汉译英长句和篇章讲义.ppt

不怕直说，我是相当欣赏自己的。我承认自己有许多不如人的地方，但也知道并不是老是这样差劲。 Frankly, I very much appreciate myself. Yes, I admit I am in many respects not as good as other people, but I don’t think I’m always no good. * 所以，我做了一件事，写了一篇文章，只要自觉还不错，我可以乐上几天，遇有人赞，更是飘飘然得不像话；甚至还会忘其所以，插上几句自夸的话。 When I find what I have done or written is okay, I will remain pleased with myself for quite a few days, and, in case I receive praise for it, I will even become so swollen-headed as to add a few words to glorify myself. * 真的，我一点也不谦虚。或者这就是自负吧，恐怕要给人骂了。但有什么不对呢？我也欣赏别人，只要好的东西我都欣赏。只懂得欣赏别人而忘了欣赏自己，岂不是太不公平了？ True, I’m not modest at all. People may call me conceited. But I think otherwise. I also appreciate other people. I appreciate anything good. Isn’t it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others? * 但我们华人总是比较谦虚，而且引以为荣。自己的太太叫拙荆，文章叫拙作，真是不可思议。 We Chinese are generally inclined to be modest, and we take pride in being so. For example, a Chinese will call his own wife zhoujing, meaning “my humble wife”, and his own writings zhuozuo, meaning “my poor writings”. It’s inconceivable. * 兴匆匆在人生路上走，走过了桃李芬芳的春天，走过了梅子青青的夏季，浑然不觉间，就迈进了枫红柏翠的深秋。 四十岁的女人呢？揽镜自照，昔日光滑的额头已见依稀纹路，浓密的黑发也全没了光泽。哦，时光流逝太快，还没有很好地一览风光时，怎么就已入了秋景？便觉有三分惆怅，三分无奈。 然而，思之又觉释然。春光妩媚多姿自然是好，夏季明朗热烈，也让人留恋；可秋天又有什么可伤悲的呢？秋天不是成熟的季节吗?秋天的花红得热烈凝重，秋天的页绿得深沉端庄。 * 兴匆匆在人生路上走，走过了桃李芬芳的春天，走过了梅子青青的夏季，浑然不觉间，就迈进了枫红柏翠的深秋。 On life’s journey, I had all along been in high spirits, traversing through peach-blossoming spring and plum-laden summer, until now, without awareness, I found myself inside autumn with the landscape graced by red maples and green cypress. * 四十岁的女人呢？揽镜自照，昔日光滑的额头已见依稀纹路，浓密的黑发也全没了光泽。哦，时光流逝太快，还没有很好地一览风光时，怎么就已入了秋景？便觉有三分惆怅，三分无奈。 What became of a woman at forty? The answer came from the mirror, which showed wrinkles vaguely discernible（看得清的） on the formerly smooth forehead, and thick black hair with its gloss（光泽） gone. A touch of frustration and helplessness came over me as I realized how time had flown. Before I could sufficiently admire