總體來看,76%的受訪者稱自己喜歡莎士比亞的戲劇和十四行詩,69%的人可以理解莎士比亞的作品并感到這些作品依然和時代相通.
In the UK, however, just 59 percent said they liked Shakespeare's work, with a significant 34 percent choosing to disagree. It placed 11th out of the 15 countries surveyed in terms of making positive judgment about Shakespeare.
然而,在英國,只有59%的人表示自己喜歡莎士比亞的作品,多達34%的人表示不喜歡看莎翁作品.在給予莎士比亞正面評價方面,英國在受調查的15個國家當中排名第11.
Just 19 percent of those outside the UK, many of whom will be reading or watching plays in translation, chose to dislike it.
在英國以外的其他國家,很多人都是閱讀莎翁作品的譯本或觀看翻譯成其他語言的莎翁戲劇,這部分人群中只有19%表示不喜歡莎翁作品,
Respondents from Germany showed strong dislike for Shakespeare, with just 44 percent saying they like it and 42 percent thinking it had any relevance.
德國的受訪者對莎翁作品表現出強烈的反感,只有44%的德國人稱自己喜歡莎翁作品,只有42%的德國人認為它們依然和時代相通.
Rosemary Hilhorst, director of Shakespeare Lives for the British Council, said: "Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare's work continues to play a vital role in educating and entertaining people around the world.
英國文化協會"永恒的莎士比亞"活動主管蘿絲瑪麗•希爾霍斯特說："在莎士比亞去世400年后,他的作品繼續在教育和娛樂世界民眾方面發揮著重要作用.
"As well as bringing pleasure to millions of people, his works make a valuable contribution to the UK's standing in the world and the economy."
"在給無數民眾帶去快樂的同時,他的作品還給英國的世界地位和經濟做出了寶貴的貢獻."
英文來源：每日電訊報
