name of Stilpho; while he put off his wife’s complaints about the short rents by excuses of bad times, ill health, and so on.
因此，在十五年间，他完全保密地拥有两个妻子和两个家庭，因为在莱姆诺斯岛，他用的是斯蒂尔波这个名字；而他则通过借口时局艰难、身体不适等，来应付妻子对租金减少的抱怨。
His brother Demipho had a son named Antipho, and they had agreed that Chremes should now go to Lemnos, and bring over his wife and daughter, and that the cousins should be married at once, Phanium passing for the daughter of a friend.
他的兄弟德米丰有一个名叫安提丰的儿子，他们此前已达成协议，由克雷墨斯此次前往莱姆诺斯，带回其妻女，并让这对堂表兄弟妹立即结婚，法尼乌姆则假称是朋友的女儿。
With this object Chremes now makes his yearly visit to Lemnos; and Demipho at the same time goes to Cilicia, where he expects to find a large fortune; while their two sons, Antipho and Phaedria, are left under the charge of Geta, an old family servant of Demipho’s, who acted as their paedagogue.
为了这个目的，克雷墨斯现在开始了他每年的莱姆诺斯之行；同时，德米丰前往奇里乞亚，期望在那里获得一大笔财富；而他们的两个儿子安提丰和斐德里亚，则留给德米丰的老家仆格塔照管，后者担任他们的教育教师。
At first Geta endeavoured to discharge his duty to his master faithfully; but finding that this conduct got him nothing but abuse, he altered his line, and gave his two pupils every indulgence they demanded.
起初，格塔努力忠实地履行他对主人的职责；但发现这种行为除了换来辱骂别无他物后，他便改变了方针，对两个学生有求必应，极尽纵容。
This soon produced the results which might have been anticipated.
这很快就产生了可以预见的结果。