写作 | A Dream of Red Mansions

2017-05-01 

汉译英

1.《红楼梦》（A Dream of Red Mansions）创作于18世纪，作者是曹雪芹。《红楼梦》是中国最著名的小说之一，曾被改编成多部戏剧作品。

翻译：A Dream of Red Mansions, written in the 18th century by Cao Xueqin, is one of the most famous novels in China and has been adapted for numerous operas.

2.自《红楼梦》问世以来，有数以亿计的读者阅读过其汉语原文和各种译文。

翻译：Since the publication of the novel, hundreds of millions of readers have read it, either its Chinese original or its translated versions in various languages.

3.在中国，几乎每个人都读过或者知道《红楼梦》的故事。

翻译：Almost every person in China has read, or at least knows the story.

4.小说描写了一个庞大的封建家族的生活以及衰落的过程，从各个角度充分展示了中国的文化和社会现状。

翻译：This novel describes the life and the decline of a large feudal family and explores every aspect of Chinese culture and society fully.

英译汉

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。

上周三开放性写作参考

Dear Sir/Madam, 

I am a student in this university who regularly comes to the library to spend my spare time. Generally speaking, the services you offer here are quite good,however, I have some suggestions for you to adopt. And I would like to extend my greatest appreciation if you are so kind as to take my suggestions into consideration.

To begin with, will you please prolong the time for reading? In the daytime, most of the students are having class, so they cannot come to the library. Moreover, some of the books on shelves are out of date. If you are so kind as to provide us with some books such as the latest magazines, we will be greatly honored.

I really wish to have a more comfortable library. Thank you for your time and consideration. 

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

周一翻译任务

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? 

As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

作业选登

@Kitty

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编辑：泉涌君 乌龟的奶爸，娃娃机终结者