William faulkner is the bard of the American South.

威廉·福克纳是美国南方的诗人。

The Atlantic even called him the bow tied bard of populism.

《大西洋月刊》甚至称他为“系着领结的民粹主义吟游诗人”。

Though Shakespeare has been called the immortal bard, the man himself was as mortal as any other.

尽管莎士比亚被称为不朽的吟游诗人，他本人却和其他人一样只是凡人。

Among them were many skilled craftsmen, artists, and great poets called bards.

他们之中还有许多出色的工匠、艺术家，和伟大的吟游诗人。

What is it about the bard that makes his work relevant today?

是什么让这位吟游诗人的作品与现今息息关？

The man himself, the world renowned playwright known as the bard was born 450 years ago this month.

世界著名剧作家莎士比亚出生450的这个月。

Another example would be " bars" (bars) and " bards" (bards).

另一个例子是“bars”（酒吧）和“bards”（吟游诗人）。

Please join me in welcoming the immortal bard himself, Mr.William Shakespeare.

请和我一起欢迎不朽的吟游诗人威廉·莎士比亚先生。

Of course, there are very few bards left nowadays.

当然，现在的吟游诗人已经所剩无几了。

I looked bard at her, and bit my lip.

我看着她，咬着嘴唇。

But here's the quandary that the bard never put forth.

但这是吟游诗人从未提出的窘境。

The bards will sing songs of their sacrifice.

吟游诗人会歌颂他们的伟大牺牲。

That was the bard's early 19th century view of the winter pastoral.

” 那是诗人在 19 世纪初对冬季田园的看法。

" bards" – you can hear a difference but it's not a big difference.

、“bards” ——你能听出区别， 但差别不大。

Ossian has superseded Homer in my heart. To what a world does the illustrious bard carry me!

在我心中，Ossian 已经取代了 Homer。杰出的吟游诗人将我带往何等的世界！

Geoffrey even added a wise counselor named Merlin, based on the Celtic bard Myrrdin, to Arthur’s story.

杰弗里甚至在亚瑟的故事中加入了一位以凯尔特吟游诗人米尔丁为原型的智者梅林。

He's a bard tough man, You've got to be in these days to make that kind of money.

他是个硬汉， 你必须在这些日子里才能赚到那种钱。

I meet this bard with silver hair; he wanders in the valley; he seeks the footsteps of his fathers, and, alas!

我遇到了这个银发的吟游诗人；他在山谷中游荡；他追寻他父亲的足迹， 唉！

She has music. And I think, in times of crisis, we look for our folk musicians to guide us. That's their role. They're bards.

她有音乐伴。在危难期间，我们通过民间的许多音乐人引领着我们。这是他们扮演的角色，他们如同吟游诗人一般。

The years that followed are shadowy ones when it comes to evaluating his  life, a common problem for the bard's life story.

在评价他的生活时， 接下来的几是阴暗的，这是这位吟游诗人一生故事中的一个常见问题。