2017年翻译资格考试catti高级口译模拟试题（12）

　　【英译中】

　　The book shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House---a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.

　　We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil fights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.

　　We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth--born after his father's death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, drawn to the brilliant, compelling lady whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pained him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.

　　【参考译文】

　　本书向我们展示了一个杰出美国人的成长历程。他精力充沛，通过艰苦卓绝的努力，从阿肯色州的霍普镇走到了白宫，完成了一段不可思议的人生历程。他一生的每一阶段都展示出对政治生涯的狂热追求，正是这种追求鼓舞着他走完这段历程：在大学期间，他已经是参议员威廉·富尔布莱特的实习生;在牛津大学，他成为反越战运动的一份子;在耶鲁大学法学院，他参与民主党候选人的基层选举;回到阿肯色州，他竞选过州议会议员，司法部长直至州长。

　　他有着坚毅的决心要改善同胞们的生活，他致力于民权运动，矢志不渝，他对于如何运用政治权力有着超乎常人的深刻理解，这一切成为他职业生涯的闪光点，有目共睹。

　　我们日益了解到他青少年时期所遭受的情感波折：他是父亲去世后降临人世的遗腹子;母亲含辛茹苦，但喜好争吵，继父动辄打骂，他成长在两人岌岌可危的婚姻关系之中;他被一位才华横溢、令人折服的女士所倾倒，下定决心与她步入婚姻殿堂;他从女儿出生起就疼爱有加，尽心尽力地做一个好父亲;青少年时期压抑的痛苦使他后来偶尔作出一些不利的行为，这样逐渐深入的了解也颇令人感伤。