So a quarter of you have read it.

四分之一的人都读过
Well, I recommend to the other three-quarters that you do read it.

我推荐剩下的人也读一下
Now, when it's taught nowadays, especially at Yale,

今天讲到这篇文章时尤其是在耶鲁
it's taught as a love story and a commentary on anti-Semitism.

反犹太主义者视之为一部爱情剧和评述剧
Now, of course, it's both.

当然现在两者兼备
It is a love story and commentary on anti-Semitism.

对反犹太者它既是爱情剧又是评述剧
Shylock the lender is Jewish.

出借人夏洛克是犹太人
And remember what we heard about the great religions?

还记得伟大的宗教背景吗
They were all forbidding lending at interest except for

他们禁止非犹太的出借人收利
Judaism which let you loan money at interest to non-Jews.

也就是说你不能向非犹太人收利
So Shakespeare correction: ,

于是莎士比亚纠正道
who's the money lender, is Jewish and lending it to

如果一个犹太的出借人