汉译英之落花生

1、汉 译 英 之 落 花 生文静 郑琦 梁琎李亚男 周雅桐What:作者一家人过花生收获节的经过Why:缅怀父亲、勉励自己、教育子女、警醒国人When:中午甲午战争爆发之后；1921年Where:中国大陆How:（1）内容裁体：叙事散文 （2）表达方式：赞美、寓理于物Who: 作者：许地山 一、六何法二、背景知识许地山(18931941年)名赞，字地山，笔名落华生。落籍福建龙溪(今龙海)。著作有许地山选集。作品具有爱国、进步的思想倾向。他以“落华生”为笔名(在古文中，“华”同“花”)，表明了他的人生态度和高尚品格。三、语篇 主题：通过对花生好处的谈论，揭示了花生不图虚名、默默奉献的品格，表达了作

2、者不为名利，只求有益于社会的人生理想。 文体：叙事散文 交际功能：把花生的品格与做人联系起来，教导孩子做一个脚踏实地，不求虚荣的人。 风格：平易、浅显、简洁，一望而知其寓意，但并不浅薄 落花生我们屋后有半亩隙地。母亲说：“让它荒芜着怪可惜，既然你们那么爱吃花生，就辟辟来做花生园罢。” The peanutBehind our house was a piece of uncultivated land. My mother said, Its so pity to see this cultivated land lie idle. Let us get together to raise p

3、eanuts,when you like eating them so much . 注：1英亩=6亩我们几姊弟和几个小丫头都很喜欢买种的买种，动土动土的动土，灌园灌园的灌园；过不了几个月，居然收获了!So a few younger girls,my siblings and I did.Then,some of us bought the seeds；several of us tilled the soil;the rest of us watered the peanuts.In a couple of months, we have a harvest ! 妈妈说：“今晚我们可以做一

4、个收获节，也请你们爹爹来尝尝我们的新花生，如何?”我们都答应了。母亲把花生做成好几样食品，还吩咐这节期要在园里的茅亭举行。注注：KuiYuan:the name of the authors courtyardMy mother suggested, What about holding a party to celebrate the gains tonight and invite your dad to enjoy the fresh peanuts?We all agreed.She made dishes with peanuts and told us to serve the t

5、able in the thattched roof of Kui Yuan.那晚上的天色不太好，可是爹爹也到来，实在很难得！爹爹问：“你们爱吃花生么？”我们都争着答应：“爱！”“谁能把花生的好处说出来？”It is rarely seen my father take time out of his bussy schedule to be there,even in the dim moonlight day.Do you like eating peanuts? ,he asked.Yes,I do. We all said eagerly . Can you tell me what

6、is the peanuts good for ?姊姊说：“花生的气味很美。”哥哥说：“花生可以制油。”我说：“无论何等人都可以用贱价买它来吃；都喜欢吃它，这就是它的好处。It tastes delicious, replied sister.I can make oil , said brother .Everyone can buy it for a song and enjoy it.This is what is good for. I responded.爹爹说：“花生的好处固然多；但有一样是很可贵的。（这小小的豆不像那好看的苹果，桃子，石榴，把他们的果实挂在枝上，鲜红嫩绿的颜色，令

7、人一望而发生羡慕的心。它只把果子埋在地底，等到成熟,才容人把它挖出来。) )Undoubtedly,there are many benifits , but you neglect its core value. (The little peanuts which are growing under the earth until theanuts are ripe for digging up,are different from good-looking apples,peaches and pomegranates, which are hanging on the branches,

8、 admiring at the first sight. )你们偶然看见一棵花生瑟缩地长在地上，不能立刻辨出它有没有果实，非得等到你直接接触它才能知道。” When you come across a peanut plant curling up on the ground,you cant immediately tell whether they have fruits or not, until you grub them out.我们都说：“是的。”母亲也点点头，爹爹接下去说：“所以你们要像花生，因为它是有用的，不是伟大、好看的东西。”我说：“那么，人要做有用的人，不要做伟大、体面

9、的人了。”爹爹说：“这才是我对你们的希望。Yes ,we all said .Also my mother nodded. Thereby, you should learn from peanut, for its use rather than the decent. ,continued My father. I undersood,Then, people should be helpful,not showy.That is what I hope for you,said my father.我们谈到夜阑才散，所有的花生食品虽然没有了，然而父亲的话现在还印在我的心版上。The chat ended up in the dead of night.So far,