2003年专八翻译部分精讲.ppt

Tem8,CHINESETOENGLISH,Intheclassicnovel,“ThePioneers”,JamesFenimoreCooperhashishero,alanddeveloper,takehiscousinonatourofthecityheisbuilding.Hedescribesthebroadstreets,rowsofhouses,ateemingmetropolis.Buthiscousinlooksaroundbewildered.Allsheseesisaforest.“Wherearethebeautiesandimprovementswhichyouweretoshowme?”sheasks.Hesastonishedshecantseethem.“Where!Everywhere,”hereplies.Forthoughtheyarenotyetbuiltonearth,hehasbuilttheminhismind,andtheyasconcretetohimasiftheywerealreadyconstructedandfinished.CooperwasillustratingadistinctlyAmericantrait,future-mindedness:theabilitytoseethepresentfromthevantagepointofthefuture;thefreedomtofeelunencumberedbythepastandmoreemotionallyattachedtothingstocome.AsAlbertEinsteinoncesaid,“LifefortheAmericanisalwaysbecoming,neverbeing.”,Readthefollowingversion.Whatdoyouthinkofit?,在刻薄的阶级小说囚禁者中，酷婆塑造了她的偶像一位殖民主义者带着他的新娘去他将要建的宝塔服毒自尽。他一路向她描述铺满砖的马路，排排的马队，冒这蒸汽的火葬场。但是新娘却满腹狐疑地看着四周，她媚眼观望，看到的只是一片沙漠而已。“你要给我看的美女和那些方便的地方在哪里？”她问道。他对新娘的有眼无珠感到怒火冲天，原来她是个瞎子，于是吼道：“哪里？哪里都行！”因为尽管这一切根本不存在，但他心中早已构筑了她们，这些想法根深蒂固，仿佛他已经都干完了似的。酷吧的作品描写了一幅美国的画像，未来狂想症：从未来能看到父母的能力，自由地无拘无束不受任何限制，充满饥情地想象事物之间如何发生关系。正像爱迪生所说：美国人透支生命是前所未有的。,Intheclassicnovel,“ThePioneers”,JamesFenimoreCooperhashishero,alanddeveloper,takehiscousinonatourofthecityheisbuilding.Classicnovel（classic；classical）Alanddeveloper一位土地开发商Thecityheisbuilding“正在建造”还是“将要建造”？,詹姆斯费尼莫尔库柏在其经典小说拓荒者中，记述了主人公一位土地开发商带着表妹游览一座他将要建造的城市的情景。,Hedescribesthebroadstreets,rowsofhouses,ateemingmetropolis.T.Tobefullofthings;aboundorswarm,他向表妹描述了宽阔的街道，成排的房屋，一座熙熙攘攘的大都市。Buthiscousinlooksaroundbewildered.Allsheseesisaforest.。,然而，表妹环顾四周，却一脸迷惑（大惑不解），她所见到的只是一片森林.“Wherearethebeautiesandimprovementswhichyouweretoshowme?”sheasks.,她问：“你要给我看的美景和改观在哪里呢？”Hesastonishedshecantseethem.“Where!Everywhere,”hereplies.,他感到很吃惊，这些她居然看不见。他回答道：“哪里？！到处都是嘛！”Forthoughtheyarenotyetbuiltonearth,hehasbuilttheminhismind,andtheyasconcretetohimasiftheywerealreadyconstructedandfinished.Onearth“在世界上”还是“在土地上”Onearth与inthemind相对照Concrete具体，实实在在,因为尽管这一切还没有真正拔地而起，但早已在他脑海里建成了，它们对他来说是如此地实实在在，仿佛早已建成完工。CooperwasillustratingadistinctlyAmericantrait,future-mindedness:theabilitytoseethepresentfromthevantagepointofthefuture;thefreedomtofeelunencumberedbythepastandmoreemotionallyattachedtothingstocome.Trait特点，特征Future-mindedness超前意识thevantagepoint制高点unencumbered没有阻碍的,不受妨碍的encumber:hinderorimpedetheactionorperformanceof阻碍,妨碍,beemotionallyattachedto在感情上依赖于钟情于库柏在这里揭示了一种显著的美国人的特征，即超前意识：他们能够站在未来的高度来看（或：审视）现在的一切；能够摆脱过去的束缚而更加钟情于未来。AsAlbertEinsteinoncesaid,“LifefortheAmericanisalwaysbecoming,neverbeing.”,正如埃尔伯特爱因斯坦曾经说过的那样：“对美国人来说，生活总是进取，而非守成。”（或：对美国人来说，生活在于不断创造，而非停滞不前。）,得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道，一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿感打入冷宫，十分郁郁不得志起来。一个春天的傍晚，园中百花怒放，父母在园中设宴，一时宾客云集，笑语四溢。我在山坡的小屋里，悄悄掀起窗帘，窥见园中大千世界，一片繁华，自己的哥姐，堂表弟兄，也穿插其间，个个喜气洋洋。一霎时，一阵被人摒弃，为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头，禁不住痛哭起来。,1.得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道。译文1：Beforetheillness,Iwasmuchpettedbyparents,doingeverythingatwillinthehome.译文2：BeforeIbecameill,Ihavereceivedallthefavorofmyparents,justlikealittletyrantathome.译文3.BeforeIfellill,myparentsdottedonmealot.Icouldhavemywayathome.,参考译文：BeforeIfellill,Ihadbeenthebullyunderourroofsowingtomydotingparents.“横行霸道”在此并无“任意欺凌他人”之意，而是“为所欲为，想干什么就干什么，不受限制”，可用geteverythinginmyownway或getallthingsmyownway表达。,BeforeIwastakenill，Ihadbeenaspoiledchildofmyparents，gettingthingsmywayinthefamily.,2.一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿感打入冷宫，十分郁郁不得志起来。译文1：Whenisolatedandtakenintocustodyinasmallhouseonthehillsideofourgarden,IfeltlikeIwasabandoned,gettingmoreandmoredepressed.译文2：AssoonasIwaskeptapartinasmallflatbuiltonthehillsideinthegarden,Isuddenlyfeltbeingconsignedtoacoldpalace,gloomilyanddisappointedly.译文3：Feelinglikebeingdeposedintoacoldpalace,IbegantotastethebitternessofdepressionandfrustrationimmediatelyafterIwassegregatedandconfinedinasmallhouseonahillsideinourgarden.,Onceisolatedandconfinedtoasmallhouseontheslopeofthegarden，Isuddenlyfoundmyselfindisfavourandmywingsclipped.,3.一个春天的傍晚，园中百花怒放，父母在园中设宴，一时宾客云集，笑语四溢。译文1：Atoneduskinspring,flowerswerebloomingwildlyinthegarden,myparentswereholdingabanquet,inwhichguestsweregathering,laughterscouldbeheardeverywhere.译文2：Onaspringevening,myparentsgaveabanquetinthegardenwhereaprofusionofflowerswereinfullbloom.Innotime,acrowdoftheirguestscollectedandlaughterwasheardalloverthere.译文3：Onaspringevening,hundredsofflowerswereinfullbloominthegardenwheremyparentshostedabanquet.Forawhile,guestsgatheredinlargenumber,laughingandtalking,whichcouldbeheardclearly.,Onespringevening，withmyriadsofflowersinfullbloominthegarden，myparentsheldagardenpartyinhonourofmanyguests，whosearrivalatoncefilledtheplacewithlaughingchats.,4.我在山坡的小屋里，悄悄掀起窗帘，窥见园中大千世界，一片繁华，自己的哥姐，堂表弟兄，也穿插其间，个个喜气洋洋。译文1：Istayedinthesmallflatonthehillside,quietlyopenedthecurtain,caughtglimpseoftheworldinthegarden,itwassoflourishing：mybrothersandsisters,malecousins,werecomingandgoingthrough,everyonelookedpleasant.译文2：Inthesmallcottageonthehillside,secretlyIopenedthecurtaintoseetheprosperityofthebigworldinthegarden.Allofthemweredelighted,includingmybrothers,mysisters,andmycousins.,参考译文：I,withoutbeingnoticed,liftedthecurtaininmysmallroom,onlytospythebustleofakaleidoscopicworlddowninthegarden,andmyeldersisters,brothersandmycousins,eachfullofthejoysofspring,wereshuttlingamongtheguests.,.Inthesmallhouseontheslope，Iquietlyliftedthecurtain，onlytobemetbyagreatandprosperousworldwithmyelderbrothersandsistersandmycousinsamongtheguests，allinjubilation.,5.一霎时，一阵被人摒弃，为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头，禁不住痛哭起来。译文1：ItwassoquickthatIfeltbeingdesertedbypeopleandbythewholeworld,burstingintotear