2017翻譯資格考試初級(jí)筆譯模擬題及答案
1. But the men, who have usually used their family's life savings to get here, are mostly left alone
但警察對(duì)大多數(shù)通常傾其家庭的生活積蓄來(lái)這里闖蕩的男人們一般不予以干涉.
點(diǎn)評(píng):
該句的前面是這樣的一個(gè)句子:Occasionally, the police bring bulldozers to tear down the shelters. 有時(shí)候,警察開來(lái)推土機(jī)拆除避難所.該句講述了那些到歐洲去的移民在西班牙南部省份的安達(dá)盧西亞的樹林里過(guò)著顛沛流離的生活.他們自己用廢棄的東西臨時(shí)搭建的破屋經(jīng)常被警察們拆除.這句中的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)"left alone"要給予正確理解,從這句話中還可以側(cè)面了解西班牙的警察們對(duì)窮人的一點(diǎn)同情心.
2. Some drift into town to socialize and buy supplies, if they have money.
一些人溜達(dá)到城里去參加社交活動(dòng),如果有錢的話,去購(gòu)買些生活日用品.
點(diǎn)評(píng):
該句中"drift into"原意為"漂流"的意思,但在此句中則表現(xiàn)出那些移民在晚間百無(wú)聊賴,無(wú)所事事地在大街上閑逛的特點(diǎn).該句注重詞義的恰當(dāng)選擇.
3. But when he arrived there, his uncle's phone rang and rang.
但當(dāng)他來(lái)到這里,他叔叔的電話就打不通了.
點(diǎn)評(píng):
"rang and rang"是英語(yǔ)中表示電話鈴的象聲詞.在這句中通過(guò)該詞的重復(fù)使用表現(xiàn)出"無(wú)人接聽"的含義.我們?cè)谑谡n中曾講到英語(yǔ)的象聲詞:onomatopoeia,并例舉了很多類似的詞,如:give me a ring, give me a tinkle都表示給某人打電話,再如,a hot pan sizzles滾燙的油鍋發(fā)出
4. But I told him he was nothing to me.
但我告訴他,他對(duì)我也沒(méi)有什么幫助.
點(diǎn)評(píng):
"nothing to sb."表示"對(duì)某人而言什么都不是或一無(wú)是處",但考慮到文章的上下文如果這樣譯就太不客氣了.所以應(yīng)使用委婉語(yǔ)來(lái)表示.
【翻譯材料】
沒(méi)有一個(gè)人將小草叫"大力士",但是它的力量之大,的確是世所罕見.這種力,是一般人看不見的生命力,只要生命存在,這種力就要顯現(xiàn),上面的石塊,絲毫不足以阻擋,因?yàn)樗且环N"長(zhǎng)期抗戰(zhàn)"的力,有彈性,能屈能伸的力,有韌性,不大目的'不止的力.種子不落在肥土而落在瓦礫中,有生命力的種子決不會(huì)悲觀和嘆氣,因?yàn)橛辛俗枇Σ庞心ゾ?生命開始的一瞬間就帶了斗爭(zhēng)來(lái)的草,才是堅(jiān)韌的草,也只有這種草才可以傲然地對(duì)那些玻璃棚中養(yǎng)育著的盆花哄笑.
參考譯文:
Though the little grass has never been said to be Herculean, the power it shows is matchless in the world. It is an invisible force of life. So long as there is life, the force will show itself. The rock above it is not heavy enough to prevent the seed from growing, because it is a force that keeps growing over a period of time, because it is an elastic force that can shrink and expand, because it is a tenacious force that will not stop growing until it is grown.The seed does not choose to fall on fertile land but in debris, instead. The seed with life is never pessimistic or sad, for it has undergone resistance and pressure. The grass that begins to fight its way out right after its birth is strong and tenacious, and only that grass has the right to smile with pride at the potted plants in glassed green houses.
翻譯點(diǎn)評(píng):
Herculean:大力神,古希臘神話人物,如果想不到的話可以用比較口語(yǔ)的beefcake或者masculined guy.不過(guò)大家還是要注意,多積累一些這樣的文化、文學(xué)類知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備,以便在翻譯時(shí)能做到信手拈來(lái),傳神出彩.
matchless一句:這句話的翻譯使用了逆向思維,這在英語(yǔ)中很常見,比如:
這事決不可能是他干的.
應(yīng)譯成He is the last person to do such a thing.
elastic force:彈力,不會(huì)的同學(xué)亦可譯成spring force/bounce,實(shí)在不會(huì),可以換成strength,當(dāng)然這就要失分了.
tenacious:持久的,也可換成ever-lasting或者long-lasting.一般像這樣簡(jiǎn)單的合成詞在翻譯中往往能派上大用場(chǎng).
debris:注意,末尾的s是不發(fā)音的,但是拼寫的時(shí)候千萬(wàn)不要漏掉.
potted plants:盆栽.一些普通的日常生活中的名詞,大家可能會(huì)忽略,翻譯中遇到時(shí)才恍然發(fā)現(xiàn)不會(huì)表達(dá).這一類詞語(yǔ)要多加注意,不要只將注意力集中在專業(yè)名詞上面.
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