张培基英译散文赏析之《故乡的雨》
<p>故乡的雨</p><p><span word="Rain">Rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Home">Home</span></p><p>唐弢</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span></p><p>| 译文摘自张培基《英译中国散文选二》</p><p>江南的春天素称多雨，一落就是七八天。住在上海的人们，平日既感不到雨的需要，一旦下雨，天气是那么阴沉，谁也耐不住闷在狭小的家里；可是跑到外面，没有山，没有湖，也没有经雨的嫩绿的叶子，一切都不及晴天好；有时阔人的汽车从你的身旁驰过，还带一身泥污回来。</p><p><span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="Dwellers">Dwellers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confine">confine</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>-<span word="drenched">drenched</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="flashing">flashing</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mud">mud</span>.</p><p>要点：</p><p>1，“一落就是七八天”译为<span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>.，相当于 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>,其中<span word="wet">wet</span> 作<span word="rainy">rainy</span>,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span> 意为<span word="continuously">continuously</span>,或<span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>.英语常用<span word="never">never</span> <span word="but">but</span> +主语+动词，表达“未有…而不…”之意（双重否定表肯定~~），也可译为”总是“如<span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p>
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