高級(jí)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè) 第十課 para.6- translation(lesson10)

Thesadyoungmen——paragraph6

thespiritofcarnivalandthe

enthusiasmforhighmilitary

adventureweresoondissipatedoncetheeageryoungmenhadreceivedagoodtasteof

twentieth-centurywarfare.spiritofcarnival:festivespirit,spiritofrevelryandmerry-makinghigh:characterizedbysublime,heroic,orstirringevents;excitinghaveagoodtasteof:metaphor,tohaverealorthoroughexperienceof.Naturally，譯文一旦這些滿腔熱血的年輕人飽嘗了二十世紀(jì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的滋味以后，那種縱情狂歡的興致和要從事轟轟烈烈的軍事冒險(xiǎn)的熱情順理成章地很快就煙消云散了。

theirlastingglory,theyfoughtwithdistinction,butitwasamuchalteredgroupofsoldierswhoreturnedfromthebattlefieldsin1919.他們可以永遠(yuǎn)感到光榮，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)趹?zhàn)場(chǎng)上表現(xiàn)得很出色，但是1919年從戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上回來(lái)的卻是一批已經(jīng)發(fā)生了很大變化的士兵。Towasthistrueofthecollegecontingent,whoseidealismhadledthemtoenlistearlyandwhohadgenerallyseenaconsiderableamountofaction.Especiallycontingent(n.):ashare,proportion，orquota，asoftroops．ships。laborers，delegates，etc．小分隊(duì)，分遣部隊(duì)

Paraphrase:Itwasparticularlytruefortheyoungmenofcollegeage,whojoinedthearmyandtookpartinlotsofrealfightingoutofidealism.Onreturninghome,theyfeltmuchmoreataloss.Theysensedthefuturewashopelessforthem.譯文:特別是大學(xué)兵團(tuán)的士兵們,他們由于深受理想主義的影響很早就到軍中服役，可謂是屢經(jīng)沙場(chǎng)。them,itwasbittertoreturntoahometownvirtuallyuntouchedbytheconflict,wherecitizensstilltalkedwiththena?veFourth-of–Julybombasttheythemselveshadbeenguiltyoftwoorthreeyearsearlier.對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，回到幾乎沒(méi)有受到戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的任何影響的故鄉(xiāng)是一件痛苦的事，因?yàn)樵谀抢?，人們?nèi)栽谙駪c祝獨(dú)立日時(shí)那樣天真地大唱愛(ài)國(guó)的高調(diào)，而這是他們自己兩三年前也曾犯過(guò)的錯(cuò)誤。ToFourth-of-July:U.S.IndependenceDay,commemoratingtheadoptionoftheDeclarationofIndependence,celebratedwiththefiringofgunsandfireworks,parades,open-airmeetings,andpatrioticspeeches.Bombast:pompousofpretentioustalkorwriting浮夸的言語(yǔ)，高調(diào)Fourth-of-Julybombast:pompousandpatrioticspeechesmadeduringtheFourthofJulycelebrations.

wasevenmorebittertofindthattheiroldjobshadbeentakenbythestay-at-homes,thatbusinesswassufferingarecessionthatpreventedtheopeningupofnewjobs,andthatveteranswereconsideredproblemchildrenandlessdesirablethannon-veteransforwhateverbusinessopportunitiesthatdidexist.It

令他們痛苦的是，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己原來(lái)的工作已被留在家里的人奪占了。而當(dāng)時(shí)又正值經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條時(shí)期，新的工作無(wú)法找到，現(xiàn)有的工作機(jī)會(huì)本就為數(shù)不多，而且人們又寧愿聘用非退伍軍人，而把退伍軍人看作難對(duì)付的孩子，不愿聘用。更veterans：退伍軍人

veryhomeswereoftenuncomfortabletothem;theyhadoutgrowntownandfamiliesanddevelopedasuddenbewilderingworld-wearinesswhichneithertheynortheirrelativescouldunderstand.Outgrow:1.togrowtoobigtobeabletowearorfitintosth.2.togrowtoobigtobeabletowearorfitintosth.3.tostopdoingsth.orloseinterestinsth.asyoubecomeolderWorld-weariness:sadnessonthinkingabouttheevilsoftheworld.Their就連他們自己的家對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)也常常是不舒服的；他們?cè)僖膊荒苓m應(yīng)家鄉(xiāng)和家庭了，并且萌生出一種突如其來(lái)的、迷惘的厭世之感。這種感覺(jué)不論是他們自己還是他們的親友都不能理解。

energieshadbeenwhippedupandtheirnaivetédestroyedbythewarandnow,insleepyGopherPrairiesalloverthecountry,theywerebeingaskedtocurbthoseenergiesandresumetheposeofself-deceivingVictorianinnocencethattheynowfelttobeasoutmodedasthenotionthattheirfightinghad“madetheworldsafefordemocracy.”whipup:rouse，excite激起naiveté:lackofexperience,wisdom,orjudgment.天真outmoded

:nolongerinfashionoracceptedobsolete舊式的；過(guò)時(shí)的；廢棄了的Their戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)激起了他們的勁頭，打掉了他們的天真幼稚。而現(xiàn)在，在遍布全國(guó)的沉睡的、落后的地方，到處都要求他們抑制他們的勁頭，并恢復(fù)那種自欺欺人的、維多利亞式的天真無(wú)邪的態(tài)度。但是他們現(xiàn)在覺(jué)得這種態(tài)度同那種說(shuō)什么他們的戰(zhàn)斗已“使民主在這個(gè)世界有了保障”的論調(diào)一樣，都是陳舊過(guò)時(shí)的。

asifhometownconditionswerenotenough,thereturningveteranalsohadtofacethesodden,Napoleonic

cynicismofVersailles,thehypocritical

do-goodismofProhibition,andthesmug

patriotismofthewarprofiteers.

veteran(n.)退伍軍人；老兵；老戰(zhàn)士；老水兵apersonwhohasbeenasoldier,sailor,etc.inawarsodden(adj.):dullorstupefied，asfromoverindulgenceinliquor(因沉迷于酒而變得)遲鈍的，麻木的Cynicism:(古希臘的)犬儒哲學(xué),犬儒主義是個(gè)外來(lái)詞，中文里本來(lái)沒(méi)有現(xiàn)成的對(duì)應(yīng)詞匯，通常將它理解為譏誚嘲諷，憤世嫉俗，玩世不恭And,Versailles：凡爾賽（Versailles）之于奧斯曼（Haussman）的巴黎，紫禁城之于同時(shí)是歷史的也是當(dāng)代的北京。Hypocritical：虛偽的showingthenatureofhypocrisydo-goodism：行善主義Smug：沾沾自喜的；自鳴得意的lookingorfeelingtoopleasedaboutsth.youhavedoneorachieved再者，似乎家鄉(xiāng)的情況還不夠受的，退伍軍人還得面對(duì)凡爾賽和約那種愚蠢的、拿破侖式的犬儒主義、禁酒法令那種虛偽的行善主義，以及那些發(fā)了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)財(cái)?shù)娜藗兊难笱笞缘玫膼?ài)國(guó)主義。

inthetension-riddenyouthofAmericahadto“give”and,afterashortperiodofbitterresentment,it“gave”intheformofacompleteoverthrowofgenteelstandardsofbehavior.那些氣鼓鼓的美國(guó)青年的不滿遲早要爆發(fā)出來(lái)。在經(jīng)過(guò)一段短暫的強(qiáng)烈的怨忿之后，它終于以一種徹底推翻溫文爾雅的行為規(guī)范的形式而爆發(fā)出來(lái)了。

Somethingtension-ridden:feelnervous緊張的resentment（n.）afeelingofdeepandbitterangerandill-will怨恨;憤慨;憎恨e.g:Don’tletyourresentmentbuildup.overthrow:theterminationofarulerorinstitution(especiallybyforce)推翻，打倒e.g:Aftertheoverthrowofthegovernment,thecountrywasinchaosgenteel:markedbyrefinementintasteandmanners.e.g:Therearetwomaidenladieswithgenteelmannersandvoices.“give”：tobend,sink,move,breakdown,yield,etc.fromforceorpressure.Paraphrase:（underallthisforcean