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1、英译汉第七届“韩素音青年翻译奖”竞赛原文及参考译文(英译汉“WhyMeasureLifeinHeartbeats?”Hemingwayoncewrotethatcourageisgraceunderpressure・ButIwouldratherthinkwiththe18th-centuryItaliandramatist,VittorioAlfieri,thatuoftenthetestofcourageisnottodiebuttolive.vForlivingwithcancerengendersmorethanpressure;itbegets(eiro匚
2、Tolivewithit,tofaceuptoit一that'scourage.Hopeisourmosteffective“drug”intreatingcancer.Thereisalmostnocancer(atanystage)thatcannotbetreated・Byinstillinghopeinapatient,wecanhelpdevelopapositive,combativeattitudetohisdisease.Illogical,unproven?Perhaps・Butmanydoctorsbelievethatthismustbecom
3、eapartofcancertherapyifthetherapyistobeeffective・Ihavehadthejoyoftwobeautifulandwonderfulwives,thehappinessofparenthoodandtheloveofeightchildren.Myworkwasconstantlychallengingandfulfilling.Ihavealwayslovedmusicandbooks,balletandthetheater.Iwasaddictedtofitness,tennis,golf,curling,hunti
4、ngandfishing・Goodfoodandwinegracedmytable.Myhomewasawarmandhappyplace.ButwhenIbecameawareofmyimminentmortality,myattitudeschanged・Therewasrealmeaningtothewords,“Thisisthefirstdayoftherestofyourlife.”Therewasaheightenedawarenessofeachsunnyday,thebeautyofflowers,thesongofabird.Howoftendo
5、wereflectonthejoyofbreathingeasily,ofswallowingwithouteffortanddiscomfort,ofwalkingwithoutpain,ofacompleteandpeacefillnight"ssleep?AfterIbecameill,IembarkeduponmanythingsIhadbeenputtingoffbefore・IreadthebooksIhadsetasideforretirementandwroteonemyself,entitledTheArtofSurgery・MywifeMadel
6、eineandItookmoreholidays.Weplayedtennisregularlyandcurledavidly;wetooktheboysfishing・WhenIreviewthesepastfewyears,itseemsinmanywaysthatIhavelivedalifetimesince1acquiredcancer.OnmylastholidayintheBahamas,asIwalkedalongthebeachfeelingthegentlewaveswashovermyfeet,Ifeltapartoftheuniverse,e
7、venifonlyaminusculeone,likeagrainofsandonthebeach・AlthoughIhadtorestrictthesizeofmypractice,Ifeltcloserempathywithmypatients.WhenIwalkedintotheIntensiveCareUnittherewasanawesomefeelingknowingI,too,hadbeenapatientthere・1(wasaspecialsatisfactiontocomfortmypatientswithcancer,knowingthat