PRAY TELL
不知道怎灭样翻译比较好

前后文呢？？？？？？？？

从国外网站抄来的，给你作参考
The usage of "pray" was quite common in medieval England, and was used to mean "please". Earlier writings used "prithee", short for "I pray thee".
From there the use and meaning are apparent, since pray is a form of supplication.

I doubt that any source can be determined, but pick up a Shakespeare collection, and you wouldn't read far before encountering the usage.

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'Pray tell' ，It is a usage showing politeness and concern for the other individual.
Example:
Pray tell me... are you alright?
The following sentence expresses great concern and respect to the person I'm talking to.
I don't know about its origin. Someone else will shed light on that.
Savvy

[ 本帖最后由 yankai 于 2007-6-27 18:34 编辑 ]

不是那首歌
这句话属于莎士比亚时代的口头语

老式汉语一样很深奥～～呵呵  有灌水嫌疑  闪

文言英语，小柔好雅兴

看看这句：
When you have done pray tell me, 当你祷告的时候就告诉我吧。

不是。。不是啊。。。。竟然把这两个词拆开。。
OK了。。。偶自己编了一句

都是些文人

同意2楼的。pray旧时用法有“请”的意思，pray tell作为短语是 i pray thee to tell me of this subject 的省略说法

愚以为，夫“pray”者，程度也！ 心之急，意之切也。

小柔呀 有问题 怎么不跟我说呀

你们这些人

这是 异形庇护所 第四集中的一句话 都想哪去了

小柔在做翻译

那么，到底应该怎么译呢？

从诗歌这些文学作品里面引出来的缩写形吧
'Tis not the many oaths that makes the truth,
    But the plain single vow that is vow'd true.
    What is not holy, that we swear not by,
    But take the High'st to witness: then, pray you, tell me, 恳求您能告知我
    If I should swear by God's great attributes,
    I loved you dearly, would you believe my oaths,
    When I did love you ill? This has no holding,
    To swear by him whom I protest to love,
    That I will work against him: therefore your oaths
    Are words and poor conditions, but unseal'd,
    At least in my opinion.

汗。。。我都忘了我怎灭翻译的了。。。
但说无妨。。。啊。。。差远啦。。。
是请告诉我嘛？
不好呀。。。嗯。。。
嗨。。。