The canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer ( download pdf )

坎特伯雷故事集（杰弗里乔叟）-下载

When geoffrey chaucer was writing in the 14th century there were no set spelling rules , but he managed to compose interesting texts nonetheless .

当杰弗里乔叟在14世纪写作时并没有固定的拼写规则，他却成功创作出了趣味盎然的杰作。

Unless you 're at a chaucer convention , speaking middle english is not going to impress a potential romantic partner in 2013 .

除非你是在乔叟会议上，否则在2013年，用中世纪英语谈论是无法给潜在的伴侣留下深刻印象的。

Indeed , chaucer might have had his pick of the ladies in the 14th century . But few today can make heads or tails of his tales .

在14世纪，乔叟也许确实是任意挑选女人，但如今很少有人能弄清楚他的传说。

Chaucer was a splitter , and even shakespeare had a go .

乔叟凡遇到不定式必分离，甚至莎士比亚也有尝试过。