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1、一AnEnglishmanwhohadjustlandedinChinaenteredarestauranttoappeasethepangsofhunger.UnfortunatelyheknewnoChineseandthewaiterknewnoEnglish;sotheywereboththrownonmotherwit.JohnChinamanarticulated“Bowwow”,towhichJohnBullmovedhisheadfromrighttoleft.Thenthewaitersaid“Quack,quack!”,towhichthec
2、ustomermovedhisheadfromskytoearth,andtheinnermanwassoonsatisfied.一個(gè)剛在中國登岸的英國人,因?yàn)槎亲羽I得發(fā)慌,便走進(jìn)了一家餐館。不幸的是,他不懂中文,而那個(gè)堂倌又不懂英文,因此他們只有憑借天生的智慧來進(jìn)行交流。那個(gè)堂倌說“汪汪”,英國人聽了直搖頭。接著,那個(gè)堂倌又說“嘎嘎”。那位顧客聽了點(diǎn)頭不已。不久那個(gè)內(nèi)在的人[1]就感到滿足了。注釋:[1]”內(nèi)在的人”為幽默說法,指胃袋。二Acollegeprofessorwasonedaynearingthecloseofahistorylectureandw
3、asindulginginoneofthoserhetoricalclimaxesinwhichhedelightedwhenthehourstruck.Thusstudentsimmediatelybegantoslamdownthemovablearmsoftheirlecturechairsandtopreparetoleave.Theprofessor,annoyedattheinterruptionofhisflowofeloquence,helduphishand:“Waitjustoneminute,gentlemen,Ihaveafewmorep
4、earlstocast.”一天,一位大學(xué)教授在他的歷史課接近尾聲的時(shí)候,正津津樂道于修辭學(xué)上的一種層進(jìn)法。這時(shí),下課鈴響了。因此,學(xué)生們開始劈哩叭啦地收拾座椅的活動(dòng)把手,并準(zhǔn)備離開。這位教授,對(duì)學(xué)生們打斷他口若懸河的演講感到非常惱火,便舉起手來,說道:“諸位,請(qǐng)稍等片刻,我還有幾顆珠子要投呀[1]!”注釋:[1]此處包含有一個(gè)《圣經(jīng)》成語”把珍珠拋在豬面前”(tocastpearlsbeforeswine),即”對(duì)牛彈琴”。這里,教授把學(xué)生比作蠢豬,不會(huì)欣賞他精彩的演講。1.專八翻譯原題及參考譯文1)1996C-E原文:在巴黎,名目繁多的酒會(huì),冷餐會(huì)是廣交朋友的
5、好機(jī)會(huì)。在這種場合陌生人相識(shí),如果是亞洲人,他們往往開口之前先畢恭畢敬地用雙手把自己的名片呈遞給對(duì)方,這好像是不可缺少的禮節(jié)。然而,法國人一般卻都不大主動(dòng)遞送名片,雙方見面寒暄幾句,甚至海闊天空地聊一番也就各自走開,只有當(dāng)雙方談話投機(jī),希望繼續(xù)交往時(shí),才會(huì)主動(dòng)掏出名片。二話不說先遞名片反倒顯得有些勉強(qiáng)。參考譯文:InParis,cocktailpartiesandbuffetreceptionsofdifferentkindsoffergreatopportunitiesformakingfriends.Onsuchoccasions,strangersmayg
6、ettoknoweachother.IftheyareAsians,theywill,veryrespectfullyandwithbothhands,presenttheircallingcardstotheirinterlocutorsbeforeanyconversationstarts.Thisseemstobetherequiredcourtesyontheirpart.TheFrench,however,usuallyarenotsoreadywithsuchaformality.Bothsideswillgreeteachother,andeven
7、chatcasuallyaboutanytopicandthenexcusethemselves.Onlywhentheyfindtheylikeeachotherandhopetofurthertherelationshipwilltheyexchangecards.Itwillseemveryunnaturaltodosobeforeanyrealconversationgetsunderway.E-C英譯漢原文:Itshouldhavebeeneasy.Theywerebattle-testedveteranswithlongtiestoReaganand
8、evenlongerti