It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language.

是乔叟使英语真正变成了文学语言。

It helps to understand the historical context in which Chaucer wrote.

这有助于理解乔叟创作时的历史背景。

I was hoping to do my senior thesis on Chaucer.

我想做有关乔叟的毕业论文。

Chaucer would not have called that familiar root vegetable a "carrot", because the word comes from the French carotte.

乔叟不会把这种常见的根菜叫做“胡萝卜”，因为这个词来自法语carotte。

This occurs in Chaucer passim.

这在乔叟的作品中处处可见。

Chaucer writes that love is blind.

乔叟写道爱情是盲目的。

Chaucer is a storyteller of genius.

乔叟是一位天才的故事家。

Chaucer is the father of English poetry.

乔叟是英诗的鼻祖。

Chaucer was the father of English poetry.

乔叟是英国的诗歌之父。

Chaucer wrote in the late mediaeval period.

乔叟写作的时代是中世纪末。

Chaucer flourished at the end of 14th century.

乔叟在14世纪末享有盛名。

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。

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - (Download PDF).

坎特伯雷故事集(杰弗里·乔叟)-下载。

And Chaucer, of course, is laughing at this over-refinement.

当然，乔叟是在笑话这些礼仪过分精细。

The Canterbury Tales was written by Geoffrey Chaucer in 1387.

《坎特伯雷故事集》是杰弗雷·乔叟于1387年写的。

Geoffrey Chaucer is regarded as the father of English poetry.

乔叟被看作是英国诗歌之父。

Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a unique place in English literature.

杰弗里·乔叟在英国文学中占有独一无二的地位。

Geoffrey Chaucer is the greatest writer of the Middle English period.

吉奥弗雷·乔叟是英国中世纪伟大的作家。

It's history can on trace back to The Canterbury Tales of G · Chaucer.

它的历史可以上溯至乔叟的《坎特伯雷故事集》。

CHAUCER (first name unknown), an early experimenter in the English language.

乔叟（名字不详）早期英语实验家。

And Chaucer (1340-1400) complained "the lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne."

乔叟（Chaucer , 1340-1400）抱怨道"the lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." （生之有限，学也无涯）。

He made use of the writing of others and found ideas in the old poets like Chaucer.

他利用了别人的作品，并在乔叟这样的老诗人那里获得素材。

Widely considered the father of English literature, Chaucer was born around 1343 to a wealthy wine merchant.

他是许多人公认的英国文学之父，乔叟于1343年左右，出生于一个富有的酒商家庭。

In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia.

在1381年，组成了一首诗乔叟在纪念接触英格兰的理查德二世和安妮波西米亚。

Largely thanks to Chaucer, whose poetry is full of naughtiness, some of the best-sounding words come from old English.

英文脏话能有今日之盛，大儒乔叟功不可没。其诗词满纸污言秽语，而一些听来悦耳之词语，则脱身古英文。