翻译实践报告
A tiny drop of water 一小滴水
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一 实践活动内容
作为一名英语专业生,涉足翻译这一领域是不可避免的。翻译对于英语专业生是一门必学的专业课程,也是需要系统的了解和掌握的,所以在学习过程中去了解翻译实践与理论,实现理论与实践的统一也很有必要。我觉得翻译实践这一课非常有必要,能更好的提高我们的翻译技巧和能力。我选择的是从译言网上选一篇文章进行翻译。
A tiny drop of water
(译文原稿) A tiny drop of water washed away the land and buildings fell, floating away with other people's dreams.
Roadways planned and formed by huge machines and men who sweat and hammer the world into shape, were pushed away with little effort. People ran and cars clogged highways in an effort to stay ahead of the possible destruction that tiny drop of water could cause.
" Wait " you say. "It was much more than a tiny drop of water. The streams overflowed and the rivers broke through their banks causing a wall of water to destroy those things."
Yes, but it was made up of tiny drops of water. Raindrops which together wore a path right through my yard with little effort. One drop,
then two, then thousands, millions and all together they changed the world , our world.
Can't you see the significance in that?
I want to change the world. I am tired, worn out from weeping at the sight of still another death not just on the field of battle laid out by warriors, but in the streets of every city, in the fields of the impoverished, desolate reaches of the world. They are dying in my country and yours by bullet, by starvation, disease, arrogance, stupidity and pride.
A tiny drop of water gave me hope.
I am but one drop in the sea of humanity, but like the rain I can join together with others and wash away the hatred and pain I anguish over. One drop, then two, then thousands, millions and all together we can change the world. Our world.
I want to change my life. I am tired of being in debt. I am worn out from trying to keep pace with the world. I have tried my very best to get ahead and find myself falling behind each step of the way.
A tiny drop of water gave me hope.
It tells upon the hillside just behind my house. One single drop of water joined with others forming a stream.
Like trying one more time. Like doing one more thing. Like pushing one more inch to reach the goal, the dream I long to touch and make reality.
All my little efforts make big changes.
The little stream that ran down my driveway, never having been there before, began as one single drop, until one drop after another, trying again and again, washed the soil away and moved the tiny pebble and eventually the rock.
I cannot push away the fear nor change my life overnight, but if I dedicate myself to one single effort each and every day, I will see the power of changing little things to make a big difference.
A tiny drop of water gave me hope.
I am just one drop in the sea of humanity. But I have the power to change my life and the sacred obligation to move the world in the right direction. How?
One drop, then two, then thousands, millions and all together we change the world, our world.
A tiny drop of water gave me hope.
二 翻译实践成就
译文
一小滴水能使河堤冲垮,能使建筑倒塌,也能使人们的梦想随之漂走。
通过大型机器的操作以及用汗水、辛劳塑造这个世界的人们的不懈努力,一条道路才最终得以设计、修建完成。然而,一小滴水却能毫不费力地便将道路冲毁。
公路上的行人开始惊慌奔逃,高速公路上的汽车拥堵,都拼命地努力冲向前方,好像那一小滴水要毁掉一切似的。
这时有人说"等一等!还有比那一小滴水更可怕的呢!溪流已经溢出了河岸,马上就要将河坝冲垮啦! "
是的,溪流只是由小小的水滴组成,却有如此强大的力量。就像聚集的雨水能毫不费力地将我院子里的小路冲毁一样。起初是一滴、两滴,而后逐渐变成几千滴、几万滴,这些凝聚在一起的雨滴最终改变了世界,改变了整个人类的世界。 你领会到其中的含义了吗?
我想改变世界,但是我感到疲倦,不仅仅是因为常常看到战场中牺牲的战士,更是因为在世界上那些贫穷、荒凉的地区,甚至在每我虽然只是我们人类海洋中的一滴,但我也有力量改变我的生活,肩负神圣的职责,让我们的世界朝着正确的方向前进。个把我所有小小的努力加起来之后,事情就会有意想不到的结果。城市的每个角落,到处都有人死亡。人类正在战争、饥饿、疾病,以及人性的傲慢、愚蠢和自大中濒临灭亡。 然而,一小滴水给了我希望。
我自己不正是我们人类这个大海洋中的一小滴水吗?我完全可以团结身边的人,像雨水那样凝聚起来,汇成一股强大的力量,最终把我们所有的仇恨和痛苦通通冲走。由一个人、两个人逐渐团结成几千人、几万人,最终我们也可以改变世界,改变我们人类自己的世界。
我想改变自己的生活。因为我已经厌烦了不断地偿还债务,已经厌倦了为努力跟上时代的脚步而付出的艰辛。我已经尽最大努力希望赶在别人前面,却发现自己还是被他们落在了后面。 然而,一小滴水给了我希望。
从我家房屋后面的山坡滴落下来的那一滴水,竟然慢慢汇集成了一条小溪。
如果像那滴水一样再尝试一次,再付出一点努力,再为目标前进一步,那么我一直渴望的梦想就会慢慢实现。
正如一直流向我的车道的这条小漠,它以前并不存在。起初只有自己的一小滴,而后是几滴、几千滴、几万滴,最后逐渐汇集成一条小漠。它先是将泥土冲走,然后将小鹅卵石冲走,最后竟冲走了那块巨大的石头。
我既不能将自己的恐惧驱散,也不可能在一夜之间改变我的生活,但是如果每一天我都全力以赴地做出一次努力,那么最终我会看到非同寻常的效果。
一小滴水给了我希望。
我虽然只是我们人类海洋中的一滴,但我也有力量改变我的生活,肩负神圣的职责,让我们的世界朝着正确的方向前进。 那么怎样去做呢?
由一个人、两个人逐渐团结成几千人、几万人,最终我们也可以改变世界,改变我们人类自己的世界。
一小滴水给了我希望。
三 翻译实践过程
翻译难点:
Hammer--捶打 锤击 hammer the word不能用捶打来翻译,翻译成塑造世界
Clog—阻塞 阻碍 cars clogged in high ways means 汽车拥堵在高速公路上
Stream—溪流 overflow—溢出 bank在这里是河坝的意思,比较特殊,一般我们看到的都是银行的意思
With little effort—毫不费力 Impoverished—贫穷的 Desolate—荒凉的 bullet—子弹 arrogance—傲慢
I am tired, worn out from weeping at the sight of still another death not just on the field of battle laid out by warriors, but in the streets of every city, in the fields of the impoverished, desolate reaches of the world. They are dying in my country and yours by bullet, by starvation, disease, arrogance, stupidity and pride.这个句子是我认为比较难翻译的一句
At the sight of still another death not just on the field of battle laid out by warriors看到战场中牺牲的战士 death死亡 但是这里翻译成牺牲更好
In the streets of every city直译就是在每个城市的大街上 在文中我觉得可以把范围再扩大一点 译成在每个城市的每个角落
Bullet是子弹的意思 但在这里代表战争的意思
Anguish—痛苦 苦恼 worn out 厌倦
Keep pace with the world跟上时代的脚步 Hillside—山坡 It tells upon the hillside一开始不知道怎么翻译 后来根据整个句子意思 觉得还是应该翻译成从山坡滑落下来的一滴水
Push one more inch 译成再前进一步 long to渴望
Pebble 卵石 the power of changing little things to make a big difference 直译应该是改变小事的力量会有很大的改变 经过思考译成非同寻常的效果比较好,简洁明了。
Sacred obligation—神圣的职责
这是我在翻译这篇文章时,所遇到的一些难点。其它部分都还算简单。
四 实践总结
通过这样的实践来考察和提高自己对翻译理论及翻译常用方法、技巧的掌握从而提高自己的翻译技能以适应未来实践的需要。全面地将所学的各项英语知识结合起来并在翻译实践中进一步运用翻译技巧来提高翻译水平,巩固专业知识的基础上努力扩大自己的知识面这样才有助于我们成为全面发展的人才在未来的工作领域中一展风采。另外此次翻译实践也让我认识的了自己在翻译方面的很多优缺点,比如词汇量方面的缺乏尤为重要。
第二篇:翻译实践活动报告模版
厦门大学硕士研究生实践活动报告书
填表日期: 2010 年 8 月 5 日
注:1、研究生实践活动包括教学实践,科研实践、社会调查和统一组织的其它实践活动。
2、实践活动记合格、不合格。
3、实践活动结束后归入研究生教学档案。