2022年度英语专业八级考试翻译部分历届试题及参考答案.doc

英语专业八级考试翻译某些历届试题及参照答案
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1995年英语专业八级考试--翻译某些参照译文
C-E原文:
简.奥斯丁故事都是三五户人家居家度日,婚恋嫁娶小事。因而不少中华人民共和国读者不理解她何以在西方享有那么高名誉。但一部故事开掘得深不深,艺术和思想与否有过人之处,确不在题材大小。有人把奥斯丁作品比作越咀嚼越有味道橄榄。这不但由于她语言精彩,并曾对故事艺术发展有创造性贡献,也由于她轻快活泼论述事实上并不那么浅白,那么透明。史密斯夫人说过,女作家经常试图修正现存价值秩序,变化人们对“重要”和“不重要”看法。也许奥斯丁故事能教我们学会转换眼光和角度,明察到“小事”论述所涉及那些不小问题。
参照译文:
However,subjectmatterisindeednotthedecisivefactorbywhichwejudgeanovelofitsdepthaswellas(of)itsartisticappealandideologicalcontent(or:astowhetheranoveldigsdeepornotorwhetheritexcelsinartisticappealandideologicalcontent).SomepeoplecompareAusten’sworkstoolives:themoreyouchewthem,themoretasty(thetastier)theybecome.Thiscomparisonisbasednotonlyon(Thisisnotonlybecauseof)herexpressivelanguageandhercreativecontributiontothedevelopmentofnovelwritingasanart,butalsoon(becauseof)thefactthatwhathidesbehindherlightandlivelynarrativeissomethingimplicitandopaque(notsoexplicitandtransparent).Mrs.Smithonceobserved,womenwritersoftensought(madeattempts)torectifytheexistingvalueconcepts(orders)bychangingpeople’sopinionsonwhatis“important”andwhatisnot.
E-C原文
I,bycomparison,livinginmyoverpricedcityapartment,walkingtoworkpastputridsacksofstreetgarbage,payingusurioustaxestolocalandstategovernmentsIgenerallyabhor,Iamratedmiddleclass.Thiscausesmetowonder,dothemeasurementmakesense?Arewemeasuringonlythatwhichiseasilymeasured---thenumbersonthemoneychart---andignoringvaluesmorecentraltothegoodlife?Formysonsthereisofcoursetheruralbountyoffresh-grownvegetables,line-caughtfishandthesharedrichesofneighbours’orchardsandgardens.Thereistheunpaidbaby-sitterforwhosechildrenmydaughter-in-lawbaby-sitsinreturn,andneighbourswhobartertheirskillsandlabour.Butmorethanthat,howdoyoumeasureserenity?Senseifself?Idon’twanttoidealizelifeinsmallplaces.Therearetimeswhentheoutsideworldintrudesbrutally,aswhenthecostofgasolinegoesupordeveloperscasttheireyesonuntouchedfarmland.Therearecruelties,thereisint