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1、翻译实例评析GeniusSacrificedforFailure1 Dr.WilliamN.BrownDuringmyyouthinAmerica’sAppalachianmountains,Ilearnedthatfarmerspreferredsonsoverdaughters,largelybecauseboyswerebetteratheavyfarmlabor(thoughwhatboysanywherecouldbestthetirelessHui’angirlsinthefieldsofFujian!)2W
2、ithonly3%ofAmericansinagriculturetoday,brainhassupplantedbrawn,3yetculturalpreferences,likebadhabits,areeasiertomakethanbreak.Buthistorywarnsrepeatedlyofthetragiccostofdismissingtoocasuallythegiftsoftheso-calledweakersex.4About150yearsago,avillagechurchvicarinYor
3、kshire,England,hadthreelovely,intelligentdaughtersbuthishopeshingedentirelyonthesolemaleheir,Branwell,ayouthwithremarkabletalentinbothartandliterature.5Branwell’sfatherandsisterhoardedtheirpenniestopackhimofftoLondon’sRoyalAcademyofArts,butifartwashiscalling,hedi
4、aledawrongnumber.6Withinweekshehightailedithome,apennilessfailure.Hopesstillhigh,thefamilylandedBranwellajob7asaprivatetutor,hopingthiswouldfreehimtodevelophisliteraryskillsandachievethesuccessandfamethathedeserved.Failureagain.Foryearstheselflesssisterssquelched
5、theirowngoals,farmingthemselvesoutasteachersandgovernessesinsupportoftheirincreasinglyindebtedbrother,convincedtheworldmusteventuallyrecognizehisgenius.Asfailuresmultiplied,Branwellturnedtoalcohol,thenopium,andeventuallydiedashehadlived:afailure.Sodiedhopeintheon
6、emale8—butwhatofthethreeanonymoussisters?DuringBranwell’slastyears,thegirlspublishedabookofpoetryattheirownexpense(underapseudonym,forfearofreviewer’sbiasagainstfemales).EvenBranwellmighthavesnickered:theysoldonly2copies.Undaunted,theycontinuedintheirsparetime,la
7、teatnightbycandlelight,topourouttheirpent-upemotion,writingof9whattheyknewbest,ofwomeninconflictwiththeirnaturaldesiresandsocialcondition—inreality,lessfictionthanautobiography!And19thcenturyliteraturewastransformedbyAnne’sAgnesGrey,Emily’sWutheringHeights,andCha
8、rlotte’sJaneEyre.ButyearsofsacrificeforBanwellhadtakentheirtoll.Emilytookillatherbrother’sfuneralanddiedwithin3months,aged29;Annedied5monthslater,aged30;Charlo
