骆驼祥子(英汉翻译)课件.pptVIP

15.09.2014 ; 我们所要介绍的是祥子，不是骆驼，因为“骆驼”只是个外号； This story is about Xiangzi, not about Camel, because “Camel” was only his nickname. ;那么，我们就先说祥子，随手儿把骆驼与祥子那点关系说过去，也就算了。 So let us start with Xiangzi, just mentioning in passing how he became linked with camels. ;北平的洋车夫有许多派： The rickshaw pullers of Beiping fall into many different categories. ;年轻力壮，腿脚灵利的，讲究赁漂亮的车，拉“整天儿”，爱什么时候出车与收车都有自由； There are strong, fleet-footed young men who rent smart rickshaws, and work around the clock, starting work or knocking off whenever they please.;拉出车来，在固定的“车口”或宅门一放，专等坐快车的主儿： They pull their rickshaws to a rickshaw stand or the gate of some big house and wait for fares who want a fast runner. ;弄好了，也许一下子弄个一块两块的； With luck, a single trip can net one or two silver dollars;;碰巧了，也许白耗一天，连“车份儿”也没着落，但也不在乎。 but it may happen too that they spend the whole day idle, not even recouping their rickshaw rent. Still, they take this all in their stride.;这一派哥们儿的希望大概有两个：或是拉包车；或是自己买上辆车- These fellows generally have two ambitions. One is to get a job on a monthly basis, the other is to buy their own rickshaw.; 有了自己的车，再去拉包月或散座就没大关系了，反正车是自己的。 For with their own vehicle, it doesn’t matter whether they have a monthly job or take odd fares, the rickshaw is their own property anyway. ;比这一派岁数稍大的，或因身体的关系而跑得稍差点劲的， Then there is a category of slightly older men, and others who for health reasons cannot run quite as fast, ;或因家庭的关系不敢白耗一天的， or who for family reasons cannot afford to let a day go by without earning something. ;大概就多数的拉八成新的车;人与车都有相当的漂亮，所以在要价儿的时候也还能保持住相当的尊严。 Most of them pull fairly new rickshaws, and because both puller and rickshaw are quite smart-looking they can still demand a respectable price. ;这派的车夫，也许拉“整天”。也许拉“半天”。 Some of them work around the clock, some only half days. ;在后者的情形下，因为还有相当的精气神，所以无论冬天夏天总是“拉晚儿”。 Of these latter, the more energetic take the night shift all the year round.;夜间，当然比白天需要更多的留神与本事；钱自然也多挣一些。 At night, more care and skill are needed, so naturally the fee is higher. ; 年纪在四十以上，二十