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英语专八翻译英译汉练习(19):探讨死亡
日期:2012-07-10 14:40

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原文:

There is only one wish realisable on the earth; only one thing that can be perfectly attained: Death. And from a variety of circumstances we have no one to tell us whether it be worth attaining.

A strange picture we make on our way to our chimaeras, ceaselessly marching, grudging ourselves the time for rest; indefatigable, adventurous pioneers. It is true that we shall never reach the goal; it is even more than probable that there is no such place; and if we lived for centuries and were endowed with the powers of a god, we should find ourselves not much nearer what we wanted at the end. O toiling hands of mortals! O unwearied feet, travelling ye know not whither! Soon, soon, it seems to you, you must come forth on some conspicuous hilltop, and but a little way further, against the setting sun, descry the spires of El Dorado. Little do ye know your own blessednes; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.

译文:

世上只有一种愿望可以实现,也仅有一种事物绝对能得到,那便是死亡。但因身处境地的不同,没人能告诉我们是否死得其所。我们不停向着梦想前进,不肯稍作休息,这形成了一幅奇异的画面:不知疲倦,勇于冒险的先锋。的确,我们永远不会达到目标,甚至目的地根本就不存在;即使活上几百年,被赋予神的力量,我们最终也不能接近目标多少。啊辛劳的双手! 啊,不知疲倦的双脚,一直不停地奔走,却不知要到何方。不久,你便会发现,你必须登上某些显著的山头,然而在不远处,在夕阳的照耀下,你会看到黄金国的尖顶。身处于幸福之中,你却没有觉察:旅行远比抵达要充满乐趣;真正的成功就在于奋斗。

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重点单词
  • grudgingadj. 吝惜的,不情愿的,勉强的 动词grudge的现
  • settingn. 安装,放置,周围,环境,(为诗等谱写的)乐曲 动词
  • varietyn. 多样,种类,杂耍
  • indefatigableadj. 不知疲倦的
  • descryv. 远远看到,发现,察看
  • conspicuousadj. 显著的,显而易见的,显眼的
  • adventurousadj. 爱冒险的,大胆的,惊险的