嚴(yán)復(fù) 天演論 翻譯版本比較

1、Evolution and Ethics天演論翻譯對(duì)比1原文1 IT may be safely assumed that,【 two thousand years ago】, 【before Caesar set foot in southern Britain】, the whole country-side 【visible from the windows of the room】 【in which I write】, was in what is called the state of nature.“21971版 直譯可以有把握地想象，二千年前，當(dāng)凱撒到達(dá)不列顛南部之前，從我正在

2、寫作的這間屋子的窗口，可以看到整個(gè)原野是一種所謂“自然狀態(tài)”。3嚴(yán)復(fù)版赫胥黎獨(dú)處一室之中【 the room in which I write 】，在英倫之南【 in southern Britain 】，背山而面野。檻外諸境【 the whole country-side visible from the windows of the room 】，歷歷如在幾下。乃懸想二千年前【 two thousand years ago 】，當(dāng)羅馬列大將愷徹未到時(shí)【 before Caesar set foot 】，此間有何景物【in what】。計(jì)（計(jì)，猜想）惟有天造草昧（昧，遮蓋，蒙蔽），人功未施【

3、 the state of nature. 】。4原文2Except, it may be, by raising a few sepulchral陰沉的；陰森森的 mounds岡巒，小丘, 【such as those which still, here and there, break the flowing contours輪廓線 of the downs尤指英格蘭南部有草丘陵地，有草開闊高低】, mans hands had made no mark upon it;51971版 直譯也許除了若干突起的墳?zāi)挂言趲滋幤茐牧诉B綿的丘陵的輪廓以外，此地未經(jīng)人工修葺整治。6嚴(yán)復(fù)版其借征人境者【

4、 Except, it may be；mans hands had made no mark upon it 】，不過幾處荒墳【by raising a few sepulchral mounds】 ，散見(現(xiàn)) 【here and there】坡陀起伏間【flowing contours of the downs】。7原文3and the thin veil of vegetation（植物，草木，植被） 【which overspread the broad-backed heights and the shelving（斜坡） sides of the coombs（BrE 峽谷，峽谷）】 was unaffected by his industry.81971版 直譯薄薄的植被籠罩著廣闊的高地和峽谷的斜坡，還沒有受到人的勞動(dòng)的影響。9嚴(yán)復(fù)版而灌木叢林【the thin veil of vegetation】 ，蒙茸（動(dòng)詞）山麓【which overspread the broad-backed heights and the shelving sides of the co