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严复《天演论》翻译对比ITmaybesafelyassumedthat,【twothousandyearsago】,【beforeCaesarsetfootinsouthernBritain】,thewholecountry-side【visiblefromthewindowsoftheroom】【inwhichIwrite】,wasinwhatiscalledthestateofnature.“可以有把握地想象，二千年前，当凯撒到达不列颠南部之前，从我正在写作的这间屋子的窗口，可以看到整个原野是一种所谓“自然状态”。赫胥黎独处一室之中【theroominwhichIwrite】，在英伦之南【insouthernBritain】，背山而面野。槛外诸境【thewholecountry-sidevisiblefromthewindowsoftheroom】，历历如在几下。乃悬想二千年前【twothousandyearsago】，当罗马列大将恺彻未到时【beforeCaesarsetfoot】，此间有何景物【inwhat】。计（计，猜想）惟有天造草昧（昧，遮盖，蒙蔽），人功未施【thestateofnature.】。Except,itmaybe,byraisingafewsepulchral[阴沉的；阴森森的]mounds[冈峦，小丘],【suchasthosewhichstill,hereandthere,breaktheflowingcontours[轮廓线]ofthedowns[尤指英格兰南部有草丘陵地，有草开阔高低]】,man'shandshadmadenomarkuponit;也许除了若干突起的坟墓已在几处破坏了连绵的丘陵的轮廓以外，此地未经人工修葺整治。其借征人境者【Except,itmaybe；man'shandshadmadenomarkuponit】，不过几处荒坟【byraisingafewsepulchralmounds】，散见(现)【hereandthere】坡陀起伏间【flowingcontoursofthedowns】。…andthethinveilofvegetation（植物，草木，植被）【whichoverspreadthebroad-backedheightsandtheshelving（斜坡）sidesofthecoombs（BrE峡谷，峡谷）】wasunaffectedbyhisindustry.薄薄的植被笼罩着广阔的高地和峡谷的斜坡，还没有受到人的劳动的影响。而灌木丛林【thethinveilofvegetation】，蒙茸（动词）山麓【whichoverspreadthebroad-backedheightsandtheshelvingsidesofthecoombs】，未经删治如今日者，则无疑也【wasunaffectedbyhisindustry.】。