专八翻译试题讲评

2008年专八翻译试题讲评汉译英都市寸土千金，地价炒得越来越高，今后将更高。拥有一个小小花园的希望，对寻常之辈不啻是一种奢望，一种梦想。我想，其实谁都有一个小小花园，这便是我们的内心世界。人的智力需要开发，人的内心世界也是需要开发的。人和动物的区别，除了众所周知的诸多方面，恐怕还在于人有内心世界，心不过是人的一个重要脏器，而内心世界是一种景观，它是由外部世界不断地作用于内心渐渐形成的。每个人都无比关注自己及至亲至爱之人心脏的健损，以至于稍有微疾便惶惶不可终日。但并非每个人都关注自己及至亲至爱之人的内心世界的明暗。中文作者：梁晓声标题：《心灵的花园》本文选自英文报ShanghaiDaily翻译大奖赛第11期（07年8月）我想，其实谁都有一个小小花园，这便是我们的内心世界。Infact,Ithinkeveryonehasasmallgardenandthatisourinnerworld.Ithinkeveryone,ineffect,hasasmallgardenoraflowerbedofhisown,namely,ourinnerworld.人的智力需要开发，人的内心世界也是需要开发的。People’sintelligenceneedstobedeveloped,sodoestheinnerworld.Thereisaneedforhumanbeingstotapintotheirownintelligence,asisthecasewiththeirinnerworld.Justasthereisaneedforhumanbeingstotapintotheirownintelligence,soisthecasewiththeirinnerworld.人和动物的区别，除了众所周知的诸多方面，恐怕还在于人有内心世界，心不过是人的一个重要脏器，而内心世界是一种景观，它是由外部世界不断地作用于内心渐渐形成的。Thedifferencebetweenpeopleandanimals,inadditiontothemanywell-known,isalsointheinnerworld.Theheartisanimportantorgan;however,theinnerworldisalandscape.Itgraduallytookshapeundertheconstantinfluenceoftheoutsideworldontheheart.Whatdistinguishesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals,apartfromthevariousaspectswhichareuniversallyknown,mayprobablybeinthathumanbeingshaveaninnerworld.Heartisnomorethananimportantorganwhereastheinnerworldconstitutesalandscape,whichgraduallytakesitsshapeunderthecontinuousinfluencefromtheoutsideworld.每个人都无比关注自己及至亲至爱之人心脏的健损，以至于稍有微疾便惶惶不可终日。Everyoneissoconcernedaboutthehealthoftheheartsoftheirlovedonesaswellashisthataslightdiseasewouldcausegreatanxiety.Sogreatistheimportancethateveryoneattachestothephysicalconditionofhisownheartorthoseofhisclosestanddearestones,thatmerelyaminordiseasewouldenduringlyweighonhismind.但并非每个人都关注自己及至亲至爱之人的内心世界的明暗。Butnoteveryoneisconcernedabouttheinnerworldofthemselvesandtheirlovedones.参考译文：Infact,Ithinkeveryonehasasmallgardenandthatisourinnerworld.People’sintelligenceneedstobedeveloped,sodoestheinnerworld.Thedifferencebetweenpeopleandanimals,inadditiontothemanywell-known,isalsointheinnerworld.Theheartisanimportantorgan;however,theinnerworldisalandscape.Itgraduallytookshapeundertheconstantinfluenceoftheoutsideworldontheheart.Everyoneissoconcernedaboutthehealthoftheheartsoftheirlovedonesaswellashisthataslightdiseasewouldcausegreatanxiety.Butnoteveryoneisconcernedabouttheinnerworldofthemselvesandtheirlovedones.Ithinkeveryone,ineffect,hasasmallgardenoraflowerbedofhisown,namely,ourinnerworld.Thereisaneedforhumanbeingstotapintotheirownintelligence,asisthecasewiththeirinnerworld.Whatdistinguishesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals,apartfromthevariousaspectswhichareuniversallyknown,mayprobablybeinthathumanbeingshaveaninnerworld.Heartisnomorethananimportantorganwhereastheinnerworldconstitutesalandscape,whichgraduallytakesitsshapeunderthecontinuousinfluencefromtheoutsideworld.Sogreatistheimportancethateveryoneattachestothephysicalconditionofhisownheartorthoseofhisclosestanddearestones,thatmerelyaminordiseasewouldenduringlyweignonhismind.英译汉原文:But,ashasbeentrueinmanyothercases,whentheywereatlastmarried,themostidealofsituationswasfoundtohavebeenchangedtothemostpractical.Insteadofhavingsharedtheiroriginalduties,andasschool-boyswouldsay,goinghalves,theydiscoveredthatthecaresoflifehadbeendoubled.Thisledtosomedistressingmomentsforbothourfriends;theyunderstoodsuddenlythatinsteadofdwellinginheaventheywerestilluponearth,andhadmakethemselvesslavestonewlawsandlimitations.Insteadofbeingfreerandhappierthaneverbefore,theyhadassumednewresponsibilities;theyhadestablishedanewhousehold,andmustfulfillinsomewayoranothertheobligationsofit.Theylookedbackwithaffectiontotheirengagement;theyhadbeenlongingtohaveothertothemselves,apartfromtheworld,butitseemedtheyneverfeltsokeenlythattheywerestillunitsinmodernsociety.本文选自朱厄特的文章《新生活》TheNewLifebySarahJewett萨拉•奥恩•朱厄特(SarahOrneJewett,1849-1909)生于缅因州南贝里克镇，十几岁时就已开始写作。初期写的短篇，收集在《深港》里(Deephaven,1877)，出版后反应良好，其后又写了一些短篇，几部小说和诗歌，大部写的都是缅因州的生活。一八九六年出版的《针枞之乡》(TheCountryofthePointedFirs)是她最著名的作品。But,ashasbeentrueinmanyothercases,whentheywereatlastmarried,themostidealofsituationswasfoundtohavebeenchangedtothemostpractical.但是正如其他许多已经发生过的事情一样，当他们最终结婚后，发现最憧憬的生活变得再实际不过了。Insteadofhavingsharedtheiroriginalduties,andasschool-boyswouldsay,goinghalves,theydiscoveredthatthecaresoflifehadbeendoubled.他们非但没有分担各自原先的责任---正如那些学生们所说一半一半，相反却发现生活的重担加倍了。Thisledtosomedistressingmomentsforbothourfriends;theyunderstoodsuddenlythatinsteadofdwellinginheaventheywerestilluponearth,andhadmakethemselvesslavestonewlawsandlimitations.这使得我们那两个结婚的朋友时常觉得沮丧；他们突然发现自己并没有过着天堂般的生活而是仍实实在在地生活在地球上，而且成为了新规则和新约束的奴隶Insteadofbeingfreerandhappierthaneverbefore,theyhadassumednewresponsibilities;theyhadestablishedanewhousehold,andmustfulfillinsomewayoranothertheobligationsofit.生活并没有比以前更自由、更幸福，因为他们要去承担新的责任。既然成立了一个新的家庭，那就无论如何也要尽一点家庭的义务。Theylookedbackwithaffectiontotheirengagement;theyhadbeenlongingtohaveothertothemselves,apartfromtheworld,butitseemedtheyneverfeltsokeenlythattheywerestillunitsinmodernsociety.他们深情地回想起订婚的那段时光，曾经如此地渴望拥有彼此而忘掉这个世界，然而现在最深切的感受却是自己仍是这个世界的一份子。但是正如其他许多已经发生过的事情一样，当他们最终结婚后，发现