翻译练习：大学英语八级汉译英练习2戎夷

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　　门徒说：“我这平庸的人，又怎能慷慨地把衣给您这个杰出的人穿呢？”
2 y+ O; M6 _' n3 H9 [　　*平庸: mediocre; ordinary
　　*慷慨: generous
　　*“杰出”与上文的“平庸”对照, 意即“高贵”superior, noble
( R- ]) A. J/ R: {% Z$ L" x. L$ V　　门徒说：“我这平庸的人，又怎能慷慨地把衣给您这个杰出的人穿呢？”
& r0 ]: t) y/ s' C: o　　*(1) “Since I am a nobody,” replied his disciple, “how can I be so generous as to give my clothes to such a superior person as you?”
) I& m. G" d6 }/ Y1 X　　*(2) “How can such a nobody as me be so generous as to give my clothes to such a superior man as you?” replied his disciple.
$ u! X% j. M; _+ }/ E% k) K1 j- t　　戎夷听了，叹息说：“唉，我的主张看来不能实现了！”说完，便把身上的衣脱下来给门徒穿。
　　*叹息: sigh, heave; heave a sigh
  R, n1 y0 C# m9 S　　*唉: alas
. |  ?! ~# \8 j: s! T　　*主张: advocate; maintain; hold; stand for; proposal; suggestion; view; stand; proposition; position; opinion
　　戎夷听了，叹息说：“唉，我的主张看来不能实现了！”说完，便把身上的衣脱下来给门徒穿。
　　*看来: it seems that
　　*实现: realize; come true; don’t work; won’t do
  @9 E; S) @$ o% ]$ I　　*说完: with these words; with this; then
　　*“Alas!” Rong Yi uttered a deep sigh (said with a deep sigh). “It seems that my proposal is doomed (won’t come true)!”
　　*With this, he took off his clothes and handed them to his follower.
. U3 E( ^! \' V- t6 Q/ Q! L　　到了半夜，自己冻死了，却救活了这个门徒。
　　*自己: 这里要译成“戎夷”. 如果不是作为反身代词使用或强调, “自己”往往处理成具体的主语.
+ ?" e1 O2 O) v. N　　*……死: die of…; …to death
+ V  E5 w. X9 V5 Z　　*救活：bring…back to life; save; rescue
　　到了半夜，自己冻死了，却救活了这个门徒。
1 }+ u" S/ o0 I2 {  f　　*At midnight, Rong Yi died of cold, but he gave life to his disciple.
8 |# _! _2 v" `: q　　*Rong Yi gave / , giving life to his disciple, but he himself was frozen to death at midnight.
+ @" h  G  E3 s6 O: R6 E9 L　　说戎夷能够把一个时代治理好，那还没有证明；但是，他那想有利于人类的思想，算是达到不能再高的程度了！
7 T' o# q* t% v6 i% ~: @　　* 说…那还没有证明: “还没有证据说明”：
　　*there has been no proof that…;
4 M0 \# n) a* u　　*No evidence has proved that…;
　　*把……治理好: to run … well; administer, rule a country/ state
) }# ^6 |: o$ u' Z　　*时代: times; age; period; epoch; era
: I2 m. K9 f' r8 b3 N　　说戎夷能够把一个时代治理好，那还没有证明；但是，他那想有利于人类的思想，算是达到不能再高的程度了！
　　*(1) No evidence has been found concerning/regarding the fact that Rong Yi had the capability of administering a historical age
; Y4 \9 |2 v9 g  {　　*(2) History does not provide any evidence of Rong Yi’s ability to run well a whole historical period.
% R8 d- h1 H, g　　说戎夷能够把一个时代治理好，那还没有证明；但是，他那想有利于人类的思想，算是达到不能再高的程度了！
8 S2 ~/ m, B* l' Y. f0 r　　*有利于: benefit; be beneficial to; be good to
　　*算是: at last, finally. 也可以不译。
　　* 达到不能再高的程度: 达到最崇高的境界reach/attain the loftiest/ultimate realm/extent
　　参考译文
　　*(1) However, his idea of benefiting the entire mankind has reached a height that can hardly be surpassed/an ultimate height.
  x( f$ a7 e2 j" Q7 i　　*(2) Yet, no one has been more lofty as he was in terms of (the idea of ) benefiting humanity.