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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

印刷所用的手稿经过一位博学之士——谢赫·阿卜杜尔-拉赫曼·埃萨夫提·埃沙尔卡维——仔细校对和修订,他还亲自监督了整个付印出版的过程。

The manuscript from which it was printed was carefully collated and corrected by a very learned man, the sheykh 'Abd-Er-Raḥmán Eṣ-Ṣaftee Esh-Sharḳáwee, who also superintended the progress of the work through the press.

然而,除了这位谢赫的校订所赋予其的价值之外,我翻译全文所依据的版本——除少数情况外——还具备另一项优势,我认为这使它无可比拟地优于目前任何其他现存版本:

But in addition to the value conferred upon it by the corrections of this sheykh, the copy from which the whole of my translation is made, except in a few instances, possesses an advantage which, I believe, renders it incomparably superior to any other now existing:

它已由一位我认为可以毫不犹豫地称之为当今第一阿拉伯学府首席语言学家的人——谢赫·穆罕默德·伊亚德·坦塔维,或更准确地说,坦迪塔伊——再次修订、校正,并附以大量手写注释。

it has been again revised and corrected, and illustrated with numerous manuscript notes, by a person whom I think I may safely pronounce the first philologist of the first Arab college of the present day, the sheykh Moḥammad 'Eiyád Eṭ-Ṭanṭáwee, or, more properly, Eṭ-Ṭanditáee.

他的注释主要涉及语言学,解释那些不属于古典语言的词汇,其中许多对我帮助极大;不过,由于我在与讲阿拉伯语的民众交往中所积累的现代阿拉伯语知识,我发现大多数注释对我而言并非必要。

His notes are chiefly philological, and explanatory of words which do not belong to the classical language; and many of them are of very great assistance to me; though most of them I find unnecessary, from the knowledge of the modern Arabic which I have acquired during my intercourse with the people who speak it.

他对正文的校订数量众多;由于这些内容对很少数人会有兴趣,我在译文注释中仅提及了其中少数几处,尽管我曾强烈地想要做出不同的处理——为的是让阿拉伯语学者能够通过将我的译文与开罗版正文相对照,来评判我译本的忠实程度。

His corrections of the text are numerous; and as they would interest very few persons, I have mentioned but few of them in the notes to my translation, notwithstanding a strong temptation that I felt to do otherwise in order that Arabic scholars might be assisted to judge of the fidelity of my version by comparing it with the text of the Cairo edition.

Vocabulary

manuscript
手写的原稿或古老文献
printed
被印刷出版的
carefully
仔细地,谨慎地
collated
对照校对,核对文本内容
corrected
已被修正或校正的
learned
博学的,有深厚学识的
sheykh
阿拉伯语对学者或长者的尊称
superintended
监督,负责管理某项工作
progress
进展,工作推进的过程
press
印刷机,出版印刷流程
addition
补充,额外增加的内容
value
价值,重要性
conferred
赋予,给予某种价值或荣誉
corrections
修正,校对后的更改内容
copy
副本,一份文本的抄本
whole
整个的,全部的
translation
翻译,将文本译成另一语言
except
除了,排除某些情况
instances
例子,具体情况或案例
possesses
拥有,具备某种特性或优势
advantage
优势,有利条件
believe
相信,认为某事为真
renders
使某物呈现某种状态
incomparably
无可比拟地,远超其他的
superior
更优越的,高于其他的
existing
现存的,目前存在的
revised
经过修订或重新审阅的
illustrated
加以注释说明或配图
numerous
大量的,许多的
notes
注释,附加的说明文字
whom
关系代词,指代某人(宾格)
safely
有把握地,放心地
pronounce
宣称,断言某事
philologist
语言学家,专门研究语言的学者
Arab
阿拉伯的,与阿拉伯相关的
college
学院,高等教育机构
present
现在的,当代的
properly
更准确地,更正式地说
chiefly
主要地,首要地
philological
语言学的,与文献语言研究相关的
explanatory
解释性的,用于说明的
belong
属于,归属于某类别
classical
古典的,传统规范语言的
language
语言,人类交流的符号系统
assistance
帮助,援助
though
连词,虽然,尽管
unnecessary
不必要的,多余的
knowledge
知识,对某领域的了解
modern
现代的,当代的
Arabic
阿拉伯语,阿拉伯的
acquired
习得,通过经验获得某种能力
during
介词,在某段时间期间
intercourse
交往,与人交流接触的过程
text
文本,书面文字内容
interest
引起兴趣,对某人有吸引力
mentioned
提到过的,被提及的
notwithstanding
尽管如此,虽然有某阻碍
strong
强烈的,有力的
temptation
诱惑,吸引人做某事的冲动
otherwise
否则,用另一种方式
order
为了,此处表示目的
scholars
学者,从事学术研究的人
assisted
得到帮助,被协助
judge
判断,评估某事物
fidelity
忠实性,翻译对原文的准确度
version
版本,某作品的特定形式
comparing
比较,对照两者的异同
Cairo
开罗,埃及首都
edition
版本,书籍的某次出版版次
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