专八翻译练习.docx
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专八翻译练习
原文1Thereisonlyonewishrealisableontheearth;onlyonethingthatcanbeperfectlyattained:
Death.Andfromavariety ofcircumstanceswehavenoonetotelluswhetheritbeworthattaining.Astrangepicturewemakeonourwaytoourchimaeras,ceaselesslymarching, grudging ourselvesthetimefor
rest; indefatigable, adventurouspioneers.Itistruethatweshallneverreachthegoal;itisevenmorethanprobablethatthereisnosuchplace;andifwelivedforcenturiesandwereendowedwiththepowersofagod,weshouldfindourselvesnotmuchnearerwhatwewantedattheend.Otoilinghandsofmortals!
Ounweariedfeet,travellingyeknownotwhither!
Soon,soon,itseemstoyou,youmustcomeforthonsomeconspicuous hilltop,andbutalittlewayfurther,againstthe setting sun, descry thespiresofElDorado.Littledoyeknowyourownblessednes;fortotravelhopefullyisabetterthingthantoarrive,andthetruesuccessistolabour.
原文2:
Theoldladyhadalwaysbeenproudofthegreatrose-treeinhergarden,andwasfondoftellinghowithadgrownfromacuttingshehadbroughtyearsbeforefromItaly,whenshewasfirstmarried.SheandherhusbandhadbeentravellingbackintheircarriagefromRome(itwasbeforethetimeofrailways)andonabadpieceofroadsouthofSienatheyhadbrokendown,andhadbeenforcedtopassthenightinalittlehousebytheroad-side.
The accommodation waswretchedofcourse;shehadspentasleeplessnight,andrisingearlyhadstood,wrappedup,atherwindow,withthecoolairblowingonherface,towatchthedawn.Shecouldstill,afteralltheseyears,rememberthebluemountainswiththebrightmoonabovethem,andhowafar-offtownononeofthepeakshadgraduallygrownwhiterandwhiter,tillthemoonfaded,themountainsweretouched withthepinkoftherisingsun,andsuddenlythetownwaslitasbyan illumination,onewindowafteranothercatchingandreflectingthesun's beam,tillatlastthewholelittlecitytwinkledandsparkledupintheskylikeanestofstars.
原文3:
IamlonelyonlywhenIamovertired,whenIhaveworkedtoolongwithoutabreak,whenforthetimebeingIfeelemptyandneedfillingup.AndIamlonelysometimeswhenIcomebackhomeafteralecturetrip,whenIhaveseenalotofpeopleandtalkedalot,andamfulltothebrimwithexperiencethatneedstobesortedout.Thenforalittlewhilethehousefeelshugeandempty,andIwonderwheremyselfishiding.Ithastoberecapturedslowlybywateringtheplants,perhaps,andlookingagainateachoneasthoughitwereaperson,byfeedingthetwocats,bycookingameal.
原文4:
Thereweretwotigers;onelivedinacageandtheotherinthewild.Thecagedonedidn'thavetoworryabouthismealwhiletheoneoutsidewas unrestrained.Thecagedtigerwasalways envious ofthefreedomoftheoneinthewild,whiletheotheroneenviedthecagedoneforhisease.Oneday,onetigersaidtotheother:
"let'schangeplaces".Theotheroneagreeded.
Thereuponthecagedonewentbacktonaturewhiletheothercameintothecage.Butbeforelongbothdied,oneof starvation,andtheother,melancholy.Sometimesoneisnot conscious ofhisownhappinessandalwaysthinksthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthe fence,butnotthinkoverthatoneman'smeatisanoterman'spoison.
原文5:
Threepassions,simplebut overwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife—the longing forlove,thesearchforknowledge,andtheunbearable pity forthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanof anguish,reacingtotheveryvergeof despair.Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbrings ecstasy —ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestoflivingforafewhoursofthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshivering consciousness looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifeless abyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamystic miniature,theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat,atlast,Ihavefound.Withequal passion Ihavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedto understand theheartsofmen.Ihavewishdtoknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholds sway abovetheflux.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalways pitybroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpain reverberate myheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors, helpless oldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness, poverty,andpainmakea mockery ofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongto alleviate theevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.
原文61:
Mr.ZhangHenshuioncewroteupAManShouldAcceptCriticisms.Inthisarticle,hesaid,"Iseldomdeliverpaperargumentswithpeopleandevenwriteasinglewordin retort whensomeonelaunchesacriticismbymentioningmyname.Neitherdoesthis mean thatIamweak,norover tolerant.IthinkifIdidsomethingwrong,thebetterwaytoagainstdefamingistodoself-examination;ifit'snotmy fault,I'dratherairmyopinionsbasedonthefact.Thismaybenotpracticalforotherpeople,butatleastithelpsmealotonbehavingmyself.Duringthelifeofmyoverthirtyyearswritting,someprogressIhavemademostlybenefitsfromothers'criticisms."Mr.Zhang'sattitudetocriticismiswellworthyofintellectuals'following.
原文6:
Onceuponatimetherelivedinacountryado-gooder.Thekingwasveryappreciativeofhisdeedsanddecidedtohonourhimasa saint byadecree.
Onthe saint'seightiethbirthday,thekingwasinvitedtohisbirthdaycelerbration.Hebroughtwithhimapaintersoastodoapictureofthekindlysaintasaparagon forhiscountrymen.Whenthefeastisoveralltheguestswereaskedtohavealookatthepicture.Totheirgreatsurprise,whenthepicturewasshown,whatthey saw wasnotakindbuta ruthless andcruellook.Thekingwasveryangryatseeingthisandorderedhismento beat thepainter.
Uponhearingthenoise,the saint rushedtothe scene tohavealookatthepicture.Afterviewingit,thesaintkneltdownandsaid,"yourmajesty,thepersoninthepictureisnoneotherthanme."Why?
"saidtheking,dumbfounded."ThishasbeentheverypersonwhomIhaveneverwantedtobe."Inthisworld,therearenonaturallybornsaints;onlythosewhocandoself-criticismandsel-examination,canbecomesaints.
原文7:
Adonkey,heavilyloadeddown,pantedtoahorsethatwaslightlyladen:
"Canyouhelpmecarrysomeofmyload?
Itisnothingforyoubutisabig relief forme.""WhyshouldIdothatforyou?
Iamhappywithmylightload,"saidthehorse,scowlingly.Soonafter,thedonkeydiedofexhaustion.Themastertransferredeverythingfromthebackofthedonkeyontothehorse,whichnowdeeplyregretteditsaction.Aninflatedegoblindsustothefactthatwearealllivingtogetheronthesameboat.Thefortunesofotheraffectsourwell-being.The misfortune ofothersdoesnotbringushappiness.Onthe contrary,helpingothersisinfact,helpingourselves.
原文8Homewardboundafterunloadingits cargo,ashipranintoa violent storminthemiddleofa vast ocean.Theseamenwerethrownintoa panic.Without hesitation,theoldbutseasonedcaptainorderedwaterbepouredintotheholdimmediately."Amadman,isn'the?
Heisgoingtobringhisown destruction byfillingwaterintotheholdandmakingtheshipgodown",grumbledayoung sailor.Noticingthecaptain'ssternlook,thesailors reluctantly carriedouthisorder.Withthewatercomingupintheholdandtheshipgoingdowninchbyinch,the threatening ofthe violent stormtotheshipgraduallysubsidedandtheshipstartedtostablize.Thecaptainsaidtothe relieved sailors:
"Amillionton"shipseldomturnsover;it'softenthesmallshipsthatsankeasily.It'ssafestwhenashipiswithload,andthemostdangerouswhenwithout."Thisiscalledthe"pressure effect".Themanwhoalwaysmuddlesthroughinhisworkwilleasilybefrustratedin
a competitive societyjustlikeanunloadedshipthatwillturnedovereasilyinastorm.
【原文9】Longbeforethe emergence ofthewrittenword,ballads,accompaniedbymusicanddance,andmyths,passedaroundbywordofmouth,werewidely popular.Chineseliteraturefindsitsoriginsinthesetraditions.However,balladswerewhatpeople improvised outofdailylife,andduetolackofmeanstorecordandpreserve theminancienttimes,theyquicklydisappearedwithoutleavingmuchofa trace.Today,wecanonly deduce theirexistencefromancientbooks,whichrecordedsometime-honoredballads,thoughmostofthesearebelivedtobederivativesoflatergenerations.BalladsintheBookofSongsaretheearliestwritingsthatcanbedated.Fromthispointofview,ancient mythology obviouslyhashadagreatinfluenceonChineseliterature.
【原文10】CopingWiththe Certainty ofUncertainty.Aclosefriendof mine recentlyunderwenttestsforleukemia.Themostagonizingpartofthe ordeal,shesaid,wastheweek-longwaitforthetestresults.Abadoutcome shecouldlearntocopewith,myfriendsaid.Itwasthenotknowing,the uncertainty,thatwassodifficult."Peoplefeelworsewhensomethingbadmightoccurthanwhensomethingbadwilloccur,"wroteHarvardpsychologist DanielGilbertinarecentNewYorkTimesop-ed."Mostofusaren'tlosingsleepandsuckingdownMarlborosbecausetheDowisgoingtofallanotherthousandpoints,butbecausewedon'tknowwhetheritwillfallornot─
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