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四川省高等教育自学考试英语专业

毕业论文

论文题目翻译实践英译汉

指导老师潘皙

学生姓名赖小英

准考证号112905200033

2013年03月18日

Partone

Theabstractof《TheDiamondLens》

Theintroductionoftheauthor:

作家简介

TheDiamondLens钻石镜头

摘要

钻石镜头是费茨詹姆斯欧布瑞的一部著名的小说，前三节主要讲述了，一个叫林利的年轻人，从很小的时候就对用显微镜观察事物非常感兴趣，他的堂兄答应送他一个常规的显微镜，在此期间，他也没有闲着，他做了一系列的研究试图做出一个正规的显微镜，但是失败了。

后来他拿到堂兄送的显微镜。

用它进行观察，他对显微镜越来越感兴趣，他决心成为一名显微镜专家。

长大以后，父母希望他选择做生意，他却向父母提出要在纽约学医，其目的是离开父母后，继续研究显微镜。

他在纽约期间，基本上没去过医学院的讲座，而是买了各种材料准备制作显微镜。

遇到了很多的困难，并结识了一个叫西门的朋友。

西门将一次奇异的经历告诉林利，林利决定向灵魂寻求帮助，找出制作完美显微镜的方法。

但他还是很困惑在哪里才能找到那么大的符合要求的钻石呢？

Theabstractofthestoryistakenfrom《TheDiamondLens》whichiswrittenbyFitzJamesO’BrienwhoisoneofthemostinfluentialsciencefictionwriterinAmerica.

Majorplotsummary:

主要情节摘要

TheformerthreechaptersofitmainlytalkaboutayoungmancalledLinelyinterestedinmicroscopicinvestigationsverymuchwhenhewasveryyoung。

Hiscousinpromisedtosendhimaregularmicroscope.Duringthetimebeforehiscousincamebackthecity,hewasnotidel,hetriedhisbesttomakearegularmicrosrope,butfailed.Afterhegotit,heuseittoobservethings.Hebecamemuchmoreinterestedinit，thus，hedecidedtobeamicroscopist.Whenhegrowup,hisparentswantedhimtochoosebusinessasaprofession.ButHewenttostudymedicineattheNewYorkAcademytogoawayfromtheirparents.Hedidn’tgotoanylectures，butHepurchasedeverypossibleaccessorytomakemicroscopes.Hemetlotsofdifficulties，andknewafriendnamedSimon.Simontoldhimanastonishingexperience.Atlast，hedecidedtoaskMrs.Vulpesforhelpabouthowtoproduceperfectmicroscopes.Hegotthewaysfromthespiritfromthegreatfatherofmicroscopies.Butconfusedhowtoobtainadiamondoftheimmensesizerequired.

TheDiamondLens钻石镜头

摘要

钻石镜头是费茨詹姆斯欧布瑞的一部著名的小说，前三节主要讲述了，一个叫林利的年轻人，从很小的时候就对用显微镜观察事物非常感兴趣，他的堂兄答应送他一个常规的显微镜，在此期间，他也没有闲着，他做了一系列的研究试图做出一个正规的显微镜，但是失败了。

后来他拿到堂兄送的显微镜。

用它进行观察，他对显微镜越来越感兴趣，他决心成为一名显微镜专家。

长大以后，父母希望他选择做生意，他却向父母提出要在纽约学医，其目的是离开父母后，继续研究显微镜。

他在纽约期间，基本上没去过医学院的讲座，而是买了各种材料准备制作显微镜。

遇到了很多的困难，并结识了一个叫西门的朋友。

西门将一次奇异的经历告诉林利，林利决定向灵魂寻求帮助，找出制作完美显微镜的方法。

但他还是很困惑在哪里才能找到那么大的符合要求的钻石呢？

Parttwo

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FROMaveryearlyperiodofmylifetheentirebentofmyinclinationshadbeentowardmicroscopicinvestigations.WhenIwasnotmorethantenyearsold,adistantrelativeofourfamily,hopingtoastonishmyinexperience,constructedasimplemicroscopeformebydrillinginadiskofcopperasmallholeinwhichadropofpurewaterwassustainedbycapillaryattraction.Thisveryprimitiveapparatus,magnifyingsomefiftydiameters,presented,itistrue,onlyindistinctandimperfectforms,butstillsufficientlywonderfultoworkupmyimaginationtoapreternaturalstateofexcitement.

Seeingmesointerestedinthisrudeinstrument,mycousinexplainedtomeallthatheknewabouttheprinciplesofthemicroscope,relatedtomeafewofthewonderswhichhadbeenaccomplishedthroughitsagency,andendedbypromisingtosendmeoneregularlyconstructed,immediatelyonhisreturntothecity.Icountedthedays,thehours,theminutesthatintervenedbetweenthatpromiseandhisdeparture.

Meantime,Iwasnotidle.EverytransparentsubstancethatboretheremotestresemblancetoalensIeagerlyseizedupon,andemployedinvainattemptstorealizethatinstrumentthetheoryofwhoseconstructionIasyetonlyvaguelycomprehended.Allpanesofglasscontainingthoseoblatespheroidalknotsfamiliarlyknownas“bull’s-eyes”wereruthlesslydestroyedinthehopeofobtaininglensesofmarvelouspower.Ievenwentsofarastoextractthecrystallinehumorfromtheeyesoffishesandanimals,andendeavoredtopressitintothemicroscopicservice.IpleadguiltytohavingstolentheglassesfrommyAuntAgatha’sspectacles,withadimideaofgrindingthemintolensesofwondrousmagnifyingproperties—inwhichattemptitisscarcelynecessarytosaythatItotallyfailed.

Atlastthepromisedinstrumentcame.ItwasofthatorderknownasField’ssimplemicroscope,andhadcostperhapsaboutfifteendollars.Asfaraseducationalpurposeswent,abetterapparatuscouldnothavebeenselected.Accompanyingitwasasmalltreatiseonthemicroscope—itshistory,uses,anddiscoveries.Icomprehendedthenforthefirsttimethe“ArabianNights’Entertainments.”Thedullveilofordinaryexistencethathungacrosstheworldseemedsuddenlytorollaway,andtolaybarealandofenchantments.Ifelttowardmycompanionsastheseermightfeeltowardtheordinarymassesofmen.Iheldconversationswithnatureinatonguewhichtheycouldnotunderstand.Iwasindailycommunicationwithlivingwonderssuchastheyneverimaginedintheirwildestvisions,Ipenetratedbeyondtheexternalportalofthings,androamedthroughthesanctuaries.Wheretheybeheldonlyadropofrainslowlyrollingdownthewindow-glass,Isawauniverseofbeingsanimatedwithallthepassionscommontophysicallife,andconvulsingtheirminutespherewithstrugglesasfierceandprotractedasthoseofmen.Inthecommonspotsofmould,whichmymother,goodhousekeeperthatshewas,fiercelyscoopedawayfromherjam-pots,thereabodeforme,underthenameofmildew,enchantedgardens,filledwithdellsandavenuesofthedensestfoliageandmostastonishingverdure,whilefromthefantasticboughsofthesemicroscopicforestshungstrangefruitsglitteringwithgreenandsilverandgold.

Itwasnoscientificthirstthatatthistimefilledmymind.Itwasthepureenjoymentofapoettowhomaworldofwondershasbeendisclosed.Italkedofmysolitarypleasurestonone.Alonewithmymicroscope,Idimmedmysight,dayafterdayandnightafternight,poringoverthemarvelswhichitunfoldedtome.Iwaslikeonewho,havingdiscoveredtheancientEdenstillexistinginallitsprimitiveglory,shouldresolvetoenjoyitinsolitude,andneverbetraytomortalthesecretofitslocality.Therodofmylifewasbentatthismoment.Idestinedmyselftobeamicroscopist.

Ofcourse,likeeverynovice,Ifanciedmyselfadiscoverer.Iwasignorantatthetimeofthethousandsofacuteintellectsengagedinthesamepursuitasmyself,andwiththeadvantageofinstrumentsathousandtimesmorepowerfulthanmine.ThenamesofLeeuwenhoek,Williamson,Spencer,Ehrenberg,Schultz,Dujardin,Schact,andSchleidenwerethenentirelyunknowntome,or,ifknown,Iwasignorantoftheirpatientandwonderfulresearches.IneveryfreshspecimenofcryptogamiawhichIplacedbeneathmyinstrumentIbelievedthatIdiscoveredwondersofwhichtheworldwasasyetignorant.IrememberwellthethrillofdelightandadmirationthatshotthroughmethefirsttimethatIdiscoveredthecommonwheelanimalcule（Rotiferavulgaris）expandingandcontractingitsflexiblespokesandseeminglyrotatingthroughthewater.Alas!

asIgrewolder,andobtainedsomeworkstreatingofmyfavoritestudy,IfoundthatIwasonlyonthethresholdofasciencetotheinvestigationofwhichsomeofthegreatestmenoftheageweredevotingtheirlivesandintellects.

AsIgrewup,myparents,whosawbutlittlelikelihoodofanythingpracticalresultingfromtheexaminationofbitsofmossanddropsofwaterthroughabrasstubeandapieceofglass,wereanxiousthatIshouldchooseaprofession.

ItwastheirdesirethatIshouldenterthecounting-houseofmyuncle,EthanBlake,aprosperousmerchant,whocarriedonbusinessinNewYork.ThissuggestionIdecisivelycombated.Ihadnotastefortrade;Ishouldonlymakeafailure;inshort,Irefusedtobecomeamerchant.

Butitwasnecessaryformetoselectsomepursuit.MyparentswerestaidNewEnglandpeople,whoinsistedonthenecessityoflabor,andtherefore,although,thankstothebequestofmypoorAuntAgatha,Ishould,oncomingofage,inheritasmallfortunesufficienttoplacemeabovewant,itwasdecidedthat,insteadofwaitingforthis,Ishouldactthenoblerpart,andemploytheinterveningyearsinrenderingmyselfindependent.

Aftermuchcogitation,Icompliedwiththewishesofmyfamily,andselectedaprofession.IdeterminedtostudymedicineattheNewYorkAcademy.Thisdispositionofmyfuturesuitedme.AremovalfrommyrelativeswouldenablemetodisposeofmytimeasIpleasedwithoutfearofdetection.AslongasIpaidmyAcademyfees,ImightshirkattendingthelecturesifIchose;and,asIneverhadtheremotestintentionofstandinganexamination,therewasnodangerofmybeing“plucked.”Besides,ametropoliswastheplaceforme.ThereIcouldobtainexcellentinstruments,thenewestpublications,intimacywithmenofpursuitskindredwithmyown—inshort,allthingsnecessarytoensureaprofitabledevotionofmylifetomybelovedscience.Ihadanabundanceofmoney,fewdesiresthatwerenotboundedbymyilluminatingmirrorononesideandmyobject-glassontheother;what,therefore,wastopreventmybecominganillustriousinvestigatoroftheveiledworlds?

ItwaswiththemostbuoyanthopethatIleftmyNewEnglandhomeandestablishedmyselfinNewYork.

Myfirststep,ofcourse,wastofindsuitableapartments.TheseIobtained,afteracoupleofdays’search,inFourthAvenue;averyprettysecondfloor,unfurnished,containingsitting-room,bedroom,andasmallerapartmentwhichIintendedtofitupasalaboratory.Ifurnishedmylodgingssimply,butratherelegantly,andthendevotedallmyenergiestotheadornmentofthetempleofmyworship.IvisitedPike,thecelebratedoptician,andpassedinreviewhissplendidcollectionofmicroscopes—Field’sCompound,Hingham’s,Spencer’s,Nachet’sBinocular（thatfoundedontheprinciplesofthestereoscope）,andatlengthfixeduponthatformknownasSpencer’sTrunnionMicroscope,ascombiningthegreatestnumberofimprovem