英语经典散文的鉴赏与翻译.ppt

*第十四讲英语经典散文的鉴赏与翻译

*I.课堂互动实践：TheDelightsofBooks

读书的乐趣Booksaretomankindwhatmemoryistotheindividual.Theycontainthehistoryofourrace,thediscoverieswehavemade,theaccumulatedknowledgeandexperienceofages;theypictureforusthemarvelsandbeautiesofnature;helpusinourdifficulties,comfortusinsorrowandinsuffering,changehoursofwearinessintomomentsofdelight,storeourmindswithideas,fillthemwithgoodandhappythoughts,andliftusoutofandaboveourselves.

书籍之于人类，犹如记忆之于个人。书籍既可记录人种之演变，亦可记载人类之发现；既有日积月累之知识，亦不乏世代相传之经验；书籍之于人类，可描绘自然之奇迹与美丽，于困难无助之际予以提携，于悲伤痛苦之时施以抚慰；让困倦之时刻变为欢乐之时光，让头脑充满丰富之想象，让心灵布满美好快乐之思想，恃此而人可走出自我，超越自我。*ThereisanOrientalstoryoftwomen:onewasaking,whoeverynightdreamthewasabeggar;theotherwasabeggar,whoeverynightdreamthewasaprinceandlivedinapalace.Iamnotsurethatthekinghadverymuchthebestofit.Imaginationissometimesmorevividthanreality.But,howeverthismaybe,whenwereadwemaynotonly(ifwewishit)bekingsandliveinpalaces,but,whatisfarbetter,wemaytransportourselvestothemountainsortheseashore,andvisitthemostbeautifulpartsoftheearth,withoutfatigue,inconvenience,orexpense.

有一东方典故，言及二人：一为国王，一为乞丐。国王夜必有恶魇，魇中成乞丐；乞丐晚必做美梦，梦中变王子，居宫殿。国王是否泰然处之，余不敢肯定。想象之于现实或更栩栩然。是否如此，姑且不论，然读书时，恁可想象自己即为国王，居宫殿；且读书乃美差之事：既可使人纵情山川，嬉戏海滩，亦可使人遍访世之美景；既可使人除身心疲惫之虑，亦可使人解囊中羞涩之忧。*Manyofthosewhohavehad,aswesay,allthatthisworldcangive,haveyettoldustheyowedmuchoftheirpuresthappinesstobooks.Ascham,in“TheSchoolmaster”,tellsatouchingstoryofhislastvisittoLadyJaneGrey.HefoundhersittinginanorielwindowreadingPlatosbeautifulaccountofthedeathofSocrates.Herfatherandmotherwerehuntinginthepark,thehoundswereinfullcryandtheirvoicescameinthroughtheopenwindow.Heexpressedhissurprisethatshehadnotjoinedthem.But,saidshe,“Iwistthatalltheirpleasureintheparkisbutas