The Little Prince Day3
In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence .I have lived a great deal among grown-ups.I have seen them intimately,cloes at hand,And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.
在人生路上,我遇到过很多严肃的人(我遇到过很多人,他们只关心重要的事)。即便我将自己置身于成年人之中,并密切的观注着他们,却仍然没有改善我对他们的看法
(长句子,句子结构复杂,翻译起来十分吃力,很多单词即便查过了中文意思,仍然很难将他们舒服的放到翻译的内容中。)
Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-singhted,I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One,which I have always kept.I would try to find out,so,if this was a person of true understanding.But,whoever it was,he,or she,would always say:
“That is a hat.”
每当我遇到一个看起来十分聪明的人时,我都会试图向他展示我珍藏的第一幅作品,我想要找出一个真正懂它的人,但是无论是他,还是她,都会说:“那是一顶帽子。”
Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictor,or primeval forests,or stars.I would bring myself down to his level.I would talk to him about bridge,and golf,and politics,and neckties.And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.
然后,我就会放弃与他讲关于蟒蛇或者原始森林,亦或是星星。我会跟他讲桥牌、高尔夫和政治,还有领带。这样他们就会很高兴的认为我是一个通情达理的人。
course
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐
vi. 沿…(方向)前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动
encounters
n. 遭遇战( encounter的名词复数 );[天文学](向着某一天体的)接近;突然遇到
v. 遭遇;遇到( encounter的第三人称单数 );偶然碰到;与(人、部队)冲突
concerned
adj. 有关(方面),被牵连的;担心的,烦恼的;关心政治的,关心社会的
vt. 关心;涉及;参与,卷入;使担忧
vi. 有关,利害关系;顾虑;装置
consequence
n. 推论;结果,成果;[逻]结论;重要性
intimately
adv. 亲密地;熟悉地;私下地;谙熟地
politics
n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术
sensible
adj. 明智的;通情达理的;合乎情理的;意识到的,能感觉到的
n. 可感觉到的东西;敏感的人
总结:今天的内容翻译起来较为吃力,一方面是固定搭配的短语较多,长难句较多,另外更让人觉得痛苦的是,在翻译的过程中,你不得不舍弃很多内容来让句子变得合情合理又精炼,翻译是一门艺术,不但考验对外语的熟悉程度,更考验母语水平,对于一个半吊子的英语学习者来说,翻译确实是一件艰难却有趣的事情。为自己加油!
mark:matters of consequence 是重要的事情,这一句是说那些人只关心重要的事情,严肃这个词有点宽泛不准确了
今天老师的加餐在这里。
今天给大家介绍些常用俚语 ~希望大家口语运用中越来越地道~
Don't get high hat 别摆架子
Don't get me wrong 别误会我or不要冤枉我
Let's get real 别废话了说些正经的
eye someone 这里的(eye)作为动词 表示打量
某人
Don't have a cow 别大惊小怪的
push around 欺骗 Don't try to push me around 别想耍我
keep one's skirt on 保持冷静 相当于cool it(冷静一点)
还有个我们都很熟悉give sb a black eye [嘿哈][嘿哈]