专八汉译英热身练习场--八
<p> 原文：</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>， <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="braves">braves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>， <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="hyperbole">hyperbole</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comely">comely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hath">hath</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arch">arch</span>-<span word="flatterer">flatterer</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="flatterers">flatterers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>`<span word="s">s</span> <span word="self">self</span>; <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lover">lover</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="absurdly">absurdly</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="self">self</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lover">lover</span> <span word="doth">doth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="That">That</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="doth">doth</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="only">only</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>， <span word="except">except</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reciproque">reciproque</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span>， <span word="either">either</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reciproque">reciproque</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inward">inward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span>.</p><p> 参考译文：</p><p> 过度的爱情追求，必然会降低人本身的价值。例如，只有在爱情中，才永远需要那种浮夸诌媚的词令。而在其他场合，同样的词令只能招人耻笑。古人有一句名言：最大的奉承，人总是留给自己的。--只有对情人的奉承要算例外。因为甚至最骄傲的人，也甘愿在情人面前自轻自贱。所以古人说得好：就是神在爱情中也难保持聪明。情人的这种弱点不仅在外人眼中是明显的，就是在被追求者的眼中也会很明显除非她(他)也在追求他(她)。所以，爱情的代价就是如此，不能得到回爱，就会得到一种深藏于心的轻蔑，这是一条永真的定律。</p>
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