2017年翻译资格考试高级口译习题及答案六
来源 :中华考试网 2017-01-26
中Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
长期以来,科学与艺术之间的关系一直是剃头担子一头热:科学热恋着艺术,艺术却拒科学与千里之外。
许多大科学家一生钟爱艺术,且懂艺术,从中汲取养料,善养浩然之气,或得到人生最大安慰。相反,热爱自然科学并且理解工程技术的文学艺术家真可谓凤毛麟角。
艺术家对自然科学望而生畏,敬而远之,原因之一是里面有一大堆高深的数学公式。其实,撇开数学,绕过那一大堆公式,一门学科的基本思想还是可以被我们理解和欣赏的。这恰如我们虽然看不懂莫扎特乐曲的总谱,却照样能同它的主旋律产生共鸣,击节称赞。
分析:
① 长期以来,科学与艺术之间的关系一直是剃头担子一头热:科学热恋着艺术,艺术却拒科学与千里之外。
译文: For a long time, the relationship between science and art has been that of partial /one-sided enthusiasm. That is, science is passionately in love with art while art is arrogant and unapproachable to science/ gives science the cold shoulder/keeps away from science.
考点: 转性译法:动词 → 名词 热恋着 →passionately in love with
俗语的翻译
② 许多大科学家一生钟爱艺术,且懂艺术,从中汲取养料,善养浩然之气,或得到人生最大安慰。
译文: Many great scientists love art fondly and cherish it//cherish and appreciate art, from which they derive rich nourishment so as to cultivate their noble spirit/loftiness/moral force or get the greatest comfort from life.
考点: 断句译法
定语从句的译法:省略法
表示“熟练”的讲法: be good at / proficient, skilled, expert, masterly, adept, adroit, versed, practised, accomplished in
③ 相反,(热爱自然科学并且理解工程技术的)文学艺术家真可谓凤毛麟角。
译文: Conversely/On the contrary, a literary artist who loves natural science and understands engineering technology is regarded as a rarity of rarities.
考点: 定语从句的翻译:前置法
④ 艺术家对自然科学望而生畏,敬而远之,原因之一是里面有一大堆高深的数学公式。
译文: One of the reasons why artists stand in awe// are filled with awe before natural science and keep respectfully aloof from it lies in a lot of abstruse/ambiguous mathematical formulas in natural science.
考点: 定语从句的翻译
意译:一大堆 → a lot of> a huge stack
“高深的”: abstract, ambiguous, obscure, recondite, vague, esoteric, arcane, occult, mysterious, perplexing, incomprehensible, unfathomable, profound, remote, subtle 黑体为正反译法的反译
⑤ 其实,撇开数学,绕过那一大堆公式,一门学科的基本思想还是可以被我们理解和欣赏的。
译文: To be frank, if we leave aside mathematics and bypass/detour/go round/ round the abundant formulas, the basic principles/essence of the discipline (of natural science) are understandable and appreciable// we can understand and appreciate the basic principles/essence of the discipline.
考点: 增词译法:增加主语和连词 撇开数学 →(if we) leave aside mathematics
增加定语 一门学科 →the discipline (of natural science)
⑥ 这恰如我们虽然看不懂莫扎特乐曲的总谱,却照样能同它的主旋律产生共鸣,击节称赞。
译文一: This is the similar case when the main melody can resonate powerfully/evoke a strong echo for us to clap our hands in admiration despite our disability to understand the score of Mozart’s musical pieces.
译文二: This is the similar case when we are able to give a passionate response to its main melody and great admire the music although we are ignorant of/read nothing of the score of Mozart’s musical pieces.
考点: 正反译法:看不懂 →be ignorant of (正译)
→read nothing of/not understand
转性译法:动词 → 名词 看不懂 →disability to understand
换序译法