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译作四首:把王之涣的《登鹳雀楼》译成英文


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译作四首:把王之涣的《登鹳雀楼》译成英文(曹雪葵)


一:《登鹳雀楼》(曹雪葵)

Climbing the Tower of Storks
Wang Zhihuan

The evening sun glides down behind the peak,
And cries aloud when touching down the ground
The yellow river struggles nonstop and becomes weak,
Like a  tired dragon creeps forward, the sea not found
I am climbing the tower, where the storks nest
To see one thousand miles far is just a jest

中文原文:《登鹳雀楼》(唐.王之涣)

白日依山尽,黄河入海流。
欲穷千里目,更上一层楼。


二:把杜牧的《清明》译成英文,啰嗦版(曹雪葵)

The Day of Mourning for the Dead
Du Mu

A drizzling rain falls like tears,
On this cold Mourning Day
In grief a  lonely man appears,
Soul nearly lost, on his returning way 
How he wishes to reach a bar,
A cowherd points to it not far
In a village 'mid apricot flowers,
Where he might pass his sad hours 


三:把杜牧的《清明》译成英文,简洁版(曹雪葵)

The Day of Mourning for the Dead
Du Mu

Cold on the Mourning Day,
Soul nearly lost on his way
He needs wine to resist showers,
A cowherd points to the apricot flowers

中文原文:《清明》(唐.杜牧)

清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有,牧童遥指杏花村。


四:把郑板桥的《竹石》译成英文(曹雪葵)

Bamboo on the Rock
Zheng Xie (Qing Dynasty)

It bites the green hill, never letting go,
Rooted firm in broken rocks below
Through all the torments it stands unshaken,
No matter how fierce the winds may blow

《竹石》(清.郑燮)

咬定青山不放松,立根原在破岩中。
千磨万击还坚劲,任尔东西南北风。











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  • 四川梅艳芳:

    没有拘泥于逐字翻译,而是尝试用英文的韵律和表达习惯重新呈现古诗的意境。特别是杜牧《清明》的长短两个版本,形成了鲜明对照:一个铺陈情绪,一个凝练表达,也让人看到翻译中的不同取舍。我个人比较喜欢《竹石》的英文版本。原诗那种扎根岩石、历经风雨仍然坚韧的气势,在英文中得到了较好的延续。古诗翻译最难的地方,就是如何在语言转换之后保留原作的神韵。诗意、节奏和文化意象都需要兼顾,这也是中英诗歌交流的魅力所在

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