翻译资格考试高级（口译）历年试题解析十一

　　TRANSLATIONS TEST (2) (30 minutes)

　　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