英汉笔译练习03.pptVIP

English-Chinese Translation 专六辅导 From Kaifeng to New York—Glory is as Ephemeral as Smoke and Clouds 从开封到纽约—辉煌如过眼云烟 作者Nicholas Kristof （纪思道）是著名记者，《纽约时报》专栏作家。原文2005年5月22日发表于New York Time。 英汉互译练习03 01 As this millennium dawns, New York City is the most important city in the world, the unofficial capital of planet Earth. 千禧年伊始，纽约市俨然已成全世界最重要的城市、（人们心目中的）地球之都。 英汉互译练习03 02 But before we New Yorkers become too full of ourselves, it might be worthwhile to glance at dilapidated Kaifeng in central China. 然而我们纽约人切莫得意忘形，还是看看华夏中原那座败落的开封城吧。 英汉互译练习03 03 Kaifeng, an ancient city along the mud-clogged Yellow River, was by far the most important place in the world in 1000. 古城开封，坐落在泥沙淤塞的黄河边，在大约一千多年前绝对是世界上最重要的都市。 试比较：开封，一座位于淤塞黄河边上的古都，在公元1000年左右绝对是当时世界上最重要的城市。 英汉互译练习03 04 And if youve never heard of it, thats a useful warning for Americans - as the Chinese headline above puts it, in a language of the future that many more Americans should start learning, glory is as ephemeral as smoke and clouds. 美国人，如果你连开封的名字听都没听过，那就应该以开封的兴衰为鉴了，正如篇头顶中文标题所示：“辉煌如过眼烟云”。标题用中文写就，这是属于未来的语言，应该有更多的美国人学习这种语言。 英汉互译练习03 05 As the worlds only superpower, America may look today as if global domination is an entitlement. 美国是世界上唯一的超级大国，美国主宰全球似乎也因此名正言顺。 。 英汉互译练习03 06 But if you look back at the sweep of history, its striking how fleeting supremacy is, particularly for individual cities. 然而你若纵观历史，便会惊觉兴盛繁华转瞬即逝，城市兴衰亦在弹指之间。 。 英汉互译练习03 07 My vote for most important city in the world in the period leading up to 2000 B.C. would be Ur, Iraq. In 1500 B.C., perhaps Thebes, Egypt. There was no dominant player in 1000 B.C., though one could make a case for Sidon, Lebanon. In 500 B.C., it would be Persepolis, Persia; in the year 1, Rome; around A.D. 500, maybe Chang’an, China; in 1000, Kaifeng, China; in 1500, probably Florence, Italy; in 2000, New York City; and in 2500, probably none of the above. 如果要我选出公元前2000年左右世界上最重要的城市，我会选伊拉克的乌尔；公元前1500年时可能是埃及的底比斯。公元前1000年时没有鹤立鸡群的都市，也许你会投票给黎巴嫩的西登。公元前500年时，可能是波斯的波斯珀里斯；公元元年，是罗马；公元500年左右，也许是中国的长