专八翻译点睛.pptVIP

TEM8 - Translation Mar., 2011 Section A Chinese to English 有一点我发现和我生意上的成功有很大关系，这就是我来到美国之前所接受的价值观。这些价值观和孔子宣扬的一些思想有很多相同之处。孔子的思想强调的是中庸适度。但是我尊重孔子的思想，并不是要把他的思想搬到现代社会。因为除了适度外还有一些东西对成功是至关重要的，这就是耐心、应变、果断、信心、创新思维、社会责任，最后还有运气。重要的是，这些因素相辅相成，不可缺一。虽然它们有的是有矛盾的，如耐心和果断经常矛盾，但很难想象我的任何决定中可以离开得了它们其中一个。 Section B English to Chinese (I) I have never had much patience with the writers who claim from the reader an effort to understand their meaning. You have only to go to the great philosophers to see that it is possible to express with lucidity the most subtle reflections. One cause of obscurity is that many writers think, not before, but as they write. The pen originates the thought. The disadvantages of this, and indeed it is a danger against which the author must be always on his guard, is that there is a sort of magic in the written word. The idea acquires substance by taking on a visible nature, and then stands in the way of its own clarification. But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the willful. (to be continued) Section B (II) Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have a significance greater than at first sight appears. It is flattering to believe that they are too profound to be expressed so clearly that all who run may read, and very naturally it does not occur to such writers that the fault is with their own minds which have not the faculty of precise reflection. Key to Section A (I) One thing I have discovered is that attitudes and values that I acquired in China long before came to the United States have had a great bearing on the success in my business. These values have much in common with some of the virtues of Confucianism, the Chinese philosophy that stressed moderation. However, although I respect the spirit of Confucianism, I have not tried to adapt this ancient Chinese philosophy to modern society. Key to Section A (II) For b