翻译理论与实践(19).doc

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But, as has been true in many other cases, when they were at last married, the most ideal of situations was found to have been changed to the most practical. Instead of having shared their original duties, and as school-boys would say, going halves, they discovered that the cares of life had been doubled. This led to some distressing moments for both our friends; they understood suddenly that instead of dwelling in heaven they were still upon earth, and had made themselves slaves to new laws and limitations. Instead of being freer and happier than ever before, they had assumed new responsibilities; they had established a new household, and must fulfill in some way or another the obligations of it. They looked back with affection to their engagement; they had been longing to have each other to themselves, apart from the world, but it seemed they never felt so keenly that they were still units in modern society.
参考译文：不过，同许多其它情况一样，一旦双方最终结为夫妻，当初理想中的最佳情景已经被生活中的现实所取代。他们发现，原有的义务并没有由于夫妻双方分担而减轻，像许多在校男生们所说的那样，“一分为二”，恰恰相反，烦恼倒是多出一倍。这样一来，男女双方难免觉得郁闷。他们突然明白，婚后生活并不像天堂那样美好，而是要面临柴米油盐之类的实际问题，而且还要受到原来所不曾有过的清规戒律的约束；不是比从前更自由自在，潇洒痛快，而是多了一份责任。既然建立了新的家庭，就得承担某种义务。回想当初订婚时的日子，温馨之感油然而生。他们曾经渴望尽情享受两人世界，现在却更强烈地感受到，自己仍是当今社会的一分子。
Benign adjective
1 pleasant and kind:
a benign old lady
2 describes a growth that is not likely to cause death:
a benign tumour
Compare malignant.
acquisitive adjective FORMAL MAINLY DISAPPROVING
eager to possess and collect things, excessively interested in acquiring money or material things;
We live in an acquisitive society which views success primarily in terms of material possessions.
righteous, adjective FORMAL
morally correct or justifiable:
He was regarded as a righteous and holy man.
The government has shown an outburst of righteous anger at the attack.
pious (RELIGIOUS) adjective
1, strongly believing in religion, and living in a way which shows this belief: 虔诚的
She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.
2, DISAPPROVING pretending to have sincere feelings, making a hypocritical display of virtue: 道貌岸然的
Quit the pious apologies - I know you don't really care.
3，dutiful and loyal 孝敬（父母）的 filial piety (孝心)
2 UK pious hope something which is unlikely to happen
consecrated: sacred
gracious (PLEASANT) adjective
behaving in a pleasant, kind, polite, calm way:
a gracious smile
He was gracious enough to thank me.
The losing team was gracious in defeat
enslavement
enslave
verb [T often passive]
1 to control and keep someone forcefully in a bad situation, or to make a slave of someone:
Women in this region were enslaved by poverty.
The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.
2 LITERARY to control someone's actions, thoughts, emotions, or life completely:
We are increasingly enslaved by technology.
Guilt enslaved her.
Precede verb [T]
to be or go before something or someone in time or space:
Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.
It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.
Also: Preceding, precedent, precedence
extant adjective FORMAL
describes something very old that is still existing:
We have some extant parish (教区) records from the sixteenth century.
Expedition noun [C]
1 an organized journey for a particular purpose: especially that of exploration, scientific research or war; We're going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.
Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.
2 the people, vehicles, animals, etc. taking part in an expedition:
The British expedition to Mount Everest is leaving next month.
Venture (BUSINESS) noun [C]
a new activity, usually in business, which involves risk or uncertainty:
She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business ventures.
There are many joint ventures between American and Japanese companies.
Rival noun [C]
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area:
He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.
The companies produce rival versions of the toy.
rival verb [T] -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else:
No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity.
The beauty of the country is only rivalled by (= is equal to) the violence of its politics.
rivalry noun [C or U]
There's such rivalry among/between my three sons.
There's fierce rivalry for the job/to get the job.
sanctimonious adjective FORMAL DISAPPROVING
acting as if morally better than others: 伪善
sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality
carnage noun [U]
the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in war:
The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage
ferocious adjective
fierce and violent:
a ferocious dog
a ferocious battle
She's got a ferocious (= very bad) temper.
The president came in for some ferocious criticism.
ferocity noun [U] (ALSO ferociousness)
The ferocity of the attack shocked a lot of people.
peer (EQUAL) noun [C]
a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group:
Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers?
He wasn't a great scholar, but as a teacher he had few peers (= not as many people had the same ability as him).
peer (LOOK) to look carefully or with difficulty:
Points to ponder
Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. It isn’t what you have or what you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There’s some work that will never be done if you don’t do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.
On sisters: Sisters are certainly the most satisfactory relations. They are your own age, which your children (or parents) are not. They are your own sex, which your husband is not and they are your blood relations, which your friends are not. No one else can fill the gap.
Brothers are certainly the most satisfactory relations. They are your own age, which your children (or parents) are not. They are your own sex, which your wife is not and they are your blood relations, which your friends are not. No one else can fill the gap.
Quotable quotes: In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
He who lives without discipline dies without honor.
Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.
Adversity causes some people to break, others to break records.
Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.

Homework:
“It was like playing no-limit poker and three-dimensional chess at the same time.” Richardson, who served as both Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare during the Nixon Administration, was talking about the negotiations for a Law of the Sea treaty, which came to a virtual conclusion last week after six years of deliberations. The climactic conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, approved a draft of the treaty that is expected to go to the member states for ratification next year.