But that the dread of something after death—
The undiscover'd country, from whose bourn
No traveler returns—puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment,
With this regard, their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.
What does the sentence “their currents turn awry” mean?
【正确答案】:
IT MEANS TO TURN AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE.
【题目解析】:their currents turn awry直译为他们的水流变歪了,结合上下文可以确定它的意思为“改变了初衷”。