研究生翻译第10讲.pptVIP

Contrast Translation Between Chinese and English YU Yanying Foreign Language School Xi’an Shiyou University Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. P34: 有些书要浅尝辄止，有些书可囫囵吞枣，有些书则要细嚼慢咽；也就是说，有些书要部分阅读，有些书要粗略浏览，有些书则要审视全文、认真精读。 这大概是因为糖果要用嘴去吃，摆存毫无意义，而书则可以买了不看，任其只管插在架子上的缘故吧. This is probably because candies are to be eaten (with the mouth) and not worth keeping as Knick-knacks while books can be bought without being read and just left on a shelf. Lulled by the gentle motion and soothed by the rippling music of the waves, the babies soon fell asleep. 微波轻荡，潺潺悦耳，得以抚慰，孩子们很快进入梦乡。 Her good work and obedience have pleased her teachers. 她学业优良、性情和顺，颇让老师欢喜。 优秀的学业、温顺的性格，让她颇受老师喜欢。 心中充满恶念的人， 看别人的眼光就会变异，而心中充满友谊、宽容的人，便会给别人和自己带来快乐。 Those who are evil in their mind will have biased eyes towards others while those （who are）friendly and tolerant in their hearts will bring joy to others and themselves. He had a sense of delight in the soft elasticity of the wet grass under his feet and in the shy, wondering eyes of the wild spring flowers by the roadside. 脚下的草湿漉漉的，柔软而富有弹性，路边的野花含苞待放，春意盎然，置身其中，他深感愉悦。 宝玉道：“我并没有比你，也没有笑你，为什么恼我呢？”黛玉道：“你还要比、你还要笑？你不比不笑，比人家比了笑了的还厉害呢！” But why be angry with me? I didn’t make the comparison. I didn’t laugh.” I should hope not, indeed! (Could you?) But what you did was even worse than the others laughing and making comparison. So these two upper and nether visages confronted each other all day long, the white face looking down on the brown face, and the brown face looking up at the white face, without anything between them but the two girls crawling over the surface of the former like flies. P93: （黄土冥冥，苍天茫茫）天地晨昏相接，苍天俯视着黄土，黄土仰望着苍天，天地间空空荡荡，只有两个姑娘苍蝇般匍匐挣扎于褐黄色土地上。 She wouldn’t hurt a fly. 她连一只蚂蚁都舍不得踩。 故天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，增益其所不能。---《生于忧患，死