一个人的生命究竟有多大的意义,这有什么标准可以衡量吗?提出一个绝对的标准当然很困难;但是,大体上看一个人对待生命的态度是否严肃认真,看他对待劳动、工作等等的态度

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问题 一个人的生命究竟有多大的意义,这有什么标准可以衡量吗?提出一个绝对的标准当然很困难;但是,大体上看一个人对待生命的态度是否严肃认真,看他对待劳动、工作等等的态度如何,也就不难对这个人的存在意义做出适当的估计了。古来一切有成就的人,都很严肃地对待自己的生命,当他活着一天,总要尽量多劳动、多工作、多学习,不肯虚度年华,不让时间白白地浪费掉。我国历代的劳动人民以及大政治家、大思想家等等都莫不如此。

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答案     What is the significance of life? Is there any criterion for its measurement? It would be very difficult, of course, trying to advance an absolute standard. However, the significance of one’s existence can more or less be rated by examining his attitude toward life and work. Since ancient times all people of accomplishment are very serious about their lives. While they are alive, even if there is only one day left to live, they try to work as hard as they can and learn as much as possible, never letting a single day slip by without any gain. This is true of the common laborers as well as of the great statesmen and great thinkers in our history.

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    本篇节选自邓拓的散文《生命的三分之一》。作者邓拓的一生是悲壮和短暂的,他把自己最宝贵的青春年华献给了无产阶级的文化建设,最终却在“文革”中遭迫害而死。在他活着的时候,有些人不能真正了解他,有的人误解过他,甚至伤害过他。但是,在他死后,随着岁月的流逝,人们越来越了解他,敬重他。此文中,他提醒人们切莫虚度光阴,把握时机,使自己的生命充满意义。
难点解析
-  一个人的生命究竟有多大的意义,这有什么标准可以衡量吗:此句为汉语中的“流水句”。在汉语复句中,经常会出现多个主语,翻译时可以在主语变化处将原文断开。原文中的“这”指代的是前面分句所提到的内容,译文从此处断开,显得条理清晰,句意明确。  “衡量”在原文中原是动词成分,但英语的句式结构具有“名词化倾向”,可转换词性,译为measurement,译文显得自然、凝练。该句可译为:What is the significance of life?Is there any criterion for its measurement?
-  古来一切有成就的人,都很……时间白白地浪费掉:原文中“古来一切有成就的人”是个复数概念,译文可相应地译为people,而在后文中的“他”指前文提到的“人”,同样也是复数概念;英语讲究语篇的衔接与连贯,故译文仍用复数they,以达到前后呼应的语篇表达效果。Since ancient times all people of accomplishment are very serious about their lives.While they are alive,even if there is only one day left to liVe,they try to work as hard as they can and learn as much as possible,never letting a single day slip by without any gain.
-  我国历代的劳动人民以及大政治家、大思想家等等都莫不如此:  “劳动人民”是指普通劳动者,可译为“the working people”,但是“the common laborers”更符合其内涵;政治家在此处为褒义词,不可译为“politicians”,此处译为statesmen更贴近语体色彩。整句可译为:This is true of the common laborers as well as of the great statesmen and great thinkers in our history.
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