英汉翻译lecture9.ppt

And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. 假如上帝赋予我美貌和财富，我就能让你离开我时同样感到难舍难分。 评论：这句译文采用了省略译法。汉语在比较状语中常常使用相对于英文比较简洁的说法。这句中，“同样”两个字就包含了比较状语的全部内容。若按原文直译，译文就会显得罗嗦晦涩。 I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh:--it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at Gods feet, equal, --as we are! 我现在并不是通过世俗和惯例的方式跟你讲话，甚至不是通过凡胎肉体，而是我的精神在同你的精神交谈，就像两个都经过了坟墓拜倒在上帝脚下的灵魂一样平等。因为我们本来就是平等的！” 评论：尽管这一句