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1、中国的文学中文原文:与舞蹈和音乐相伴的歌谣跟口头流传的神话,远在文字出现之前就已大量产生。中国的文学正是发端于此。不过歌谣本是人们在生活中随兴而发的东西,上古时代也没有保存和记载它们的手段,因之也就很快湮灭,不留痕迹。我们只能从一些古籍书中推断它们的存在。古书中记载了一些据称年代非常久远的歌谣,但是大多出于后人的伪托,能够断定朝代的歌谣要到诗经里才能看见。从这点来看,古代神话对中国文学的影响更为显著。参考译文:Longbeforetheemergenceofthewrittenword,ballads,accompaniedbymusicanddance,andmyths,passedarou
2、ndbywordofmouth,werewidelypopular.Chineseliteraturefindsitsoriginsinthesetraditions.However,balladswerewhatpeopleimprovisedoutofdailylife,andduetolackofmeanstorecordandpreservetheminancienttimes,theyquicklydisappearedwithoutleavingmuchofatrace.Today,wecanonlydeducetheirexistencefromancientbooks,whic
3、hrecordedsometime-honoredballads,thoughmostofthesearebelivedtobederivativesoflatergenerations.BalladsintheBookofSongsaretheearliestwritingsthatcanbedated.Fromthispointofview,ancientmythologyobviouslyhashadagreatinfluenceonChineseliterature.汉译英追忆往事中文原文:老太太总以自家花园里那棵高大的玫瑰树为荣。她非常喜欢告诉别人,数年前她初次结婚时从罗马带回来的枝
4、条,是如何长成如今这般高大的。那时,她与丈夫乘马车从罗马旅行归来(那时还没有火车),途经锡耶那南部的崎岖路段时,马车坏了,他们被迫就宿于路边的小屋里。住宿条件当然非常差;她一夜未能安眠,一早便起身穿好衣服,立于窗前,感受着扑面而来的席席凉风,等待着黎明的到来。事隔多年,她仍然记得那情景。明月高悬在青山群峦之上,远处山峰上的小镇逐渐明亮起来,月亮慢慢消退,晨曦把群山涂得粉红。突然之间,一束阳光照亮了城镇。城里的窗户相继明亮起来,反射出耀眼的光芒。最后,整个小城宛若繁星,在天空中不停闪烁。参考译文:Theoldladyhadalwaysbeenproudofthegreatrose-treeinh
5、ergarden,andwasfondoftellinghowithadgrownfromacuttingshehadbroughtyearsbeforefromItaly,whenshewasfirstmarried.SheandherhusbandhadbeentravellingbackintheircarriagefromRome(itwasbeforethetimeofrailways)andonabadpieceofroadsouthofSienatheyhadbrokendown,andhadbeenforcedtopassthenightinalittlehousebyther
6、oad-side.Theaccommodationwaswretchedofcourse;shehadspentasleeplessnight,andrisingearlyhadstood,wrappedup,atherwindow,withthecoolairblowingonherface,towatchthedawn.Shecouldstill,afteralltheseyears,rememberthebluemountainswiththebrightmoonabovethem,andhowafar-offtownononeofthepeakshadgraduallygrownwhi
7、terandwhiter,tillthemoonfaded,themountainsweretouchedwiththepinkoftherisingsun,andsuddenlythetownwaslitasbyanillumination,onewindowafteranothercatchingandreflectingthesunbeam,tillatlastthewholelittlecitytwinkledandsparkledupintheskylikeanestofstars.进取的幸福中文原文:正是因为不停地追求进取,我们才感到生活幸福。一件事完成后,另一件随之而来,如此连绵
8、不绝,永无止境。对于往前看的人来说,眼前总有一番新天地。虽然我们蜗居于这颗小行星上,整日忙于琐事且生命短暂,但我们生来就有不尽的希望,如天上繁星,遥不可及。只要生命犹在,希望便会不止。真正的幸福在于怎样开始,而不是如何结束,在于我们的希翼,而并非拥有。参考译文:Weliveinanascendingscalewhenwelivehappily,onethingleadingtoanotherinanendlessseries.Thereisalwaysanewhorizonforonward-lookingmen,andalthoughwedwellonasmallplanet,immerse
9、dinpettybusinessandnotenduringbeyondabriefperiodofyears,wearesoconstitutedthatourhopesareinaccessible,likestars,andthetermofhopingisprolongeduntilthetermoflife.Tobetrulyhappyisaquestionofhowwebeginandnotofhowweend,ofwhatwewantandnotofwhatwehave.汉译英中文原文:传道者感叹到:“著书立说没有止境”,却没发觉他已高度评价了作家这一职业。的确,写作、旅行、积聚
10、财富都是没有终结的。一个问题引发另外一个问题。我们不断学习,且永远达不到心中所渴望的那般学识渊博。我们永远雕刻不出自己心仪的塑像。当发现一个新大陆,或翻过一座山脉时,我们总会看到远方还有未曾涉足的海洋与陆地。宇宙浩渺,总会有供我们勤奋努力的东西,总会有供我们探索的空间。它不像卡莱尔的著作,可以读完。即使在其一角,在一个私人花园,或一个农庄附近,四季轮回,天气瞬息万变,哪怕在那里生活了一辈子,也总会有让我们惊喜的事情。参考译文:Ofmakingbooksthereisnoend,complainedthePreacher;anddidnotperceivehowhighlyhewaspraisi
11、nglettersasanoccupation.Thereisnoend,indeed,tomakingbooksorexperiments,ortotravel,ortogatheringwealth.Problemgivesrisetoproblem.Wemaystudyforever,andweareneveraslearnedaswewould.Wehavenevermadeastatueworthyofourdreams.Andwhenwehavediscoveredacontinent,orcrossedachainofmountains,itisonlytofindanother
12、oceanoranotherplainuponthefurtherside.Intheinfiniteuniversethereisroomforourswiftestdiligenceandtospare.ItisnotliketheworksofCarlyle,whichcanbereadtoanend.Eveninacornerofit,inaprivatepark,orintheneighbourhoodofasinglehamlet,theweatherandtheseasonskeepsodeftlychangingthatalthoughwewalkthereforalifeti
13、metherewillbealwayssomethingnewtostartleanddelightus.婚姻的旅程中文原文:当你步入婚姻的殿堂,你可能认为已经爬到了山顶,剩下的只是悠闲地沿着平缓的山坡下山。然而,这只是恋爱的结束,婚姻的开始。拥有一颗骄傲而又叛逆的心,坠入爱河与赢得爱情都是难事;但维持爱情也很重要,夫妻都应相敬如宾,互相关爱。当真爱起始于圣坛之时,夫妻之间便开始了一场智慧与慷慨的竞争,一场为了一个不可能实现的理想而持续一生的奋斗。不可能实现?啊,当然不可能,因为他们不是一个人,而是两个呀。参考译文:Again,whenyouhavemarriedyourwife,youwou
14、ldthinkyouweregotuponahilltop,andmightbegintogodownwardbyaneasyslope.Butyouhaveonlyendedcourtingtobeginmarriage.Fallinginloveandwinningloveareoftendifficulttaskstooverbearingandrebelliousspirits;buttokeepinloveisalsoabusinessofsomeimportance,towhichbothmanandwifemustbringkindnessandgoodwill.Thetruelovestorycommencesatthealtar,whenthereliesbeforethemarrie