专业英语八级翻译-汉译英(二)

专业英语八级翻译-汉译英(二)(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}TRANSLATION{{/B}}(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、{{B}}CHINESE TO ENGLISH{{/B}}(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.华裔电脑名人王安博士说，影响他一生的事发生在他6岁之时。

{{U}}一天他外出玩耍，经过一棵大树时，突然有一个鸟巢掉在他的头上，里面滚出一只嗷嗷待哺的小麻雀。

他决定把它带回去喂养，连同鸟巢一起带回了家，走到家门口，突然相起妈妈不允许他在家里养小动物。

他轻轻地把小麻雀放在门后，急忙走进屋去请求妈妈，在他的哀求下妈妈破例答应了儿子。

王安兴奋地跑到门后，不料小麻雀已经不见了，一只黑猫在意犹未尽地擦拭着嘴巴。

王安为此伤心了很久。

从此，他记取了一个很大的教训，只要是自己认定的事情，决不可优柔寡断。

犹豫不决固然可以免去一些做错事的机会，但也失去了成功的机遇{{/U}}。

（分数：20.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________正确答案：(Dr. An Wang, a well-known Chinese American computer entrepreneur, once remarked that an incident that had a lifetime influence on him occurred when he was six. {{U}}One day, he ran outside to play. As he walked past a large tree from underneath, a bird nest fell on his head and out fluttered a baby sparrow crying piteously for food. He decided to keep the poor creature at home and took it along with its nest. He was about to enter the house when he remembered that his mother would not allow him to keep any pets. Gently, he placed the little sparrow behind the door and hurried in to seek approval from his mother, who finally bent the rule upon her son's pleas. Overjoyed, he ran back to the door, only to find the bird disappeared and a black cat rubbing its mouth with its paws after a delicious meal. This incident had saddened Wang for a long time. An important lesson he learned from it was: never hesitate over what one believes to be the right thing to do; indecision may allow one to avoid certain mistakes, but it may also deprive one of the opportunity to succeed{{/U}}.)解析：[解析] 电脑名人：根据语境将其具体化为“well-known computer entrepreneur”。

外出：原文中的“外出”是一个比较笼统的讲法，考虑到作者当时只有6岁，故译为“ran outside”。

里面滚出一只嗷嗷待哺的麻雀：联系前文，说明“我”对鸟巢掉在头上一点准备都没有，句式上采用倒装，突出小鸟“滚出”之快。

“嗷嗷待哺”用“crying piteously for food”译出，“piteously”一词既使得“嗷嗷待哺”语义更加丰满，又起到承上启下的作用，为“我”做出下一步决定埋下伏笔。

养小动物：“养小动物”就是“养宠物”，译为“raise/keep any pets”。

在他的哀求下妈妈破例答应了儿子：“破例”表示“打破常例”，可译为“break a rule”，“make an exception”，“bend a rule”等。

故整句译为“who finally bent the rule upon her son's pleas”。

不料：英语常用“only to do something”，表示“随即发生的事情出乎意料”。

意犹未尽地：指猫吃了麻雀之后，还想吃，考生可以将隐性转换为显性。

译为“a black cat rubbing its mouth with its paws after a delicious meal”。

王安为此伤心了很久：原文的主语是“王安”，翻译时可以转换视角，用“事件”作主语。

译为：“This incident had saddened Wang for a long time.”。

从此：“此”指代“这件事”，而非“since then”。

理解正确是翻译顺畅的保证。

2.我理所应当地是不能成为大作家的，因为我对文学不够虔诚。

当作家，有的人是纯粹的一种热爱，有的人则是把文学当成了敲门砖。

{{U}}我属于后者。

也就是说有的人天生是当作家的料，有的人却是因为生活上的原因所迫……{{/U}} {{U}}我常常说，我不佩服那些在艰苦的环境中能奋斗的人，而佩服那些在安逸富足的条件下还能保持奋斗的人。

苦难当然会逼迫人去奋斗，这是一种强大的动力。

而有些人在优裕生活中能不去玩乐享受，而能够苦苦地在写作，在我觉得他们的毅力简直不可思议{{/U}}。

（分数：20.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________正确答案：([译文一] It's quite logical that I can never be a great writer, for I'm not devoted enough to literature. Some people choose to be a writer merely out of a passion for literature.Some, however, consider literature as a stepping-stone to success. {{U}}I belong to the latter.I mean, some people are made for writing; some are forced to take to letters for one reason or another...{{/U}} {{U}}I often say that I don't admire those who struggle in a tight corner, but those who keep forging ahead even in comfort and wealth. Hardship, of course, is a powerful motive, impelling people to spare no effort in their undertakings. Some people, however, though living a well-off life, don't indulge in pleasure-seeking, but are engaged in the painstaking efforts of writing. Their will, to me, is incredible{{/U}}. [译文二] Undoubtedly, I shall never be a great writer, for I am no sincere man of letters. Some people take writing as a job purely for passion's sake; others use it as a means to pursue fame and gain. {{U}}I belong to the latter. In other words, some people are born writers, while others are compelled to write for a living...{{/U}} {{U}}I often say that I admire those people who work perseveringly even when leading an easy and comfortable life, rather than those who work for a better living under hard and stern circumstances. Misfortunes, as a great power, can naturally drive one to struggle for a better life. However, there are also people who give up the enjoyment of a well-off life and devote themselves whole-heartedly to writing. Their perseverance, to me, is almost incredible{{/U}}. [译文三] I am absolutely certain that, for lack of devotion towards literature, I will never amount to a great writer. Some people choose to be a writer out of love, and others regard literature as a stepping-stone to success—that is to say, some people are born writers, while others write stories for a living. {{U}}I definitely belong to the latter group...{{/U}} {{U}}I often say I have no admiration for those who exert themselves in difficult circumstances, but I admire those who continue to work hard after they have become well off. Adversity drives people to work hard, for it is a great motive force in itself. There are people who live in comfort and choose not to enjoy themselves but rather to labour over creative writing To me their resolve is almost incomprehensible{{/U}}.)解析：[解析] 虔诚：“虔诚”除了可以译成“devoted”之外，还可以翻译成“pious”或者“devout”，“sincere”等。