上外英语专业2023年研究生考试翻译真题回忆版

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翻译题1英翻中原来是VirginiaWolf的散文

ThewitofJaneAustenhasforpartnertheperfectionofhertaste.Herfoolisafool,hersnobisasnob,becausehedepartsfromthemodelofsanityandsensewhichshehasinmind,andconveystousunmistakablyevenwhileshemakesuslaugh.Neverdidanynovelistmakemoreuseofanimpeccablesenseofhumanvalues.Itisagainstthediscofanunerringheart,anunfailinggoodtaste,analmoststernmorality,thatsheshowsupthosedeviationsfromkindness,truth,andsinceritywhichareamongthemostdelightfulthingsinEnglishliterature.ShedepictsaMaryCrawfordinhermixtureofgoodandbadentirelybythismeans.Sheletsherrattleonagainsttheclergy,orinfavourofabaronetageandtenthousandayear,withalltheeaseandspiritpossible;butnowandagainshestrikesonenoteofherown,veryquietly,butinperfecttune,andatonceallMaryCrawford’schatter,thoughitcontinuestoamuse,ringsflat.Hencethedepth,thebeauty,thecomplexityofherscenes.Fromsuchcontraststherecomesabeauty,asolemnityeven,whicharenotonlyasremarkableasherwit,butaninseparablepartofit.InTheWatsonsshegivesusaforetasteofthispower;shemakesuswonderwhyanordinaryactofkindness,asshedescribesit,becomessofullofmeaning.Inhermasterpieces,thesamegiftisbroughttoperfection.Hereisnothingoutoftheway;itismiddayinNorthamptonshire;adullyoungmanistalkingtoratheraweaklyyoungwomanonthestairsastheygouptodressfordinner,withhousemaidspassing.But,fromtriviality,fromcommonplace,theirwordsbecomesuddenlyfullofmeaning,andthemomentforbothoneofthemostmemorableintheirlives.Itfillsitself;itshines;itglows;ithangsbeforeus,deep,trembling,sereneforasecond;next,thehousemaidpasses,andthisdrop,inwhichallthehappinessoflifehascollected,gentlysubsidesagaintobecomepartoftheebbandflowofordinaryexistence.

Whatmorenatural,then,withthisinsightintotheirprofundity,thanthatJaneAustenshouldhavechosentowriteofthetrivialitiesofday-to-dayexistence,ofparties,picnics,andcountrydances?No“suggestionstoalterherstyleofwriting”fromthePrinceRegentorMr.Clarkecouldtempther;noromance,noadventure,nopoliticsorintriguecouldholdacandletolifeonacountry-housestaircaseasshesawit.Indeed,thePrinceRegentandhislibrarianhadruntheirheadsagainstaveryformidableobstacle;theyweretryingto**perwithanincorruptibleconscience,todisturbaninfalliblediscretion.Thechildwhoformedhersentencessofinelywhenshewasfifteenneverceasedtoformthem,andneverwroteforthePrinceRegentorhisLibrarian,butfortheworldatlarge.S