专业英语八级(翻译)模拟试卷224 (题后含答案及解析)
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1.    佐餐可用酒,亦可用茶。要我说,还是用书最好。以书佐餐,讲究相映成趣。书中文字,手中之食。我原来从不相信看书能把人看饿了,等接触到《饮食男女》之类的作品,才真正知道,光凭文字就能把人的馋虫给勾出来。佐餐之书以唐鲁孙、梁实秋、汪曾祺三位先生为佳。他们把写书的小道化成了人间的大道,文章千古事,大概就是如此。所以不妨简而化之,取清水、馒头,食物的味道淡了,反而能吃出书里的滋味。
正确答案:A dinner can be served with wine, and tea as well. In my mind, its the best to go with books which should be carefully selected to cater for the food. The words in your book should be compatible with the food in your hand. I never believed that reading can stimulate peoplespring是什么意思中文翻译是什么意思s appetite until I read such books as Diet of Human Being, and then I realize that, believe it or not, written words alone are delicious enough to make people mouthwatering. Th
e best companions include books written by Tang Lusun, Liang Shiqiu or Wang Zengqi. These masters outline universal principles in confined pages, probably as the saying goes, articles endure through the ages. Therefore, it is advisable to slim the meal down to water and steamed buns as lighter flavor in food help the aroma of ink stand out.
解析:1.本文选自戴正阳的散文《不想讨好全世界》,全文由八句话组成,语言轻松幽默,每句话皆由多个短句构成,在翻译成应注意根据文章意思和逻辑结构整合句子,使之符合英文的语言习惯。2.第一句的“佐餐”一词多次出现,可用serve、accompany或者go with,为避免用词重复,此句用serve,下文用go with。3.第二句和第三句均提到用书佐餐,可以考虑整合为一句。第三句中的“以书佐餐,讲究相映成趣”,指书要精心挑选,与所吃食物相互迎合,可作为上一句中the books的定语从句,译为which should be carefullyselected to cater for the food。4.第四句没有谓语,根据上下文可知,这句话的意思是“书中文字”与“手中之食”相得益彰,可译为The wordsin your book should be compatible with the food in your hand。5.第五句较长,翻译时要注意分析句子的内部结构。“从不相信……,等接触到……才知道”,可译为I neverbelieved...until,and then I realize….“光凭文字就能把人的馋虫给勾出来”,为了强调仅仅是由于文字的吸引力,可插入believe it or n
ot这一短语,使文章语言更生动。“把人的馋虫给勾出来”指的是文字令人垂涎三尺,可译为make people mouthwatering。6.第七句中有诸如“写书的小道化成人间的大道”及“文章千古事”这类中文特有的表达方式,翻译时要根据文章意思进行转换,此处小道和大道是比喻的说法,不可直译为path或者road。“人间的大道”指“放之四海皆准的大道理”,可译为universal principle,而“小道”指写书这类不起眼的小职业,译文此处意译为confinedpages,从而与universal principle形成对照,“化成”根据pages一词的语境,选用outline一词。“文章千古事”意思是文章是传之千古的事业,可译为articles endure through the ages或套用英语的名言life isshort,and art is long,译文选用了前者,兼顾前文的pages,正好形成一对押韵词。7.最后一句由多个短句构成,为使句子更通顺,可对信息进行重组,前两个短句为一个意,“取清水、馒头”是“简而化之”的结果,“简而化之”暗含的主语其实是“餐”,考虑到搭配,选用slim the dinner down towater and steamed buns的结构将三者关系表示出来。后一个意可看作是前一个意的原因,故选用as作连接。 知识模块:翻译
2.    春天是我的第一个故乡。    这绝非夸张的书面修辞,至少近几年来是如此。我真切感受到这个季节对我的强力控制。如果没有细致地深入春天,这一年就会留下黑洞,其它季节过得再好都填补不了。    非常想尝试的是,整个春天就居住在春满园的地方,什么也不做,
埋下头像花和草那样同节气一起呼吸。    近些年,工作和家庭缠绕着我,这个愿望显得过于奢华。
正确答案:Spring is my first hometown.This is no exaggeration of written rhetoric, at least in the past few years. I vividly feel the strong control from this season. Failure to enjoy the spring thoroughly and deeply leaves a black hole to me in the remaining year, which cant be made up for by the good time in other seasons.What I want to try most is to live in a place full of spring for the whole season and do nothing but bury myself among flowers and grass to breathe the season in.However, these years saw me being busy with work and family, making this desire a luxury.
解析:1.本文选自范晓波的散文《还乡》,字里行间表现出作者对春天的喜爱,寓意深刻,表达形象,翻译前应充分理解原文含义,选用恰当的英文表达方式。2.第二句的“绝非夸张”用no exaggeration比not an exaggeration在语气上更为强烈。“是如此”在翻译时可以承前省略,译为at least in the past few years。3.第三句中的“这个季节对我的强力控制”可译为“感受到”的宾语从句that this season has strong controlover me,但不如用短语the strong
control from the season更简洁。4.第四句相对较难,没有施动者,为汉语的无主语句。常规的译法是补出每个分句的主语,译为If I don’t…,there will be a...,and it cant be made up for...,译文结构则比较松散。建议将整句的主语都归为“我”,将“这一年会留下黑洞”转换叙述角度,理解为“我受黑洞之苦”,作为句子主句;“没有细致地深入春天”处理为without引导的介词短语,“其季节……”处理为which引导的非限制性定语从句,整句整合为Withoutfully enjoying the spring,I will suffer from a black hole,which cant be made up for...。此外,无主语句还可以选用抽象名词转译为名词短语failure to…作主语,使句子逻辑关系更紧凑。5.第五句的句子结构体现了汉语重意合的特点,即各分句间没有显性的关系词,只是通过语义连接。翻译成英语时需注意整合各分句。“非常想尝试的是”处理为主语从句what I want to try most。第二个分句和第三个分句为并列的两个动作,用and连接;第三个分句说“什么也不做”,其实,第四个分句中还是做了什么——“埋下头……呼吸”,可用but“除了”表示特例。第二个分句中有“整个春天”和“春”,翻译时把“整个春天”换成the whole season避免重复。第四分句的“节气”指春天,译为the season即可。6.观察最后一句发现“工作和家庭缠绕着我”是因,后面“这个愿望显得过于奢华”是果,句首还有时间状语,故采用“一段时间+see+sb.doing”这个结构来表示“某人在某段时间忙于某事”,而结果的表达可用makingsth.sth.的结构“使得某物成为什么”来处理。 知识模块:翻译
3.    隔壁的西洋茶食店每晚机器轧轧,灯火辉煌,制造糕饼糖果。鸡蛋与香草精的气味,氤氲至天明不散。在这“闭门家里坐,账单天上来”的大都市里,平白地让我们享受了这馨香而不来收账,似乎有些不近情理。我们芳邻的蛋糕,香胜于味,吃过便知。天下事大抵如此——做成的蛋糕远不及制造中的蛋糕,蛋糕的精华全在烘焙时期的焦香。喜欢被教训的人,又可以在这里到教训。
正确答案:The machines are chugging loudly in the brilliantly illuminated western tea shop next door, making biscuits, cakes and candies. The smell of eggs and vanilla would haunt the rooms until dawn. In a metropolis where bills befall everyone even if he never leaves home with closed door, it seems inhuman for us to enjoy such fragrance for free. Our honorably odorous neighbors cakes smell better than their tastes, which can be known after having one piece. Probably most things in the world are similar—the baked cake is nowhere near the baking cake, as the essence of the cake is the burnt fragrance released from baking. Those who are accustomed to be taught a lesson can again find a lesson here.
解析:1.本文选自张爱玲的《道路以目》,描写了一个夜景的片段。全文共有六句话,用词形象准确,画面感强烈,翻译时应当注意中英文用词习惯的转化。2.第一句的“机器轧轧”指的是机器工作时发出的声音,可译作the machines are chugging loudly,“灯火辉煌”是描述茶室店的情况,可译成定语brilliantly illuminated修饰“茶食店”。“制造糕饼糖果”可用现在分词短语作后置定语,说明机器制作的产品。3.第二句中的“氤氲”是指鸡蛋与香精的气味在屋里久久不散,可用haunt来表达这种气味的持续性。4.“闭门家里坐,账单天上来”是“闭门家里坐,祸从天上来”的改写。本句是夸张地说当时的生活开销大,哪怕是闭门不出,也有各种账单要付。两分句之间暗含让步转折关系,可以尝试翻译成bills befall everyoneeven if he never leaves home with closed door。5.第四句里“芳邻”用词巧妙,一语双关,饶有兴味。既有字面义,指邻居真的是散发出蛋糕的“芳香”;也有比喻义,揶揄邻居是“好”邻居(文章实际在诉苦,对每晚要忍受茶食店的气味感到无奈),和我们“不近情理”形成对照。为保留原文这种幽默和淡淡的讽刺,“芳邻”试译为honorably odorous neighbor,其中的odorous一词既可指香味,也可指臭味。后半句“吃过便知”是对前面两个短句的补充说明,可用定语从句修饰前面的句子,译作which can be known after having one piece。6.第五句中破折号后的两个分句之间存在因果关系,可用连词as引导原因状语从句。“焦香”可尝试译作burnt fragra
nce。7.最后一句的“教训”可用teach a lesson来表达。译为Those who are accustomed to be taught a lesson can again find a lesson here. 知识模块:翻译

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