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─