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1、2012第5周翻译练习及答案一、英译汉:TheShameofHungerElieWieselAsurvivoroftheconcentrationcampsatAuschwitzandBuchenwald,ElieWieselhaswonacongressionalmedalandthe1986NobelPrizeforPeace.HedeliveredthefollowingspeechatBrownUniversityonApril5,1990,atthepresentationoftheAlan
2、FeinsteinAwardsforthePreventionandReductionofWorldHunger.Wiesel,whoseparentsandsisterdiedintheHolocaust,spokepassionatelyonthistopic.IhavebeenobsessedwiththeideaofhungerforyearsandyearsbecauseIhaveseenwhathungercandotohumanbeings.Itistheeasiestwayforato
3、rmentertodehumanizeanotherhumanbeing.WhenIthinkofhunger,Iseeimages:emaciatedbodies,swollenbellies,longbonyarmspleadingformercy,motionlessskeletons.Howcanonelookattheseimageswithoutlosingsleep?Andeyes,myGod,eyes.Eyesthatpierceyourconsciousnessandtearyour
4、heart.Howcanonerunawayfromthoseeyes?Theeyesofamotherwhocarriesherdeadchildinherarms,notknowingwheretogo,orwheretostop.Atonemomentyouthinkthatshewouldkeepongoing,going,going—totheendoftheworld.Exceptshewouldn'tgoveryfar,fortheendoftheworld,forher,isthere
5、.Ortheeyesoftheoldgrandfatherwhoprobablywonderswherecreationhadgonewrong,andwhetheritwasallworthwhiletocreateafamily,tohavefaithinthefuture,totransmitmiseryfromgenerationtogeneration,whetheritwasworthittowageronhumankind.Andthentheeyesofalleyes,theeyeso
6、fchildren,sodark,soimmense,sodeep,sofocusedandyetatthesametime,sowideandsovague.Whatdotheysee?Whatdohungrychildren'seyessee?Death?Nothingness?God?Andwhatiftheireyesaretheeyesofourjudges?Hungeranddeath,deathandstarvation,starvationandshame.Poormenandwome
7、nwhoyesterdaywereproudmembersoftheirtribes,bearersofancienttraditionsandculture,andwhoarenowwanderingamongcorpses.Whatissohorrifyinginhungeristhatitmakestheindividualdeathananonymousdeath.Intimesofhunger,theindividualdeathhaslostitsuniqueness.Scoresofhu
8、ngrypeoplediedaily,andthosewhomournforthemwilldiethenextday,andtheotherswillhavenostrengthlefttomourn.Hungerinancienttimesrepresentedtheultimatecursetosociety.Richandpoor,youngandold,kingsandservants,livedinfearofdrought.Theyjoin