The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 4
看来在《女作者》(1897年)出版与译作(1900年)出版之间的这段时间里,巴特勒改变了主意;
It looks as though in the interval between the publication of "The Authoress" (1897) and of the Translation (1900) Butler had changed his mind;
因为在第一种情况下,比较的是尤利西斯与一个塞满食物的肚子等等,
for in the first case the comparison is between Ulysses and a paunch full, etc.,
而在第二种情况下,比较的是尤利西斯与一个翻动着塞满食物的肚子的人等等。
and in the second it is between Ulysses and a man who turns a paunch full, etc.
第二个比喻或许是一位伟大诗人可能会做出的比喻。
The second comparison is perhaps one which a great poet might make.
在将这些作品付印的过程中,我得到了剑桥大学图书馆的A·T·巴塞洛缪先生以及剑桥三一学院院士唐纳德·S·罗伯逊先生的宝贵协助。
In seeing the works through the press I have had the invaluable assistance of Mr. A. T. Bartholomew of the University Library, Cambridge, and of Mr. Donald S. Robertson, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
我向这两位朋友致以最诚挚的谢意,感谢他们所付出的细心与才能。
To both these friends I give my most cordial thanks for the care and skill exercised by them.
罗伯逊先生抽出时间,承担了核对与校正《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》中所有引文及参考文献的繁重工作,我相信这项工作无人能做得更好。
Mr. Robertson has found time for the labour of checking and correcting all the quotations from and references to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey," and I believe that it could not have been better performed.
我知道,这对他来说是一种乐趣;
It was, I know, a pleasure for him;
如果巴特勒能够知道他的作品正由他老友H·R·罗伯逊先生之子来守护,这对他来说同样会是一种乐趣,
and it would have been a pleasure also for Butler if he could have known that his work was being shepherded by the son of his old friend, Mr. H. R. Robertson,
五十多年前,那位老友曾与他同在布卢姆斯伯里斯特里瑟姆街的卡里艺术学校一同求学。
who more than half a century ago was a fellow-student with him at Cary's School of Art in Streatham Street, Bloomsbury.
亨利·费斯廷·琼斯
HENRY FESTING JONES.
梅达维尔120号,W.9,1921年12月4日。
120 MAIDA VALE, W.9. 4th December, 1921.
Vocabulary
- looks
- 看起来,表示某种外观或情况
- as
- 如同,用于比较或引导从句
- though
- 尽管,虽然,表示让步或转折
- interval
- 两事件之间的时间间隔或空隙
- publication
- 书籍或文章的出版、发行行为
- Authoress
- 女性作者,女作家(旧式用法)
- Translation
- 将文字从一种语言译成另一种语言
- changed
- 改变,使某事物与之前不同
- mind
- 想法,此处指改变主意或观点
- case
- 情况,例子,某一具体事例
- comparison
- 比较,对两者相似或不同处的对照
- paunch
- 大肚子,突出的腹部,肚腩
- etc.
- 等等,表示列举未尽的其余事项
- turns
- 转变,变成某种状态
- perhaps
- 也许,可能,表示不确定
- great
- 伟大的,非常重要或出色的
- poet
- 诗人,创作诗歌的人
- might
- 可能,表示较小的可能性或推测
- seeing
- 监督,查看,确保顺利进行
- works
- 作品,著作,文学或艺术作品
- through
- 经过,通过,贯穿整个过程
- press
- 出版印刷,使书籍付印出版
- invaluable
- 极其宝贵的,无法估量价值的帮助
- assistance
- 帮助,援助,支持
- University
- 大学,提供高等教育的学术机构
- Library
- 图书馆,收藏书籍和资料的机构
- Fellow
- 研究员,学院的正式成员或研究成员
- College
- 学院,大学中的组成学院
- cordial
- 热诚的,衷心的,亲切友好的
- care
- 细心,谨慎,认真负责的态度
- skill
- 技能,技巧,熟练的能力
- exercised
- 运用,施展,表现出某种能力
- found
- 找到,发现,抽出(时间)
- labour
- 劳动,辛苦的工作与付出
- checking
- 核查,仔细检查以确认准确性
- correcting
- 纠正,改正错误使其准确
- quotations
- 引文,从文章中直接引用的句子
- references
- 参考资料,引用来源
- Iliad
- 《伊利亚特》,荷马所作古希腊史诗
- Odyssey
- 《奥德赛》,荷马所作古希腊史诗
- believe
- 相信,认为某事是真实的
- performed
- 完成,执行,做出某项工作
- pleasure
- 愉快,高兴,令人满足的感受
- shepherded
- 引导,照管,像牧羊人般指引
- century
- 一个世纪,一百年
- fellow-student
- 同学,一起求学的同窗好友
- Art
- 艺术,美术,视觉创作领域
- December
- 十二月,一年中的最后一个月
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