忘记在哪本书上读到的了,说每个城市都有独特的气味。你去旅游,如果带上灵敏度高、能辨识多种气味的鼻子,就能在看风景之外,多上一重享受。对一个城市、一个地区

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问题     忘记在哪本书上读到的了,说每个城市都有独特的气味。你去旅游,如果带上灵敏度高、能辨识多种气味的鼻子,就能在看风景之外,多上一重享受。对一个城市、一个地区的印象,如果光凭眼睛,你会倾心于它的景致,但要真正喜欢上它,留恋它,还需嗅觉的认可。前者依赖于你的修养,从美学到对城市风俗和历史的把握;但气味仅仅诉诸感觉,它决定着,你和城市亲昵到哪种程度。

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答案 I once read in a book, of which I’ve forgotten the name, that every city has its unique smell. If you go travelling with a sensitive nose which can identify a variety of smells, then you can enjoy another pleasure in addition to sightseeing. If you acquire the impression of a city and a region only through your eyes, you will be enamoured with its scenery; but your nose is a living proof of your real love and fascination with a city. While to what degree you can appreciate the scenic beauty depends on your learning, from aesthetic values to customs and history of the city, smell, only following your feelings, determines your intimacy with the city.

解析 1.本文选自刘荒田的散文《城市的气味》,选段共由四句话构成,句子结构不算复杂,基本没有生僻词汇和专业词汇,原文表达较为含蓄,翻译时应吃透原文,准确传达出原文的意思。
2.第一句原文没有出现主语,根据文意来看,前半句主语应当是“我”,后半句是指书,翻译时可处理为以“我”为主语的复合句,“忘记哪本书”可以理解为忘记书名,译作插入语of which I’ve forgotten the name,后面读到的内容可以用that引导的宾语从句that every city has its unique smell来表达。
3.第二句可译为if引导的条件状语从句,“鼻子”之前有两个定语“灵敏度高、能辨识多种气味的”,如果按照原文的顺序,会使描述的重点被冗长的定语淹没,所以将“能辨识多种气味的”后置作修饰nose的定语从句,译为a sensitive nose which can identify a variety of smells。
4.第三句比较通过眼睛和鼻子来欣赏一座城市的差异,可以参照上一句话,继续用if引导的条件状语从句,理解为对一个城市的印象是通过眼睛获得,译为If you acquire the impression of a city and a regiononly through your eyes。“但要真正喜欢上它,留恋它,还需嗅觉的认可”,在中文里一句话可以有多个动词,但英文当中只有一个谓语动词,所以要将一些动词名词化,“喜欢它,留恋它”可译为love andfascination with a city,整句话可译为your nose is a living proof of your real love and fascinationwith a city。
5.第四句“前者”指的是对美景的欣赏能力,为避免指代不清,翻译时作具体指明。“从美学到对城市风俗和历史的把握”是对“修养”的举例说明,照原文套用from...to…的结构即可。“但气味仅仅诉诸感觉”中的“诉诸”词典的释义为“求助于,求之于”,但该释义搬到文中并不合适,此处可理解为“气味仅仅听从于感觉”,故译为follow your feelings。“感觉”倾重于“情感”,可选用feelings、emotion或sensibility。
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