上海中级口译教程第12章

Unit12InterpretingAcademicSpeeches

（Chinese-English）

第十二单元学术性口译（汉译英）Unit12InterpretingAcademicSpeeches（C-E）12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting12-2:文化冲突OnCulturalClashes12-3:书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy12-4:社区服务CommunityService写作素材：stuff牛棚马厩：inthecowshedsorstables热炕头：heatedearthenbedkang神鬼故事：supernaturaltales轶闻趣事：captivatinganecdotes塑造典型人物：livenupbyarchetypalcharacters结构匠心独运：fortifiedbyingenuousstructure摇摇晃晃的牛车：thebullockcartsbouncingandswaying12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting

VocabularyworkVocabularywork虚构：fiction亲近感：asenseofintimacy纪实报告：reportageofasocialevent施展才华：givefullplaytoone'stalent福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚：Fortunebreedsmisfortune,andmisfortunelieshiddeninfortune.朦胧地带：undefinedterritory自言自语：aseriesofsoliloquies绘声绘色地讲述：narrate...inavividmanner形形色色的叙事花样：allkindsofnarrativestyles继承与借鉴：inheritanddrawupon从...中汲取了营养：drawuponingredientsof...佛教经典：Buddhistscripture宇宙意识：consciousnessoftheuniverseVocabularyworkVocabularywork布道词：religioustract坚持信念：upholdbelief历史传奇：historicallegendsandromances具备...:beimbuedwith社会黑暗面:seamysideofthesociety站在人的立场:takeahumanstance12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting

我童年辍学，混迹于成人之中，及早地开始阅读社会人生这本大书。我做梦也想不到有朝一日这些东西会成为我的写作素材。Ileftoffmystudiesinmyearlyschoolyears,wasthrownintotheworldofadults,andIhadanearlystartonreadingthegreatbookofsocietyandlife.Ihadneverexpected,eveninmywildestdreams,thatonedaymywritingcareerwouldfeedonthestuffIheardinthoseearlyyears.12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting

文学作品无论是起源于梦境还是发端于现实，最后都必须和个人的经验相结合，才有可能变成一部优秀作品。Whetherconceivedindreamorinreality,aliteraryworkmustbeintegratedwiththeexperiencesofindividualsbeforeitbecomesaworkofdistinction.12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting

每个人心中都有一片地带，正是文学家施展才华的广阔天地。只要是准确地、生动地描写了这个充满矛盾的朦胧地带的作品，也就必然地具备了优秀文学作品的品质。Anundefinedterritoryexistsinthemindandheartofeveryperson.Itisinthisopen-endedterritorythataliterarywriterisrenderedfreedomtogivefullplaytohistalent.Aslongashisworkaptlyandvividlydescribesthisnebulous,massivelyconflictingterritory,itisboundtobeimbuedwithliteraryexcellences.12-1:文学创作OnLiteraryWriting我写的还是人多命运与人的情感，人的局限与人的宽容，以及人为追求幸福、坚持自己的信念所做的努力与牺牲。Iwroteofman'sfateandemotions,man'slimitationsandtolerance,aswellasman'spursuitofhappinessandtheeffortsandsacrificeshemakestoupholdhisbelief.研讨会:seminar文化冲突与融合:clashandfusionofcultures冷战后期:inpost-ColdWarera文明圈:civilizationrim视而不见:turnablindeyeto对抗:formconfrontation信奉儒教和伊斯兰教的国家:ConfucianandIslamiccountries引起摩擦:giverisetofriction:

12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

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效仿：emulate文化认同感：recognitionofAsians'culturalidentity盛行：prevailing顽疾：stubbornills泛滥：gooverboard极端个人主义：extremeindividualism性关系混乱：sexualpromiscuity自我约束性：self-discipline集体责任感：corporateresponsibility温厚儒雅：pacific地球村：globalvillage互补：mutualcomplementarity和睦共处：liveinharmony泾渭分明:clear-out消除许多西方社会的恶疾:offsetmanyWesternvicesVocabularywork

12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

我对全球冲突源于文化冲突这样一种观点深感不安。这种观点反映了人们对西方文明的前途怀有一种与日俱增的困惑感。Iamdeeplyconcernedwiththeviewthatglobalclashesresultfromclashesbetweendifferentcultures.Thisviewreflectspeople'sgrowingconfusionaboutthefutureoftheWesterncivilization.12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

亚洲的经济成功使这个地区的人民觉悟起来，对自己的才智与创造力有了新的认识，他们开始重新思考西方的社会模式与政治模式是否适用于自己的国家。TheeconomicsuccessinAsiahasgivenrisetoAsians'awakeningrecognitionoftheirownwisdomandcreativity.TheyhavebeguntoreconsiderwhethertheWesternsocialandpoliticalmodelisapplicablefavorablytotheirowncountries.12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

东亚的经济成功代表了一种新文化的诞生，代表了一种集东西方传统优点之大成的新价值体系的诞生。EastAsia'seconomicsuccessrepresentstheemergenceofanewculture,anewvaluesystemthatincorporatesthestrengthsofbothOrientalandWesterntraditions.12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

我赞成许多东亚学者的观点，东亚社会的自我约束性、集体责任感以及温厚儒雅的传统可以一直盛行于西方世界的许多顽疾。IsharethesameviewwitmanyEastAsianscholarsthattheOrientalcivilizationwithitsself-discipline,corporateresponsibilityandpacifictraditioncanoffsetmanystubbornillsprevailingintheWest.12-2文化冲突OnCulturalClashes

在这个信息时代，世界已缩小为一个地球村，我们彼此之间无须冲突，我们之间的关系是一种友好合作、平等互利、和睦相处的关系。Atthisageofinformation,theworldhasshrunkintoaglobalvillageinwhichwedonotnecessarilyhavetocomeintoclashwitheachother,andinwhichourrelationshipisbutoneoffriendlycooperation,ofequalityandmutualbenefits,andofpeacefulandharmoniouscoexistence.中国书法：Chinesecalligraphy宝贵的文化遗产：ahighly-valuedculturalheritage山不在高有仙则名，水不在深有龙则灵。Anymountaincanbefamouswiththepresenceofanimmortal,andanyrivercanbeholywiththepresenceofadragon.甲骨铭文：inscriptiononbonesortortoiseshells青铜器：ancientbronzeobjects12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy

VocabularyworkVocabularywork篆书：sealcharacter隶书：officialscript楷书：regularscript行书：runningscript象形字：pictographs夸张：exaggerate旅游资源：touristresource铭文石碑：inscribedtablets

铭文：inscription悬崖；绝壁；险境：precipice匾额：horizontalinscribedboard

厅堂卷帘对轴：coupletswrittenonthescrollshungonthepillarsofhalls曲阜孔庙：Qufu'sConfuciusTemple泰山岱庙：MountTai'sDaiTemple高僧：seniormonksVocabularywork12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy

中国有句古话是这样说的：“山不在高，有仙则名；水不在深，有龙则灵。”AnancientChinesesayinggoesthat"Anymountaincanbefamouswiththepresenceofanimmortal,andanyrivercanbeholywiththepresenceadragon.12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy许多汉子属象形文字，人们常可以从字的形状揣知其义。ManyChinesecharactersarepictographs;oftenthemeaningofaparticularcharacterisapparentinthepictorialformofthecharacter.12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy汉字在其漫长的发展史中演化成许多不同的书写形式，例如甲骨铭文，青铜器铭文、篆书、隶书、楷书、行书、草书等书写形式。DuringtheirlonghistoryofdevelopmentChinesecharactershaveevolvedandbeenwrittenintomanydifferentartisticstyles,includinginscriptionsonbonesortortoiseshellsandancientbronzeobjects,thesealcharacter,officialscript,regularscript,runningscriptandcursivescript.12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy在以石碑闻名的遐迩的桂林七星岩区域内，各个朝代的铭文随处可见。WhereveryougointheSeven-StarCaveofGuilin,widelyknownforitsstelae,youarelikelytoseealavishnumberofinscriptionsfromvariousdynasties.12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy对于那些有兴趣把书法作为一种艺术形式来研究的人士来说，曲阜孔庙和泰山岱庙是必游之地。Qufu'sConfuciusTempleandMountTai'sTempleareundoubtedlyvisitors'choiceforthosewhoareinterestedinstudyingcalligraphyasanartform.12-3书法艺术TheArtofCalligraphy中国历史上许多诗人和高僧字浪迹名山时皆撒墨于悬崖峭壁上，他们以此来抒发自己的感情。Historically,manypoetsandseniorsmonkswroteinscriptionsonprecipicestoexpresstheirfeelingswhentheyvisitedfamousmountains.国际学术研讨会：sessionoftheInternationalSymposiums社区保障和社区服务：SocialSecurityandCommunityService庆贺：highcommendation就业机制：employmentmechanism社会保障事业：socialsecuritywork奠定坚实的物质基础：provideafirmmaterialfoundation结构性失业：structuralunemployment国际劳工事务：Internationallaborsaffairs12-4社区服务CommunityService

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国际劳工组织：InternationalLaborOrganization联合国开发计划署：UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram维护合法权利：protectlegalrights街道委员会和里弄居民委员会residentialdistrictandneighborhoodcommittee民政部：MinistryofCivilAdminiatration推广：popularize:薄弱环节，不足之处：weaklinks非政府组织：nongovernmentalorganizations起步晚：lateinitiation产生积极影响：exertapositiveimpacton发展不平衡：DevelopmentisbynomeansbalancedVocabularywork12-4社区服务CommunityService

中国与国际劳动组织、联合国开发计划署、世界银行、亚洲开发银行等众多国际机构以及许多国家进行了卓有成效的交流与合作，为促进就业、消除贫困和维护劳动者合法权益发挥积极作用。Chinahasconductedfruitfulexchangesandcooperationwithmanycountriesandinternationalorganizations,suchastheInternationalLaborOrganization,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram,WorldBankandAsianDevelopmentBank,Ithasplayedapositiveroleintheinternationalcommunityinpromotingemployment,eliminatingpovertyandprotectingthelegalrightsandinterestsofworkers.12-4社区服务CommunityService

新建立的市场导向就业机制和社会保障体系，为进一步推动劳动和社会保障事业的发展奠定了良好基础。Thenewlyestablishedmarket-orientedemploymentmechanismandsocialse