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大学英语高级散文课文翻译英语专业12

LessonTwelve

TheThirdKnightsSpeech

第三个骑士的讲话

T.S.EliotT.S.艾略特

Newwords

recurto,persist,repeat,return

underdog,oneatadisadvantage

fairplay,playthatfollowstherules,fairness,treatmentthatisfairandjust

Archbishop,chiefbishop 大主教

hard-headed,realistic

clap-trap,pretentiousoremptyspeech

Analysisofthetext

1Ishouldlikefirsttorecurtoapointthatwasverywellputbyourleader,Reginald[`redVidnEld]FitzUrse[E:z]:thatyouareEnglishmenandthereforeyoursympathiesarealwayswiththeunderdog.ItistheEnglishspiritoffairplay.[Heflatters]NowtheworthyArchbishop,whosegoodqualitiesIverymuchadmired,[disarmsthereader,andsetsthetoneofhisargument]hasthroughoutbeenpresentedastheunderdog.Butisthisreallythecase?Iamgoingtoappealnottoyouremotionsbuttoyourreason.Youarehard-headedsensiblepeople[flatters],asIcansee,andnottobetakeninbyemotionalclap-trap.Ithereforeaskyoutoconsidersoberly:whatweretheArchbishopsaims?andwhatareKingHenrysaims?Intheanswertothesequestionsliesthekeytotheproblem.[establishesthelinesalongwhichhewillproceed]

Skills:

Whenyouspeakorwrite,alwaystrytoflatteranddisarmtheaudienceorreader.Thesetwoskillsareuselessinargument,buttheyareverypowerfulinmotivationandpersuasion.

译文

第一，我想再讲一下我们的领导，吴哲讲的，你们是英国人，因此你们老是怜悯失败

者。这就是英国人公正竞争的精神。我特别敬重我们可敬的大主教。人家向来把他当作完全的失败者。但这是真的吗？我不打算煽惑你们，只和你们讲讲道理。我知道，你们都是求实

而聪明的人。不会掉进感情的圈子。因此我请你们沉着地考虑一下，主教的目的是什么，亨利国王的目的又是什么。所有事件的重点，就在对这两个问题的回答之中。

Newwords

thelate,thedead

QueenMatilda,QueenofEngland(1102-67)

irruption,breakingorburstingin

usurper,onewhoseizes,especiallyillegally

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