2005年八级试翻译题.ppt

2005年八级考试翻译题; It is simple enough to say that since books have classes---fiction, biography, poetry—we should separate them and take from each what is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what it is right that each should give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our prejudices.; If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow-worker and accomplice. If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. ; But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible fineness, from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. ; 既然书籍有不同的体裁—小说、传记和诗歌—那么我们应该对它们有所区分，并吸取每一种体裁的长处，这一点说来容易。可是很少有人想从书本中得到什么。我们在阅读时通常带着模糊和片面观点，认为小说应该反映现实的，诗歌应该是虚幻的，传记是阿谀奉承的，历史只会强化我们的偏见。; 如果我们在阅读时能放弃这些成见，这将是一个美好的开始。这不是说要把你自己完全奉献给作者，而是尽可能成为作者，做他的 同事或者伙伴。如果你一开始就犹豫、就保留、就批评，这样会自设藩篱，而不能从所读的书籍中获得最大的价值。; 但是，只要敞开胸怀、拓展思维，你就会从第一句的曲曲折折中找到作者的独特之处，尽管这些迹象和暗示几乎是无法感知的。如果你精通这一点、明白这一点，你很快就会发现作者正在给你无限的知识或将会给你无限的知识。;;;;