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有奖翻译大赛第28期揭晓
第28期参考答案:
本期参考译文:欧内斯特·海明威肯定是在他的坟墓里想要瓶格拉巴酒来消愁。因为一项最新研究证明乞力马扎罗山的积雪很有可能在2022年之前消失(海明威著有同名小说《乞力马扎罗的雪》,其灵感来源于此)。俄亥俄州立大学哥伦布分校的冰川学家隆尼桑普森说:“不幸的是,在未来几十年内乞力马扎罗山的积雪将继续如期逐步减少,并最终消失。”几十年来,科学家们记录着作为非洲之巅的乞力马扎罗山的冰川消融状况。然而,它的冰川消融到底是由于全球变暖还是出于更多的区域因素,一直都处于争议之中。
点评:
本文翻译需注意以下几点:
1. 对首句的理解,当结合上下文和文化背景:雪山的消融将使海明威伤心,故有如上译文。2. 二句中的插入语,可按照中文表达习惯放于句子之后,以便于解释说明。3. 三句引言中的插入语unfortunately根据上下文,放于句首比较合适。在此,我们结合第二条点评,英文插入语的翻译方法可见一斑。4. Ohio State University in Columbus 为国外大学习惯性说法,in加某地点,表示分校。 (施强国际:陈一锋)
第28期获奖名单:
沈皛、胡维佳、陈祎禾、金延伟
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Confronted by growing evidence that sex between men is a significant driver of new HIV infections, the Kenyan government has shed a long-time refusal to acknowledge the existence of homosexuality and will launch a survey of gay attitudes and behaviors in its three biggest cities next year.
The project is considered a landmark because the government and the vast majority of Kenyan people have long refused to address homosexuality in the fight against AIDS. Sex between men is illegal in Kenya — punishable by up to 14 years in prison — and is seen by many as a Western-imported, morally wrong behavior that is limited to areas visited by tourists.