2021年英語專八考試漢譯英考前練習(xí)講解（13）

1、英語專八考試漢譯英考前練習(xí)講解（13） The secret of being a saint (revised by Uncle Yeti) 從前，在一個國家里，有一位做了無數(shù)善事的善心者。國王非常欣賞他的善舉，便封他為圣者。 有一天，圣者過八十大壽，國王前來慶賀，特別帶來一位畫家，想通過畫家的筆，將這位圣者慈祥的容貌畫下來，作為世人的典范。 用完晚餐之后，眾多的嘉賓前來觀賞這幅慈愛的畫。肖像畫家將這幅畫像拿出來的時候，所有人大吃一驚。因?yàn)楫嬂锏娜烁緵]有慈善的面貌，反而充滿暴戾，粗野，邪惡的氣息。國王一看，生氣地要人把畫家拖出去鞭打。 這時，圣者聽到驚呼聲，跑了過來，他看到這幅畫后，跪倒在

2、地：“國王，這畫里的人，才是真實(shí)的我啊。”國王驚詫地問：“ _?”圣者道：“這就是我一生掙扎著，不想去做的那個人啊?！?在這世上，沒有天生的圣者，惟有能時時刻刻自我反省，自我檢視的人，才能成為圣者。 On _ upon a time there lived in a country a do-gooder. The king was very appreciative of his deeds and decided to honour him as a saint by a decree. On the saints eightieth birthday, the king was invi

3、ted to his birthday _lerbration. He brought with him a painter so as to do a picture of the kindly saint as a paragon for his countrymen. When the feast is over all the guests were asked to have a look at the picture. To their great surprise, when the picture was shown, what they saw was not a kind

4、but a ruthless and cruel look. The king was very angry at seeing this and ordered his men to beat the painter. Upon hearing the noise, the saint rushed to the s _ne to have a look at the picture. After viewing it, the saint knelt down and said, your _jesty, the person in the picture is none other than me. Why? said the king, dumbfounded. This has been the very person whom I have never wanted to be. In this world, there are no naturally born saints; only those w