Shakespeare’s seven stages of human life|莎士比亚在《皆大欢喜》(As You Like It)里总结了人一生的七个阶段:infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, advanced age, dementia(痴呆) and approaching death.
"lean and slipper’d pantaloon"|莎士比亚的“人生第六个阶段”的形象:“精瘦的趿着拖鞋的龙钟老叟”
ominously|有凶兆的
conjure|用魔法和咒语召唤
threadbare|衣衫褴褛的
gargantuan|巨大的,庞大的
bedfellow|枕边人,同床共枕的人
predisposed|预先有倾向的