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来看《水调歌头-但愿人长久》的英译,再来体会一下中文的优美。4 a1 M0 s3 ~% N" o
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The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”) $ E% j$ B z2 i: m( h- \7 `
4 O) W, O1 A2 wHow long will the full moon appear?
/ n: | K: F1 A3 wWine cup in hand, I ask the sky. % H, ~! Q) g8 ~5 B% B$ {. C4 ]' o9 y
I do not know what time of year
; m. \! M9 ^0 F- C' G1 q‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. & Z) h" ^ K8 z! A) A8 w, X
Riding the wind, there I would fly, " S* `0 ]. W, B2 |% `; }6 |* a/ F
Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be . i7 I0 @& v% F, T
Too high and cold for me.
. O( M/ r2 t5 N; C2 xI rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
- Y7 e1 [; y. z; f+ t' }: Z1 bOn high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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5 _. d5 W& `6 H* q. LThe moon goes round the mansions red $ B3 W4 h3 X1 r) b% V
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
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0 o+ O$ [, _$ d1 jAgainst man she should have no spite. 0 \9 R2 T' z- r8 K7 H
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
/ Z5 z3 P- O; W; eMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; $ b# j' `+ g/ S P1 b% d# q2 q3 K
The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
- w. f6 N+ ?/ X$ M# T8 [7 tThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days. 1 l7 X x" G: T% y
So let us wish that man will live long as he can!
" I0 }0 h/ b! Z' yThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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3 ^# y6 Q& E# ]2 f明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
; S+ ^. W- a- k酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。) 4 G' b7 p `' P0 L- y
我不知道高处的宫殿现在是哪一年。(不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年。)
2 G4 Z3 V* E8 f: n. ?, V8 A我想飞,又怕天宫对我来说太高,太冷。(我欲乘风归去,又恐琼楼玉宇,高处不胜寒)
Z& ] e3 z n; g" v- Y我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
9 e5 k: E" Z( T, Y L$ a8 s4 [和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间) # \7 Z4 t! T8 l2 R g! |+ k
1 A2 Y5 t/ {( A- J月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁) : h: l: q0 b: U
月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
7 x# |; P" B7 u! r8 H& k3 |柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
* T' v2 e. ^, S `对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨) + C3 d$ T L. _. c: g
那为什么在人们离别的时候,她总是又圆又亮呢?(何是长相别时圆?)
/ Z2 B' d4 u% L) V u, N人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
& x' |6 C6 ?0 |) u. Y月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
* K$ G+ n+ ?4 H D- o- [自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
5 K- M0 s$ K/ I5 W/ R所以,让我们祝愿,所有人都能尽可能地活得长久,(但愿人长久) ) R! B- _0 n" X+ _! q
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟)
& J5 \/ g& [- Y或许翻译回来有不准确,甚至有错误,(比如那个SO,应该翻译成“那么”,不是“所以”)。但敢保证,不管是谁,把英文翻译回来,韵也没了,都成散文诗了。境界也决不可能有苏东坡十分之一的。
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以上对比,中文之优美简练,一目了然,而且,一但翻译成英文后,想要再翻译回来,是不可能的了。 |
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