翻译家林语堂生平简介教学ppt

TheGreatTranslatorandScholar—LinYutangLinYutangwasborninLongxiCityinFujianProvinceon10thOctoberin1895anddiedin1976.Heisafamousscholar,literator,andlinguist.TheWholeLifeOfLYTLinYutangwasthenexttolastoftwelvechildrenofaChinesePresbyterianministerinasmalltowninthemountains,sixtymilesinlandfromAmoy.HewaseducatedinEnglishatStJohn'sinShanghai.HestudiedatTsinghuaUniversityfrom1916to1919,duringwhichtimeheencounteredhisChineseheritageatitsmostconcentrated.•In1919,attheageof23,LinYutangreceivedahalf-scholarshiptoattendHarvard.HewasmarriedatthetimeandmovedwithhiswifetotheUnitedStates.AtHarvardhereceivedhisMastersdegreeincomparativeliteraturestudyingunderliteraryscholarBlissPerryandhumanistIrvingBabbitt.AfterHarvardLinmovedtoFrancetoworkattheYMCA,andfromtherehewentontotheUniversityofJenainLeipzig,Germany,wherehecompletedhisdoctorateinlinguistics.LinreturnedtoChinatoteachfor13years.HewasaprofessorofEnglishliteratureattheUniversityofBeijingfrom1923-1926,andservedasDeanatAmoyUniversityin1926.•Fromthesummerof1927,hedevotedhimselftowritingforthepopularpressandeditingthreeliteraryfortnightliesinShanghaibetween1929and1935.NobelPrizewinnerPearlBuckencouragedhimtowriteabookexplainingChinatotheWest.Todothis,heretiredtothemountainsinthesummerof1934.WhathebroughtbackfromthemountainswasthepublishingsensationMyCountryandMyPeople(1935),whichhitthetopoftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.LinwascalledtoSingaporein1954tobeChancellorofthenewlyfoundedbutnotyetoperationalNanyangUniversity.Forpoliticalandotherreasonsitlastedonly6months.Linandhiswifemovedin1965toTaiwan.In1975hewasnominatedfortheNobelPrizeforLiterature,whichtohisregrethedidnotwin.HediedinHongKongonMarch25,1976.Linandhiswife.LinandhisfamilyLinwasaprolificwriter.Duringhislifehiswrotealmost40books.Someofhisgreattranslationworks:《冥寥子游》《不亦快哉》《东坡诗文选》《幽梦影》《板桥家书》《老子的智慧》《浮生六记》Someofhisfamousfictions:《瞬息京华》（MomentinPeking），又名《京华烟云》《风声鹤唳》ALeafintheStorm《赖柏英》《朱门》TheVermillionGate《啼笑皆非》BetweenTearsandLaughter《唐人街家庭》《逃向自由城》《红牡丹》Someofhisgreatproses:《人生的盛宴》《吾国与吾民》“MyCountryandMyPeople”，又名《中国人》《剪拂集》，1928年，[上海北新书局]《欧风美语》，1933年《生活的艺术》TheImportanceofLiving，1937年《孔子的智慧》TheWisdomofConfucius，1938年《新生的中国》，1939年，林氏出版社《俚语集》，1940年，上海朔风书店《锦秀集》，1941年，上海朔风书店《中国圣人》，1941年，上海朔风书店《语堂文存》，1941年，林氏出版社《爱与刺》，1941年，明日出版社《文人画像》，1947年，上海金屋书店《丑奴儿》林语堂译少年不识愁滋味，Inmyyoungdays,Ihadonlytastedgladness,爱上层楼，更上层楼，Butlovedtomountthetopfloor,Butlovedtomountthetopfloor,为赋新词强说愁。Towriteasongpretendingsadness.如今识尽愁滋味，AndnowI’vetasted,sorrow’sflavors,bitterandsour,欲语还休，欲语还休，Andcan’tfindaword,Andcan’tfindaword,却道天凉好个秋。Butmerelysay,“Whatagoldenautumnhour！”《兰亭集序》SelectionofLin’stranslationofthePrefacetotheOrchidPavilionCollectionItissuchawonderfulday,withfreshairandmildbreeze.Facingupwardstothebluesky,webeholdthevastimmensityoftheuniverse;whenbowingourheadstowardstheground,weagainsatisfyourselveswiththediversityofspecies.Therebywecanrefreshourviewsandletfreeoursouls,withluxuriantsatisfactiondonetobothearsandeyes.Howinfinitethecheeris!是日也，天朗气清，惠风和畅。仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之盛。所以游目骋(chěng)怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也。