Synge was born into an upper middle-class protestant family.

辛格出生于一个中产阶级的新教徒家庭。

Synge was controversial in his day.

他所在的那个年代对他的评价是有争议的。

Between 1902 and 1909, Synge wrote six plays, five of them set in contemporary Ireland.

1902年到1909年间 辛格写了六部戏剧 其中有五部背景设在当代的爱尔兰。

Let's take a look at one of Synge's less controversial plays.

我们来看一部辛格的争议较小的戏剧。

But Synge was no romantic. He was an unsentimental realist whose work was tinged with myth.

但辛格其实一点也不浪漫 他是一个冷静的现实主义者 他的作品带有神话色彩。