坚持英语学习打卡 之 翻译篇（十）

今日翻译打卡第十天，完成Unit Six汉译英部分。这一部分用简洁的语言平铺直叙地介绍了美国记者斯诺的经历。

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1.笔者从占有的大量资料中得出这样一个结论，斯诺之所以成为20世纪最著名的记者之一，与他旅游成瘾的个性是分不开的。

优质译法：According to the study of huge amount of materials available by the present writer, it can be concluded that his addiction to travel indeed contributed to his rise as one of the most prestigious journalists in the 20th century.

技巧点拨：注意“笔者”可以译为“the present writer”。“他旅游成瘾的个性”直接译成“his addiction to travel”，可以把“个性”省略不译，因为中文多具体，英文多抽象，注意符合英文表达习惯。

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2.也许是受马克·吐温作品的影响，斯诺从小就是一个酷爱旅游冒险的孩子。

一般译法：Maybe influenced by Mark Twain’s works, snow was a great fan of traveling and adventures since he was a little child.

优质译法：As a young boy, Snow, who might have been influenced by Mark Twain’s works, was very interested in travel and adventure.

技巧点拨：对过去情况的推测“might/ could / may + have + 过去分词”。

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3.随着轰隆行驶的列车，他跨越了世界闻名的罗亚尔· 乔治大峡谷，观赏了大半个美国的山川秀水。

优质译法：With the rumbling of the train, he traveled across the world’s famous Royal Gorge and saw more than half of America’s spectacular landscapes.

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4. 1928年2月15日，23岁的斯诺在没有告知家人的情况下，毅然登上开往远东的“雷德诺号”，开始了他的“周游世界”的梦想。

优质译法：On February 15, 1928, Snow, at the age of 23 then, resolutely boarded Thunder, a ship bound for the Far East, without informing his family, setting out to realize his dream of touring the world.

技巧点拨：中文几个短句并列，靠内在逻辑关联，英文翻译时注意抓准主干，其他部分使用介词词组或者非谓语动词结构来补充。

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5. 重难点词组表达积累：

军事封锁    military blockade

冒险进入    venture  into

报道    cover the news about

秘书长    secretary-general

只好    feel obliged to

投机    speculation

传奇经历    legendary travel experiences

人生道路    lifetime cause

不告而别    French leave

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每天进步一点点，共勉~