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1、原文:且家中有百万之富,现领着内帑钱粮,采办杂料。H:Thefamilywasimmenselywealthy.AsoneoftheofficialCourtPurveyorstheyreceivedmoneyfromthePrivyPursewithwhichtomakepurchasesfortheImperialHousehold.Y:Fortheyweremillionaires,inreceiptofanincomefromtheStateTreasuryasPurveyorsfortheImperialHousehold分析:内帑钱粮:指国库里的钱财,公款Privy
2、Purse:王室专用金,国王私用金StateTreasury:国库,古时收藏钱财的府库原文:虽也上过学,不过略识几个字,终日惟有斗鸡走马、游山玩水而已。H:Hehadbeeneducatedafterafashion,butcouldbarelyreadandwrite.Hedevotedthegreaterpartoftimetocock-fighting,horse-racing,andoutingtoplacesofscenicinterest.Y:Atschoolhemerelylearnedafewcharacters,spendingallhistimeoncock
3、-fighting,ridingorpleasuretrips.分析:终日:整天;从早到晚thegreaterpartoftime:大部分时间allhistime:所有时间ThecontextimpliesusthatXuePandoesn’twanttolearnknowledgeatall.SoitismorepropertousetheY’sphrase.原文:…不过赖祖父之旧情分,户部挂虚名,支领钱粮,…H:…forhisfather’sandgrandfather’ssake,hewasallowedtoregisterattheMinistryandreceiver
4、egularpaymentsofgrainandmoney,…Y:…butprevailedonhisgrandfather’soldconnectionstofindhimawell-paidsinecureintheboardofrevenue…分析:户部,中国古代官署名,为掌管户籍财经的机关,六部之一,长官为户部尚书,曾称地官、大司徒、计相、大司农等。这个官职比较大,在清代是从二品。相当于现在的财政部副部长。Soitspaymentshouldbewell-paid,whichismuchappropriate.原文:寡母王氏乃现任京营节度使王子腾之妹,与荣国府贾政的夫人
5、王氏是一母所生的姊妹,今年方四十上下,只有薛蟠一子。H:XuePan’swidowedmotherwasayoungerhalf-sisterofWangZi-teng,atthattimeCommandantoftheMetropolitanBarracks,andyoungersisterofLadyWang,thewifeofJiaZhengoftheRongmansion.Shewasnowaroundfiftyandhadonlytheoneson.Y:Hiswidowedmother,neeWang,wastheyoungersisterofWangTzu-teng
6、,Commander-in-chiefoftheMetropolitanGarrision,andthesisterofLadyWang,wifeofChiaChengoftheJungMansion.ShewasaboutfortyyearsofageandHsuehPanwasheronlyson.分析:1.InH’stranslation,hedoesn’ttranslatethe“王氏”,sohereisamissing.2.“四十”shouldbetranslatedintoforty.原文:寡母王氏乃现任京营节度使王子腾之妹,与荣国府贾政的夫人王氏是一母所生的姊妹,
7、今年方四十上下,只有薛蟠一子。H:CommandantoftheMetropolitanBarracks;Y:Commander-in-chiefoftheMetropolitanGarrison;分析:“京营节度使”是虚构的,是为了显示他的地位。按清制,掌握京城启闭、宫禁安全的军权的最高长官是步军军统领,通俗名称是“九门提督”。此即“京营”的“节度使”。Barracks:兵营,营房,棚屋Garrison:驻军,卫戍部队,警卫部队原文:自父亲死后,见哥哥不能依贴母怀,他便不以书字为事,只留心