device汉英翻译实践第四讲(《我对于运动会的感想》胡适)

大呼大喊的时候

11

，我很想再有同样的机会使 我弹去一点“老态”

。我希

望许多同学都来这运动会场上尝尝少 年的高兴，

——把那斯文的老景暂时丢在讲堂上或寄宿

舍里

!

II.

理解难点提示

(Suggestions for Comprehension)

1.

“我对于运动会的感想” 中的“运动会”

，是泛泛而谈，还是就某一次运动会而谈？

看下 文提到的写这篇文章的缘起。

2.

“现行”是什么意思？考虑“行”的对象是什么。

3.

作者认为这个价是高还是低？ 看这个分句与下个分句形成什么关系。

4.

“武士”指什么人？为什么称之为“武士”？

5.

运动员受了伤，为什么要“祝 贺他”？想想除了安慰之外，观众对受伤的运动员还

会说些什么？

6.

这里的“奋斗”实指什么？

7.

“角抵”与“斗兽”有什么不同？

8.

“跟着”是否意味着同学先喊，自己后喊？

9.

作者是否仅仅把北京大学作为居住地？

10.

这“大家”具体指什么人？

11.

作者想起的是否仅仅是时间？

III.

译文

(Target Text)

Reflections on the Sports Meet

1

Hu Shih

After

entering

an

American

University

2

,

I

watched,

for

the

first

time,

an

intercollegiate

football match on the campus

3

. Unlike the football we now play in China, American football is a

very tough game

4

. Though admission cost as much as two US dollars per person

5

, yet there was a

large attendance of several thousand

6

. At the critical moment, the stadium would be echoing with

the spectators

?

chorus of wild yells for their own athletic heroes

7

. Whenever a player of their side

was

injured

and

helped

out

of

the

football

field,

they

would

also

yell

by

way

of

saluting

and

comforting him

8

. At first I just couldn

?

t get used to the rough play and deafening roar

9

, inwardly

calling it an inhuman modern version of the bloody fights of men with men or with wild animals

in the arena of the Roman amphitheater

10

.

Among the yelling crowds

11

were not only young boys and girls, but also many hoary-headed

old professars. I was very surprised to see my professor of botany, Mr. Rolly, who happened to be

sitting nearby, also shouting frantically

12

.

I went to watch football several times. The third time, however, found me rising to my feet in

spite of myself to join my fellow students in cheering like mad

13

.

Can

I

have

been

assimilated

into

the

barbarous

modern

version

of

the

ancient

Roman

practice

14

? No. The fact is, I gradually threw away the

“

old-age mentality

”

that I

?

d brought with

me from China. I became rejuvenated.

Now, after spending five years teaching at Peking University

15

, I

?v

e been assimilated into the

“

scholarly dignity

”

of my students

16

, so that my erstwhile

“

old-age mentality

”

has revived by and

large

17

.

Today I was very happy to hear that Peking University was about to schedule a sports meet

18

.

That reminds me of how twelve years ago I joined the football crowds in giving loud yells

19

. I

?

m

looking forward very eagerly to the new opportunity for me to regain some of my youthful spirit

20

.

I

hope

all

my

students

will

be

present

at

the

playing

field

to

taste

the

joy

of

youthfulness

and

temporarily leave behind their

“

scholarly dignity

”

in the classroom or dormitory

21

.

(Translated by Zhang Peiji)

IV

.

表达解说

(Explanation of Expression)

1.

“运动会”

特指引起作者写本文的北大运动会，

不译

Sports Meets,

而译

the Sports Meet

。

2.

< br>汉语有联动式，动词用得多；比较起来，英语动词用得少。汉译英时，要设法减少

动词。

办法一般是化次要动词为介词，

故

“到美国入大学校”

可译为：

entering a university in

America (

比较：拿块荷叶包了——

wrap it up in a lotus leaf[Ex04])

。但

a university in America

等于

an American university

。

3.

“

(

我 们

)

大学和

(

别的

)

大学的”

就是

< br>intercollegiate

，

“我们

(

大学

)

”

则由

on the campus

表达。

4.