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1、Earthbound尘世缘Thesituationthenisthis:manwantstolive,buthestillmustliveuponthisearth.Allquestionsoflivinginheavenmustbebrushedaside.事实即如此：人类欲生存，则只能依赖这凡尘，故应放弃想生活在天堂的所有幻想。Letnotthespirittakewingsandsoartotheabodeofthegodsandforgettheearth.Arewenotmortals,condemnedtodie?不要让灵魂插上翅膀飞往众神的居
2、所而离弃了这尘世。难道我们不是未能长生的凡人吗？Thespanoflifevouchsafedus,threescoreandten,isshortenough,ifthespiritgetstoohaughtyandwantstoliveforever,butontheotherhand,itisalsolongenough,ifthespiritisalittlehumble.神赐予我们70年的生命，有人奢求长生，那么在他眼中生命转瞬即逝；而有人谦恭知足，对他而言生命已是婉转流长。Onecanlearnsuchalotandenjoysuchaloti
3、nseventyyears,andthreegenerationsisalong,longtimetoseehumanfolliesandacquirehumanwisdom.70载光阴，我们可阅历无数、享受无数，而跨越三代使我们洞悉人类的愚陋获致其智慧。Anyonewhoiswiseandhaslivedlongenoughtowitnessthechangesofthreegenerationsshouldbeperfectlysatisfiedtorisefromhisseatandgoawaysaying,“Itwasagoodshow”whent
4、hecurtainfalls.历经三代风尘起落，目睹世间沧桑流变，当大幕落下时，智者从容离座，欣然曰：“一幕好剧。”（将原句中的定语转译为原因状语）Forweareoftheearth,earth-bornandearthbound.因我们是这凡尘的子民，生于斯、系于斯。Thereisnothingtobeunhappyaboutthefactthatweare,asitwere,delivereduponthisbeautifulearthasitstransientguests.即使我们只是这美丽星球的匆匆过客，也无须因之不悦。Evenifitwere
5、adarkdungeon,westillwouldhavetomakethebestofit;itwouldbeungratefulofusnottodosowhenwehave,insteadofadungeon,suchabeautifulearthtoliveonforagoodpartofacentury.纵然它如幽暗的地狱，我们也将倾力令其善美。况它并非地狱，却是一片锦绣。若我们一生中未能更臻其善，确是有愧于这个世界。Sometimeswegettooambitiousanddisdainthehumbleandyetgenerousearth.
6、YetasentimentforthisMotherEarth,afeelingoftrueaffectionandattachment,onemusthaveforthistemporaryabodeofourbodyandspirit,ifwearetohaveasenseofspiritualharmony.有时我们不免奢求过多，而无视地球母亲的谦逊与大度。若想得到心灵的淡定平和，我们应对地球母亲---我们肉体与灵魂的短暂家园---心存关爱与眷恋。此次翻译作业中较为突出的问题是：句子的语序受原文影响，不符合译入语的规范，如下两句，请比较参考译文。1）
7、Thespanoflifevouchsafedus,threescoreandten,isshortenough,ifthespiritgetstoohaughtyandwantstoliveforever,butontheotherhand,itisalsolongenough,ifthespiritisalittlehumble.2）YetasentimentforthisMotherEarth,afeelingoftrueaffectionandattachment,onemusthaveforthistemporaryabodeofourbodya
8、ndspirit,ifwearetohaveasenseofspi
