忽然发觉,在这个世界上,最珍贵的东西是免费的。 阳光,是免费的。芸芸众生,没有谁能够离开阳光活下去;然而,从小到大,可曾有谁为自己享受过的阳光支

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问题     忽然发觉,在这个世界上,最珍贵的东西是免费的。
    阳光,是免费的。芸芸众生,没有谁能够离开阳光活下去;然而,从小到大,可曾有谁为自己享受过的阳光支付过一分钱?
    空气,是免费的。一个人只要活着,就需要源源不断的空气。可从古到今,又有谁为这须臾不可缺少的东西埋单?无论贩夫走卒还是明星政要,他们一样自由地呼吸着充盈天地间的空气。
    亲情,是免费的。每一个婴儿来到世上,都受到了父母无微不至的呵护,那是一份深入血脉不求回报的疼爱。可从没有哪一个父母会对孩子说:“你给我钱我才疼你。”父母的这份爱,不因孩子的成年而贬值,更不因父母的衰老而削弱;只要父母还活着,这份爱就始终如一。

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答案     It suddenly dawns on me that the most precious things in human life cost nothing!
    Sunlight is free. Who in the entire world could do without sunlight? Who has ever paid any penny for the sunlight he has enjoyed from childhood to adulthood?
    The air is free. Each person needs a continuous supply of fresh air to keep alive and kicking, but do you see anyone pay for it since the beginning of human life? Each person, whether the vendor and other ordinary person or the celebrity and the VIP, he can enjoy the air freely.
    The familial affection is free. Every baby receives the meticulous love from its parents which penetrates into blood and cells for no payback. Never hear the saying from the parents such as "You must pay for me, otherwise I will not love you" . The love from parents does not change with the children growing up, and never decay for the parents’ growing old. It will be consecutive as long as the parents stay alive.

解析     本篇节选自苇迪刊登在2006年11月18日出版的《广州日报》上,题目是《最珍贵的东西是免费的》。读完这篇散文,犹如醍醐灌顶,人们无需争名夺利,最珍贵的东西,如空气,如亲情,如友情,如爱情,都是免费的。翻译时,要注意传达原文的文风。
忽然发觉:  “…suddenly realize/notice…”句型用在此处未尝不可,但句型“sth.dawn on sb.”用物做主语,使译文显得更加地道。
芸芸众生:指一切有生命的东西,一般也用来指众多的平常人,即“common populace”。作者强调每一个人都需要阳光,这一四字格可译为“who in the entire wodd”。
无论贩夫走卒还是明星政要,他们一样自由地呼吸着充盈天地间的空气:  “走卒”指“差役”,这里可以取其上义词,即“普通百姓”,与“明星”、  “政要”形成鲜明的对比。整句可译为:  “Each person,whether the vendor and other ordinary person or the celebrity and the VIP, he can enjoy the air freely.”。
亲情:如译为“emotional attachment among family members”显得过于冗长,可以考虑“family”的形容词形式“familial”,  “亲情”译为“familial affection”。
那是一份深入血脉不求回报的疼爱:与前句连接,可以考虑使用定语从句。“深入血脉”和“不求回报”是两个并列的成分,可译为“…which penetrates into blood and cells for no payback”。
你给我钱我才疼你:言下之意,你一定要付钱给我,否则,我就不疼你了,可用“otherwise”,即“You must pay for me,otherwise I will not love you.”。
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