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Shakespeare Created A Language Revolution
莎士比亚:找不到合适词汇？那就发明一个！
During his time as a writer, Shakespeare created over 1,700 new words and phrases.
在莎士比亚的写作生涯中，他共创作出1700多个单词和短语。
He had much more freedom than present day writers.
与当今的作家相比，莎翁愈显自由奔放。
If he couldn’t think of a word, he would simply make one up.
若是找不出合适的词汇，那就即兴发明一个。
His most common technique was meshing two words together, like eyeball, moonbeam, or madcap.
最常见的手法就是将两个单词组合到一起，例如，眼球（eyeball）、月光（moonbeam）还有鲁莽（madcap）。
Literature experts have estimated that Shakespeare had 24,000 words in his own personal vocabulary.
文学专家粗略估计，莎翁个人的语言词汇量高达24000多个。
