1、Part II段落翻译与实践 I. 汉译英1和平统一1） 促进统一，就要有个适当的方式。2）所以我们建议举行两党平等会谈，实行第三次合作。3）大陆和台湾有不同的意识形态，实行不同的政治制度，但绝不能让这一点妨碍我们发展两岸关系，实现和平统一的大业。1）To promote the reunification of the motherland, we must find a proper means. 2) So we suggest that the two Parties hold a talk on an equal footing and try for a third-time co
2、operation. 3) The fact the mainland and Taiwan have adopted different ideologies and political systems should not be allowed to stand in the way of developing the relations between two sides of the Taiwan Straits and achieving the peaceful reunification.2大学生1）现在大学生的学习压力相当重。2）除了大四，他们开始找工作了，其余的学生总是忙于学
3、习，而不愿参加校园团体和俱乐部，不愿参加体育锻炼和其他课外活动，不愿与他们的朋友玩玩，不愿关心和学习没有关系的事。3）总之，他们就像一个机器人。4）压力大，时间少，功课多。5）看到同寝室里的人都上图书馆去学习，到深夜闭馆才回，而自己却去看电影，他们就会有一种内疚感。6）一想到白天什么事都没干，心里就感到不安，会整夜因此睡不着觉。7）他们学习太紧张，几乎没有时间好好品尝生活，干些其他事，成为一个全面发展的人。8）读大学使他们失去太多的个人幸福和健康。1) College students now bear heavy academic pressure. 2) You will find the
4、mexcept seniors who are beginning to look for a jobalways too busy in studies to join campus organizations, too busy to take part in sports and other extracurricular activities, too busy to share the interests of their friends, and too busy to pay attention to anything that is not connected with the
5、ir studies. 3) In short, they have become nothing but a robot. 4) They are under pressure to do too much work in too little time. 5) If their roommates are studying in the library until it closes at midnight while they go to a movie, they will feel guilty. 6) The very idea of doing nothing during th
6、e day will make them uncomfortable and sleepless all night. 7) They stud so hard that they have hardly had time to savor life and to pursue other interests to grow as well-rounded people. 8) The pursuit of college education costs them too much personal happiness and health.3金融危机1）现在的国际金融是没有国界的。2）当东京
7、的股市大跌时，受影响的不只是日本，而是全世界。3）因此要保持我们中国的经济稳定发展，就要帮助恢复亚太地区的稳定和发展。4）我们中国在这次亚洲金融危机中勇敢地承担了自己的责任。注释东京 Tokyo 1) International finance has no respect for national borders. 2) When stock markets fall in Tokyo, the effects are no longer local; they are global. 3) So to have sustained economic growth. China must h
8、elp to restore stability and growth in the Asia Pacific region. 4) China has steadfastly shouldered its responsibilities to the region in this latest financial crisis. 4抗洪抢险1）这次长江流域的水灾是 44 年来最严重的。2）官方的数字表明已有 2000 多人死亡，1380 万人被迫离开家园。3）占中国总耕地面积 3%的 450 万公顷的农作物被毁。4）工厂被迫停工，产量受到影响。5）客运和货运也被迫中断。6）在未来的许多岁月
9、里，人民都会感受到洪灾对中国经济的总体影响。7）尽管损失如此严重，举国上下，展开与洪水的斗争是非常值得称赞的。8）在抗洪斗争中，中国人民显示了令人叹服的守堤防洪的能力。9）例如这次国家调动了 160 万军队去帮助守护大堤，将被洪水淹没地区的百姓迁走。10）事实上，差不多有数百万平民百姓参加了这一人类巨大的斗争。注释公顷 hectare1) The floods in the Yangtze River basin are the worst in 44 years. 2) Official figures indicate that more than 2000 people have bee
10、n drowned and 13.8 million have been driven from their homes. 3) Crops have been destroyed on 4.5 million hectares, 3 percent of Chinas total cropland. 4) Industrial output has suffered as factories have had to shut. 5) The transportation of goods and people has been disrupted. 6) The overall effect
11、 on Chinas economy will be felt for many months. 7/8 Despite the serious damage, China deserves a lot credit for the nationwide effort to deal with flooding, during which the Chinese have demonstrated a remarkable capacity for shoring up dikes and protecting themselves from flooding. 9) For example,
12、 1.6 million troops have been mobilized to help protect the dikes and to move people out of areas being flooded. 10) Literally millions of civilians are involved in this enormous human effort.5. 海滨浴场1）游客就是冲着这一望无际的海滩和充足的阳光前来休养的。2）然而，随着青岛市的对外开放，青岛旅游业就显得过于单一。现代化设施也显得欠缺。3）虽然海滨浴场每年吸引了成千上万的中外游客，但却明显地受到季节自
13、然因素的影响。注释 青岛 Qingdao1) Its endless beaches and abundant sunshine attract tourists each year in search of rest and relaxation. 2) The opening of Qingdao to the outside world, however, has revealed the monotony of her touring programs and the inadequacy of modern facilities. 3) Take the bathing beach
14、for example. It admits thousands of tourists from home and abroad annually, but its use is obviously limited by seasons and natural events.6投资市场1）股票市场，国库券市场和企业债券市场是上海最大和最活跃的资本市场。2）这些市场的日趋活跃，表明上海金融体系越来越成熟，同时也看出上海企业正设法通过直接向群众借款的办法来克服信贷紧缩。3）它还说明，上海投资者越来越聪明。4）他们购买各种有价证券，从保值定期储蓄、国库券、股票、企业债券，到现在只要能使手中钱不因通
15、货膨胀而贬值的各种其他金融债券。5）机构投资者和个人投资者踊跃购买每年发行的国库券。6）企业债券因为期限短，利率高于银行存款利率一到二个百分点，因此也十分受欢迎。7）人们争相购买证券，往往前一天晚上就在银行外排队，一个亿的债券几天就一售而空。注释 国库券 the treasury bond1,2) Increasing activity in the stock market, the treasury bond and enterprise bond marketsShanghais biggest and most active capital marketsreflects the gr
16、owing sophistication of the local financial system and the efforts of local enterprises to beat the credit squeeze by borrowing directly from the public. 3, 4) It also indicates that Shanghai investors are getting smarter, spreading their portfolios among inflation-linked fixed bank deposits, treasu
17、ry bonds, shares, and enterprise bonds, and other financial instruments now available as a hedge against inflation. 5) Treasury bonds issued each year has been the most popular with institutional and individual investors. 6) Enterprise bonds are also popular because they have a short maturity and of
18、fer an interesting rate of 1-2% more than the average bank deposit rate. 7) Often RMB 100 million worth of enterprise bonds are subscribed within a few days by anxious investors who queue overnight outside banks. 7快乐教育1）快乐教育是指强调培养学生成为德、智、体、美、劳全面发展的人。2）它改变了我们以往唯有高分的学生才是人才的观念。3）因为我们国家的建设事业不仅仅需要的是工程师和科
19、学家，同样需要各行各业的能工巧匠。1,2) By advocating enjoyable education we mean to challenge the notion that grades are an exclusive measure of ones talent and to aim to develop childrens total personality, not just their academic ability. We are also value virtues, physical endurance, manual skills, or artistic ab
20、ilities. 3) For China in her development needs not only engineers and scientists, but talent of different kinds.8美国华人1）70 年代以来，美国华人社会发生了重大的变化。2）最显著的是许多来自大陆的中国人不断涌入美国，使美国华人的人数猛增。3）随着华人人口的迅猛增加和华族素质的明显提高，华人经济日趋繁荣。4）据悉，自 1986 年起，美国华人经济已跃居全美少数民族之首，遥遥领先于日裔、韩裔等其他后裔。5）美国华人家庭的年均收入已超过美国白人家庭。6）目前，一批华人企业家在美国经济界
21、享有一定声望。7）更可喜的是，近年来美国冒出一批知名华裔科技人才。8）他们的科技成就引起了国际科技界的注意和钦佩。9）同时华人的政治地位明显提高，涉足美国政界的人越来越多。1，2) Since the 1970s the Chinese community in the USA has undergone tremendous changes, among which is its rapid increase in population as many Chinese have kept flooding into Americas shore. 3) As the population o
22、f the American citizens of Chinese descent has increased and their qualities have evidently improved, so their economic conditions have prospered. 4) It is said that since 1986 the US citizens of Chinese descent have leapt to a good lead over other racial minorities, Japanese and Koreans, for instan
23、ce. 5) The average Chinese familys yearly income has now come to exceed that of the average American family. 6) At present there is a number of enterprisers of Chinese descent in the economic circles in the US who enjoy considerable fame. 7) An even more cheerful phenomenon is that in recent years t
24、here have sprung up in the US prominent scientific and technical talents of Chinese descent. 8) Their achievements have come to command the notice and admiration of scientists and technical experts in the world. 9) Meanwhile, Chinese-descent citizens have more roles to play in American political cir
25、cles, as they have risen evidently in political status.9谈国事1）在谈话中，他涉及的是一些严肃的问题，诸如国有企业的改革，快速膨胀的政府机构，中国对亚洲邻邦承担的义务，决不使人民币贬值，整治环境和铲除腐败。2）自始至终，人们时而点头表示赞同，时而捧腹大笑。1) In his talk, he tackled serious subjects, like the reform of state-owned enterprises and the growing bureaucracy, Chinas commitment to her As
26、ian neighbors and determination not to devalue her currency, the need to clean up the environment or root out corruption. 2) All the while, people alternately nodded in approval or held their sides with laughter.10小鸡风波1）退休煤矿工人张师傅今年年初买了四只小鸡。2）有一天发现丢了一只，气得一个劲地埋怨老伴。3）傍晚，有一只小鸡突然从门外进来，随后邻居王某跟进院来，抓起小鸡就走。4
27、）张老太哪里肯放。5）双方争吵起来。6）原来王某年初也买了两只小鸡，最近丢了一只。7）这时，另一个姓李的邻居过来了解情况。8）他将有争议的小鸡从两家中间撒出去。9）那只鸡不去王家，直向张家的鸡群跑去。10）张师傅叫了声“鸡鸡鸡” ，他养的小鸡，连同有争议的那只，争先恐后地跑到他的脚下。11）王某无话可说，当场认错，一场小鸡风波平息了。1) Mr. Zhang, a retired miner, bought four chicks early this year. 2) One day, he found one of them missing. He got so angry that he
28、 kept blaming his wife for it all the time. 3) Towards evening, into his yard came a chick, followed by his neighbor Wang, who ran to catch the chick. 4) Naturally Zhangs wife wouldnt let him go with the chick, 5) and so a quarrel ensured. 6) It turned out that Wang had also lost one of his two chic
29、ks recently, which he bought nearly the same time as Mr. Zhang did. 7) Their quarrel drew another neighbor Lee to the yard to see what was happening. 8) Having heard the story, he put the chick somewhere between their homes and let it off. 9) The chick went straight to join Zhangs flock and kept ret
30、urning whenever it was driven to Wangs home. 10) And at Zhangs call “Chick, chick”, all the chicks including the one in question recede in response to him. 11) Wang had no more to say but made an immediate apologize. Thus ended the quarrel over a chick.11徐霞客1）徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。2）他在考察的过程中，从不盲目迷
31、信书本上的结论，从不把权威看作是真理的唯一基础。3）他发现前人研究的地理记载中有许多不很可靠的地方。4）为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；5）为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区、人迹稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景；6）他常常选择不同的时间和季节，多次重游各地名山，反复观察变换的奇景。7）他不仅善于观察，观察的精确、耐心、客观、而且对观察的结果锲而不舍地进行思考。1) During his life time, Xu Xiake visited 16 provinces, leaving his footprints nearly eve
32、rywhere across the land. 2) He never blindly accepted the conclusions given by books, nor did he treat authority as the sole basis for truth. 3) As a result, he found many inaccuracies in the travel notes on geography written by his predecessors. 4,5) In order to get a detailed and truthful picture
33、of the particular places, he preferred to travel on foot instead of by cart or boat despite long distances, and even ventured into mountainous areas and jungles, which are rarely traveled by people and full of dangers. 5,6) The payoff for his effort was his discovery of many fantastic landscapes whi
34、ch attracted him to return in different season sand even different hours of the day to observe their kaleidoscopic spectacles. 7) He was not only a good observer, accurate, patient and objective, but also applied persistent thought to the observations he made. 12 “马桶文学”1） 在美国求学生涯是非常艰苦的，尤其是，三十岁了还在读书，
35、又拖着两个顽童。2）哈佛附近的房租奇贵无比，能租到一房一厅已经是相当不错了，3）房当然是被两个宝贝女儿占了，4）患难夫妻只好在厅里摆了一张沙发床，每天搬上搬下，5）厨房是在厅里的，我们这张床其实就在炉子边上，感觉好像是住在厨房里的老佣人。6）先生的博士论文，就在厨房里的沙发床上想出来的，7）每到夜深人静，他就躺在沙发床上，半醒半睡地想公式。8）我从来没弄清他到底是醒着着还是睡着了，不敢开灯，想在饭桌上写文章就办不到了。9）卧室里倒是有张书桌，先生不躺在沙发床上时，就地直霸占着这张书桌，等到书桌空出来，儿女已经入睡，卧室里又处于宵禁状况。10）躲到哪儿去写作呢？11）只有厕所了，我把马桶盖上，当
36、成一个小书桌人蹲在地上，一个字一个字地写，一篇短文下来，腿已发麻了。12) 这样辛苦出来，大部分被退稿不说，如果第二天不幸被我女儿翻出来当了玩具，就永远胎死腹中了。“W. C. Literature”1）Life is very tough for overseas students studying in America, especially for those who are over thirty and encumbered with two children.2）The rent near Harvard is forbiddingly high. To be able to af
37、ford one bedroom and one living room is enviable enough. 3）The former is of course the territory for our two dear daughters. 4）Being financially embarrassed, my husband and I have to content ourselves with sleeping in a sofa-bed in the living room. 5）Our kitchen being located there, the bed is in fa
38、ct close to the stove, giving us the odd feeling that we are a pair of old servants quartered in that lowly place.6）And it is in this piece of furniture that my better half designed his doctoral dissertation. 7）Every night be would lie in the bed half asleep and half awake thinking out his formulas.
39、 8）Never being able to figure out in which state he was, I couldnt switch on the light, thus eliminating the possibility of my writing at the dining table.9）There is a desk in the bedroom, which is his colony when he is not occupying the sofa. When he withdraws from the lone position, the children a
40、re already fast asleep, necessitating the enforcement of a total blackout.10）Where can I entrench myself for my literary cerebrations? 11）Theres only the W. C. ! where Ill go. Ill let down the lid, making it serve as a mini-desk. There Ill squat down and start composing. Finishing one short essay th
41、us is enough to benumb both of my legs. 12)It the next day my daughters should happen to find the manuscripts and make toys with them, my brain-child would be still-born, not to mention the fate of rejection that will befall most of the contributions that are fortunate enough to escape the fate of d
42、estruction.13盲人挑灯1) 一个漆黑的夜晚，一个苦行僧走到一个荒僻的村落中，他看见有一盏晕黄的灯正从巷道的深处静静地亮过来，身旁的一位村民说：“孙瞎子过来了。 ”2)苦行僧百思不得其解，一个双目失明的人，挑起一盏灯笼岂不可笑？3)僧人于是问：“敢问施主，既然你什么也看不见，那你为何挑一盏灯笼呢？”4)盲人说：“现在是黑夜吗？我听说黑夜里如果没有灯光的映照，那么满世界的人都和我一样是盲人，所以，我就点燃了盏灯。 ”5)僧人若有所悟地说：“原来您是为别人照明呀？”6)但那盲人却说：“不，我是为自己！”7)盲人问僧人，你是否因为夜色漆黑而被其他行人碰撞过？但我就没有。虽说我是盲人，但我挑
43、了这盏灯笼，既为别人照亮了路，也让别人看到了我而不会碰撞我了。A Blind Man with A Lantern1)One moonless night an itinerant monk wandered into a desolate village. Suddenly he descried a dim yellow light moving noiselessly towards him from the far end of a long lane. A villager close by told him, “Here comes Blindman Sun.”2)The monk
44、 was much bewildered at the sight. Isnt it ridiculous for a sightless person to carry a lantern? 3)Thereupon he asked, “Excuse me, sir, may I ask why you are carrying a lantern when you are visually challenged?”4)“Is it night now?” the visionless man asked. After getting satisfied in that particular
45、, he explained, “Im told that without any illumination, people throughout the world would all be groping in the dark, therefore Ive a lighted lantern with me.”5)Seeming to have been enlightened somewhat, the religious man exclaimed. “So, sir, youre lighting up the way for others?”6)“No, for myself,”
46、 was the unexpected answer.7)“Have you ever been bumped into by other pedestrians in the street because of utter darkness?” the differently-abled man querried. After getting an affirmative answer, he said, “But Ive never. I have no vision, but, holding a lantern, I not only help the people see the w
47、ay, but also myself, so that I wont get knocked down.”14做人1)母亲病了，住在医院里，我去守护她。2) 很多人来探望母亲，他们带来各种各样的水果和补品。每一个人来，母亲都说：“你有心来探望我这把老骨头，我就很感激了；怎么能再让你破费？快把东西带回去给小孩吃。”3)那些人自然不会把东西带回去。母亲叫我把东西硬塞回他们的怀里，可他们鬼机灵地把东西扔在桌子上就跑了。4)母亲吃不了那么多水果和补品，就叫我也吃，一边看我吃，一边问：“好吃吗？”5)我说： “好吃。 ”6)过了两天，表哥来看望我的母亲，表哥手里空空的，没有水果，也没有补品，可是他临走
48、时掏出一张百元大钞放在母亲的枕头边。7)母亲赶紧捡起钱，要还给表哥。8)表哥转身就走，母亲把钱递给我，指着表哥的背景说：“快。 ”9)我接过钱去追表哥，追出很远才追上。10)表哥死活不肯要回钱。我硬把钱放在他的口袋里说：“快收下，别惹我妈生气。 ”11)表哥摇摇头，无可奈何地说：“大姨这个人，心太好。 ”12)我完成任务回到病房，母亲仰身半坐地问：“你表哥要不要？”13)“他哪里肯要，我硬放进他口袋里去。 ”14)母亲的头落回到枕头上，她不再说话，好久，才长长地叹了一口气。15)我赶紧凑到床前问：“你哪里不舒服？”16)母亲伸出枯瘦的手抚摸我的脸说：“你几时才学会做人？”17)我惶恐地问：“我
49、哪里做错了？”18)母亲抿抿嘴，似笑非笑地说：“我是你表哥的大姨，病成这个样子了，他给一百块钱不应该吗？”19)我恍然大悟，转身再去追表哥。20)母亲一把拉住我的衣摆说：“你又错了。 ”Learn the Ways of the World1)My mother was hospitalized and I was often at her bed-side, looking after her.2)She had lots of visitors, who invariably came with different kinds of fruit and tonics. Invariably she would decline thus, “Im thankful enough to you for coming to see me. How can I bear to see you go to such expenses for my sake? Come on! Take those things back with you for your kids.”3)Naturally, no caller would accept her suggestion, and mot
