2013年考研外语阅读理解第一篇全文翻译.pdf

2013 年考研外语阅读理解第一篇全文翻译 注释：本文为书评，即对于某本畅销书的内容的评价，书评是考研外语 中常见的一类文章， 几乎每年都有，不过指望能得出什么固定模式是不 可能的， 因为你无法预测到底哪本书或者哪类书能上榜，更无法断定写 这个评论的会是谁。 该书为伊丽莎白席琳所著 《时尚》，批评美国人 （其 实不光是美国，稍微有点钱的都这个德行）疯狂购买时尚服装，全然不 管这些衣服到底能穿几次，更遑论环保和可持续发展。说实话，翻译本 文时，我总想起一句很经典的话， 女人总是对着装满衣服的柜子抱怨没 衣服穿。 In the 2006film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by MerylStreep, scold her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn ’t affect her . Priestly explains howthe deep blue color of the assistant ’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departmentstores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment. 在2006 年上映的“穿普拉达的女王 （直译，不过我更欣赏另外一个译名， 时尚女魔 ）”中，由梅丽尔斯特里普（ 人名不必译出 ）出演的米兰达普 利斯特里臭骂她那个倒霉助手的原因就一个，不解风情（ unattractive 一词我移到了这里，不然放在前面前后叠句，削弱语言效果 ），居然不 懂时尚。普利斯特里宣称，这蠢丫头的衣服竟然是深蓝色的，这种款式 （sweater ，美式俚语中指紧身上衣 ）早就扔到箱子底了（ from fashion shows to department stores and to thebargain bin ，直译为从时装展销 到百货商店到地摊，即一落千丈之意 ）。 This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn ’t be more out of date or at odds with feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline ’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion ”. In the last decades or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, HM, and Uniqlo to react to trends morequickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quckier turnrounds mean lesswasted inventory, more frequent releases, and more profit. Those labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposal —— meant to last only a wash or two,although they don ’t advertisethat —— and to renewtheir wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheapprices