《散文翻译练习》PPT课件.ppt
Style and Translation,It was a bleak,rainy day,and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyns house.But she had insisted that I come see something at the top of the mountain.,凄风细雨，山路蜿蜒，我毫无兴致驱车前往女儿卡罗琳的家。可女儿一定要我前去看看山顶上的什么景致。,Turning down a narrow track,we parked the car and got out.We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles.Huge black green evergreens towered over.Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind.Then we turned a corner-and I stopped and gasped in amazement.,转过一条狭窄的小道我们停下车出来，沿着铺满厚厚一层松针的小路走去。头顶上高大的墨绿色常青树耸入云霄。渐渐地这地方的平和宁静开始令我陶醉。然后我们拐了个弯，我停下了脚步，惊诧不已。,Style and Translation,From the top of the mountain,sloping for several acres across folds and valleys,were rivers of daffodils in radiant bloom.A profusion of color-from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the most vivid salmon-blazed like a carpet before us.It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside.,从山顶往下好几英亩的山坡上，满是怒放的水仙花，犹如江河直下，越过山坳，穿过峡谷，一片五彩缤纷：有洁净无比的象牙白，有极其浓郁的柠檬黄，有鲜艳夺目的鲑鱼橙，如同一幅地毯展现在我们面前，令人眼花缭乱。仿佛太阳倾翻了，把一片金光溢泻到了山坡上。,A riot of questions filled my mind.Who created such beauty?Why?How?,一大堆问题在我的脑海中翻腾。谁创造了这种美景？为什么要创造？又是如何创造的？,As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property,we saw a sign:ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I KNOW YOU ARE ASKING.The first answer was:ONE WOMAN-TWO HANDS,TWO FEET AND VERY LITTLE BRAIN.The second was:ONE AT A TIME.The third:STARTED IN 1958.,我们走近这块宝地中央的屋子，只见一块牌子上写着：我知道你要问的问题，答案如下。答案一：一位妇女，一双手，两只脚，而且天资不高。答案二：一次种一株。答案三：开始于1958年。,As we drove home,I was so moved by what we had seen I could scarcely speak.She changed the world,“I finally said,one bulb at a time.She started almost 40 years ago,probably just the beginning of an idea,but she kept at it.The wonder of it would not let me go.Imagine,“I said,if Id had a vision and worked at it,just a little bit every day,what might have Iaccomplished?(299 words),驱车回家的路上，我为所见的一切感动不已，无言以对。“她改造了世界，”我终于说道。“一次种一株。她几乎40年前就开始了。当时也许只是一念之闪，但她持之以恒。”这一奇观令我回味良久。“试想，”我说道，“如果我有一个梦想，并为之努力，每天干一点，最后我会做出怎样的成绩呢？”,
