#雅思[超话]#
雅思打卡Day13
翻译词条（第3512期）
♦ 天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。
♦英文译文
译法一：The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.
译法二：The general trend under heaven is that after a long period of division, there will be unity; after a long period of unity, there will be division.
译法三：The course of history is such that what is long divided must unite, and what is long united must divide.
【《三国演义》开篇。译法一为罗慕士（Moss Roberts）英译本；译法二为邓罗（C.H. Brewitt-Taylor）译本；译法三为张亦文（Yik-Wan Fung）译本】
♦注释：原文是高度凝练的对仗格言。罗慕士版（译法一）仅11个词，用分词短语 long divided / long united 省略主语，动词 must 表达必然性，与原文节奏一致，被公认为经典。邓罗版（译法二）用完整从句，长达20余词，虽准确但失去格言力度。译法三用 The course of history 开头，增加了宏观视角。学习点：格言翻译的简练优先：罗慕士证明极简结构可完全保留原意，无需解释“天下”或“大势”。#翻译##CATTI##四六级英语##考研英语##雅思##IELTS#