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学会遗忘Learn to forget(标题大小写没注意, forget 首字母应该大写. 关于标题的大小写是有特定的规则的, 希望不清楚的同学自己查阅)(1)上天赐给我们很多宝贵的礼物，其中之一即是＂遗忘＂．只是我们过度强调＂记忆＂的好处，却反而忽略了＂遗忘＂的功能与必要性．网友译文: The gold rewards us lots of precious gifts, among which is oblivion. Just because we overstress the benefit of “memory”, we ignore the functions and necessaries of oblivion.我修改后的: The gold has rewarded us lots of precious gifts, among which is oblivion. Just because we often overstress the benefit of “memory”, we ignore the functions and significance of oblivion.点评: 首先要注意时态, 应该把第一句的 “rewards” 改为现在完成时, 表示 “上帝已经赐给了我们很多礼物”. 另外, 原文最后的 “necessaries” 宜改为 “significance”. 这其实是大多数译者的通病—对 “字” 入座. 这是一个译员的大忌. 这里的 “必要性” 根据原文的意思, 也就是重要性, 而如果你译成 “necessaries” , 尽管在意思上勉强可以接受, 可是却不能将原文的意思更加淋漓尽致地表达出来. (2) 例如：失恋了，总不能地址沉溺在忧郁与消沉的情境里，必须忙尽快遗忘。股票失利，损失了不少金钱，当然心情苦闷提不起精神。此时，也只有尝试着去遗忘。期待已久的职位升迁，人事令发布后竟然不是你！情绪之低落可想而知。解决之道无它，只有勉强让自己遗忘。网友译文: For example, when being lovelorn you should not always indulge in a depress and frustrated moods, In fact, you should forget it as soon as possible; When you lose lots of money in stock market, you may be justified to feel downhearted and unanimated, but you have no choice but choose oblivion; You are not the one for the long-expected promotion after personnel change notice, it is easy to imagine how frustrated you are, but the only resolvation is to force yourself to forget.我修改后的: For example, when you are lovelorn you should not always indulge in depression and decadence. Instead, you should forget it as soon as possible; When you lose lots of money in the stock market, you may be justified to feel downhearted and unanimated, but you have no choice but choose oblivion; When the promotion notice is released but you are not the one for the long-expected position, it is easy to imagine how discouraged you will feel. But the only resolution is to force yourself to forget.点评: 首先这位译者对于某些词的词性及用法把握不到位. 比如说, 原文的depress是个动词, 应该改为 depression 这个名词. 另外有个别句子衔接不顺畅, 比如说第一句的 “in fact” 被我改成 “instead”. 另外这段话作者前面几句