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1705051738 此外,原文中In the panda’s world, nothing is quite what it seems堪称佳句,很富哲理。相应的原译显得捉襟见肘,而改译的“表面现象可不能说明什么问题”则在语体上和原句铢两悉称。
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1705051740 Pandas are shy and seldom aggressive. When one is seen, it is usually retreating. They are solitary animals, rarely together, but they are aware of each other, keeping in touch by sound and especially scent. Their social lives consist largely of reading and leaving scent marks. Rubbing its scent glands on trees and rocks, a panda says, “Here I am,” or, “There I was.”
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1705051742 【原译】熊猫很腼腆,很少攻击人。如果被人看见了,大熊猫往往会逃走。它们是独居动物,很少聚集在一起。它们还是通过声音,尤其气味感知对方的存在,阅读和标记气味就是它们社交活动的大部分内容了。大熊猫在树上、石头上摩擦其味腺,即是在说,“我在这儿,”或者,“我去过那儿了”。
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1705051744 【改译】熊猫很腼腆,很少具有攻击性。若是被人发现,大熊猫往往会退而避之。它们是独居动物,很少群居。尽管如此,它们还是能通过声音,尤其气味来感知对方的存在,并保持彼此的联系。大熊猫的“社交生活”主要是辨识气味,留下气味。大熊猫在树上、石头上摩擦其味腺,即告诉其伙伴,“嘿,我在这儿,”或者,“哦,我去过那儿”。
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1705051746 翻译亦创造。原句的亮点在于段末:a panda says, “Here I am,” or, “There I was.“大熊猫之可爱被写活了,憨态可掬,形象跃出。原译略显死板,而改译仅仅添加了两个感叹词(嘿、哦),表达顿时趋活。
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1705051748 美与不美,牵涉译者之语感,如retreating一词,原译译成“逃走”,改译译成“退而避之”,孰美,孰不美?现代汉语之美,美在文言也。
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1705051750 当然,美还在于行文的逻辑感,比如原句里的一个不显眼的but,原译不译,改译译成“尽管如此”,读来便别有韵味。
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1705051752 Almost exclusively, Giant Pandas eat bamboo. Equipped with a unique sixth digit, ideal for eating bamboo, pandas have been shaped by evolution for this life-sustaining activity. They consume up to 80 pounds of bamboo a day, with great technique and efficiency. But they’re finicky about this monotonous diet. They eat different parts of the bamboo in different seasons. Sometimes they prefer the tender leaves and shoots, while, at other times, it’s the tough, woody stems they crave. It’s a lot of work for little reward. Only about 17 percent is digested, so pandas must eat relentlessly—up to 14 hours a day. They eat till they’re full, then sleep wherever they are until they awaken, hungry again.
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1705051754 【原译】大熊猫几乎非竹子不吃。它们与生俱来、绝无仅有的六趾是吃竹子的最佳装备,是进化恩赐大熊猫的赖以生存的工具。它们以精湛的技艺和高超的效率每天消耗多达80磅的竹子。它们对这单调的饮食也万般挑剔,不同时节吃的竹子的部分不同。有时,它们偏爱嫩叶细芽,有时,又贪食坚实木质的茎。这是一项高投入、低产出的劳动,只有17%的部分能被消化,因此,大熊猫只能不停地吃——一天要吃上14个小时。它们吃饱后就地睡下,直到饥肠辘辘时醒来。
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1705051756 【改译】大熊猫几乎非竹不食。那独特的六趾是食竹的理想装备,自然界的生存进化造就了现在的大熊猫。大熊猫一天要消耗80磅的竹子,它们食技精湛,效率超常。然而,大熊猫不仅挑食,而且挑剔。季节不同,大熊猫所食的竹子的部位也不同。有时,它们偏爱嫩叶和竹笋,有时,又贪食坚硬的竹茎。这可是一件吃力不讨好的活儿,只有17%能被消化,因此,大熊猫只能吃个不停——一天要吃上14个小时。它们吃饱了,倒地就睡,直到饿醒。
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1705051758 美哉,汉语之四字句!
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1705051760 试读改译中四句之使用——“非竹不食”、“食技精湛”、“效率超常”、“不仅挑食”、“而且挑剔”、“吃个不停”、“倒地就睡”、“直到饿醒”。
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1705051762 值得我们注意的是,四字句不仅美在形,而且美在内涵。比如“不仅挑食,而且挑剔”,构成了汉语的双声(类似英语的Alliteration),而且更精确地译出了But they’re finicky about this monotonous diet之赅意。另外,“倒地就睡,直到饿醒”之简洁美,胜过原句(then sleep wherever they are until they awaken, hungry again)。
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1705051764 But young pandas are the exception. To survive, they must learn about the world. They must play. Seemingly vulnerable, the panda has endured while other, more formidable, mammals have become extinct. Its margin of safety is narrow, but for millions of years, it has been sufficient. Yet an understanding of how the wild panda survives has been as elusive as the animal itself.
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1705051766 【原译】但是,年轻的大熊猫还是例外的。为了生存,它们要学习和了解世界。它们必须戏耍。虽然大熊猫看起来很脆弱,它们却能在其他更为可怕的哺乳动物已经灭绝的今天存活了下来。它们的生存空间十分狭小,但是数百万年来,这个空间已经足够了。然而,理解野生大熊猫正如同这一珍稀物种本身一样重要。
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1705051768 【改译】但是,年幼的大熊猫却是例外。为了生存,它们要熟悉周围的世界,它们要玩耍。虽然大熊猫看上去易受攻击,却能存活至今,而别的更加张牙舞爪的哺乳动物早就灭绝了。大熊猫的生存空间十分狭小,但是数百万年来,这点生存空间对它们而言,却已足够。然而,认识野生大熊猫如何生存至今,正如认识大熊猫本身一样神秘兮兮,值得探索。
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1705051770 原句中的一个形容词——formidable,如何译为好?值得思考。原译照搬了其词典意义“可怕的”。好的译文,善蜕变,能跳出。所谓蜕变,即能求其神似;所谓跳出,即能进入化境。改译把formidable既译出其可怕的形象,又译出其强大的实质,更准确地翻译了formidable,而且使其汉译多了形象感!对于译者而言,岂非一种翻译之享受?当然改译尚有其他亮点,扬汉语之长之亮点。读者不妨自析之。
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1705051772 翻译美学 [:1705043580]
1705051773 2 识逻辑之美
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1705051775 Children, and Moms, At Play
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1705051777 孩子和母亲,你嬉我戏
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1705051779 Before her daughter was born, Jodi Della Femina’s week stretched out full of opportunities to fit in the little things. In addition to four visits a week to the celebrity-friendly Radu gym, there was time for manicures and pedicures. The arrival of little Annabel Kim two years ago put an end to that. Now Ms. Della Femina gets her exercise from pushing a stroller and taking an occasional mother-baby yoga class. Manicures and pedicures are done on an emergency basis. But Ms. Della Femina sees help in sight.
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1705051781 【原译】在女儿出生之前,朱迪·黛拉·弗埃米娜有足足一周的时间来迎接小家伙的到来。除了每周四次要去名人—友谊健身房,她还要去修剪指甲、去足疗。两年前,小安娜贝尔·金姆的到来给她的这一切画上了句号。现在,黛拉·弗埃米娜女士也有锻炼,推推幼儿车或是偶尔去上上母婴瑜珈课,只有在特殊情况下才去修剪指甲和足疗。不过,黛拉·弗埃米娜女士看到了转机。
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1705051783 【改译】在女儿出生之前,对朱迪·黛拉·弗埃米娜来说,每一周各种各样消遣机会多多。一周四次去专门迎合名人需求的莱都健身房不算,另外还有时间修趾美甲。两年前,小安娜贝尔·金的到来给这一切画上了句号。现在她的锻炼只不过是推推婴儿车,外加偶尔光顾母婴瑜伽课。修趾美甲只有在迫不得已的时候才做一下。不过,现在转机出现了。
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1705051785 逻辑美,乃翻译之大美。原句的the little things原译译成“小家伙”,乃逻辑之舛误,things中的这不显眼的s被忽视了。以目前风靡中国的“足疗”来翻译原文中的pedicures,亦逻辑之舛误也。
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