文学翻译与问题1.docx

1、文学翻译与问题1一选择题练习：1，The Renaissance refers to between 14th-mid17th century, which wasunder the reign of Queen _and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the “real mainstream” was _.A. Victoria/ poetry B. Elizabeth/ dramaC. Mary/ novel D. James/ drama2，The two major novelists of

2、the English Romantic Period are _and Walter Scott.A. Washington Irving B. Jane AustenC. Herman Melville D. Charles Dickens 3，Shakespeares greatest tragedies are the following works except_.A. Hamlet B. King LearC. Romeo and JulietD. Othello4，In which of the following works can you find the proper na

3、mes “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?A. The Pilgrims ProgressB. The Faerie Queene C. Gullivers Travels D. The School of Scandal5，The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as A. the Romantic Period B. the Realistic Period C. the Naturalist Period D. the Modern

4、 Period 6，Moby Dick is regarded as the first American_.A. Prose epicB. Comic epicC. Dramatic fictionD. Poetic fiction7，In the Romantic period of British literature, _is the most prosperous literary form.A. prose B. poetryC. fiction D. play8，The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectu

5、al movement, was_.A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformationC. Publishing and translation D. Humanism.9，Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is not a usual subject of her poetic expression?A. ReligionB. Life and death.C. Love and marriag

6、eD. War and peace.10，“The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water.” This “iceberg” analogy is put forward by _.AMark TwainBEzra PoundCWilliam Faulkner DErnest Hemingway11， “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fo

7、r-tune, must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from AJane EyreBWuthering HeightsCPride and Prejudice DSenseand Sensibility12，You may have meet the term Yahoo on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature .It is found in _A. John Bunyans Pilgrims ProgressB. Samuel John

8、sons The Vanity of Human WishesC. Jonathan Swifts Gullivers TravelsD. Henry Fieldings tom Jones13，Stream-of-consciousness novels emphasize the depiction of:A. mans inner world of thought B. the narration of events C. the utterance of speeches D. dramatic monologues 14，Which of the following works co

9、ncerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. The Wasteland. B. The Scarlet Letter.C. Leaves of Grass.D. As I Lay Dying15，_ as a trend became dominant in America literature in the late 1860s and early 1870s.A. Local colorismB. RomanticismC. Stream of Consciousness D. Naturalism16，

10、In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?A. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels.B. Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as “First Impressions.”C. Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.D. In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love

11、and realistic benefits. 17，_, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeares most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder” thriller and a philosophical exploration of life and death.A. The Merchant of VeniceB. HamletC. King LearD. The Wint

12、ers Tale18，_is a typical feature of Swifts writings.A. Elegant styleB. Causal narrationC. Bitter satire D. Complicated sentence structure 19，The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less_ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions.A. positive B. negativeC. neutral D. indifferent21

13、，The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as A. the Romantic Period B. the Realistic Period C. the Naturalist Period D. the Modern Period 22，Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _language.A. grand B. pompousC. simple D. vernacular23，In Hawthornes novels and shor

14、t stories, intellectuals usually appear as_.A. saviors B. villainsC. commentators D. Observers25，Which of the following belong to the Revolutionary Romanticists? A. Wordsworth and Shelley B. Byron and ColeridgeC. Wordsworth and Coleridge D. Byron and Shelly26，Who is the primary narrator of the novel

15、 Wuthering Heights?A. Catherine B. Heathcliff C. Nelly D. Lockwood27，There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity, which author of the following authors does the mention belong to_.A. Washington IrvingB. Ralp

16、h Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman28，_ is considered as one of the two foremost American poets of the 19th century and the precursor of the Imagist movementA. Walt WhitmanB. Edgar Ellen PoeC. Emily DickinsonD. Emily Bronte29，_is a great writer of local colorist, the rich material

17、of his boyhood experience on the Mississippi became the endless resources for his fictionA. Earnest HemingwayB. Mark TwainC. Theodore Dreiser D. Charles Dickens30，By far the largest portion of Dickinsons poetry concerns _ themes which lie at the center of Dickinsons world.A. death and immortality B.

18、 Love and Nature C. Friendship D. Revolutionary Spirit31，The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT_.A. mystery of the universeB. sin of the whaleC. power of the great NatureD. evil of the world32，Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinsons?A. War and pea

19、ce B. Love and marriageC. Life and death D. Religion33， “I always try to write on the principle of Iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it under water for every part that shows.” Who is the speaker?A. Mark TwainB. Earnest Hemingway C. Theodore Dreiser D. Charles Dickens1. Shakespeare：The Merchant of V

20、enice 威尼斯商人Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶Hamlet哈姆雷特 Othello奥赛罗King Lear李尔王Macbeth麦克白2. Alexender Pope： An Essay on Criticism批评论3. Jonathan Swift： Gullivers Travels格列佛游记4. William Wordsworth： Lyrical Ballads 抒情歌谣集I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 云中漫步5. Jane Austen：Pride and Prejudice傲慢与偏见Emma 爱玛6. Charlotte Br

21、ont： Jane Eyre简爱7. Emily Bront ：Wuthering Heights呼啸山庄8. George Eliot ：The Mill on the Floss弗洛斯河上的磨坊 9. Thomas Hardy：Tess of the DUrbervilles, a Pure Woman Faithfully Portrayed德伯家的苔丝 10. Nathaniel Hawthorne ：The Scarlet Letter 红字The House of the Seven Gables 带有七个尖角阁的房子The Goodman Brown 11. Herman Mel

22、ville：Moby Dick ，Billy Budd 12. Emily Dickinson：Because I could not stop for Death，I Died for Beauty13. Mark Twain： The Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 14. Theodore Dreiser：Sister Carrie嘉丽妹妹An American Tragedy美国的悲剧 15. Ernest Hemingway： The Sun Also Rises 太阳照样升起 For Whom t

23、he Bell Tolls 丧钟为谁而鸣Part III. TranslationSometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or natures changing course, untrimmdBut thy eternal Summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst，Nor sha

24、ll Death brag thou wanderst in his shade,When in eternal line to time thou growst.So long as men can breath or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. - Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare 美人当青春，婉丽自销魂。焉知东风恶，良辰讵待人？朝日何皋皋，暮色何昏昏。众芳俱摇落，天意倩谁询？我有丹青笔，腾挪似有神。为君驻颜色，风霜不可侵。丹青亦难久，罔若诗与琴？延年歌一曲，万古

25、扬清芬。(文言版)我怎么能够把你来比作夏天？你不独比它可爱也比它温婉：狂风把五月宠爱的嫩蕊作践，夏天出赁的期限又未免太短：天上的眼睛有时照得太酷烈，它那炳耀的金颜又常遭掩蔽。被机缘或无常的天道所摧折，没有芳艳不终于雕残或销毁。但是你的长夏永远不会雕落，也不会损失你这皎洁的红芳，或死神夸口你在他影里漂泊，当你在不朽的诗里与时同长。（梁宗岱白话版）Till a the seas gang dry, my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun:I will luve thee still. my dear,While the sands olife shall run

26、.And fare thee weel, my only love!And fare thee weel awhile!And I will come again my luve,Though it were ten thousand mile. - A Red Red Rose by Robert Burns纵使大海千涸水流尽，太阳将岩石烧作灰尘，亲爱的，我永远爱你，只要我一息犹存。珍重吧，我唯一的爱人，珍重吧，让我们暂时别离，但我定要回来，哪怕千里万里！MY life closed twice before its close;It yet remains to seeIf Immorta

27、lity unveilA third event to me,So huge, so hopeless to conceive,As these that twice befell.Parting is all we know of heaven,And all we need of hel -MY life Closed Twice before its Close by Emily Dickinson我已经失去了两位亲人，可是，我依然不知道上天是否还安排了第三次？如此痛苦，如此绝望，那两次生离死别。逝者，因此看到天堂，生者，因此品尝地狱。We slowly drovehe knew no

28、haste,And I had put awayMy labour, and my leisure too,For his civilityWe passed the school where children played,Their lessons scarcely done;We passed the fields of gazing grainWe passed the setting sun-Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson我们一起坐上马车， 还有永生陪伴身旁， 我们驱车缓缓前行， 他悠然自得不慌不忙。我们经过

29、校园， 娱乐的孩子挤满操场， 我们经过田野，麦穗张望， 我们经过西沉的太阳。I died for beauty, but was scarce，Adjusted in the tomb,When one who died for truth was lain，In an adjoining room.He questioned softly why I failed?For beauty, I replied.And I for truth, -the two are one;We brethren are, he said. - I Died for Beauty, but was Scar

30、ce by Emily Dickinson我是为美而死被人安置在这个坟冢,有人是为真理而亡的,也被葬在旁边的穴中. 他曾轻声问道“你为何而死”？ “为美，”我回答 “我，为真理两者都一样;我们是兄弟，”他说话.If you were coming in the fall, I brush the summer by ， With half a smile and half a spurn, As houswives do, a fly. -by Emily Dickinson如果你能在秋季来到，我会用掸子把夏季掸掉，一半轻蔑，一半含笑，象管家妇把苍蝇跑。 Tiger! Tiger! Burni

31、ng brightIn the forest of the night,What immortal hand or eye，Could frame thy fearful symmetry?In what distant deeps or skies，Burnt the fire of thy eyes?On what wings dare he aspires?What the hand dare seize the fire?And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? and what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? The Tiger by William Blake老虎！老虎！黑夜的森林中燃烧着的煌煌的火光，是怎样的神手或天眼，造出了