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发信人: palio (芷水), 信区: English
标 题: 《幽梦影》——林语堂译(42)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年07月02日17:23:20 星期三), 站内信件
品格——之三
昭君以和亲而显,刘蕡(fei4)以下第而传,可谓之不幸,不可谓之缺憾。
含徵曰:若故折黄雀腿而后医之,亦不可。
(注)昭君是王嫱的字,她是汉元帝宫女,以貌美而赐匈奴和亲而知名;刘蕡是唐文宗时
进士,大(太)和二年,举贤良对策,以劝帝诛灭权奸而不获取,这里没有译出来正是语
堂先生所说的,需要详加解释才能使西方读者明白的事。
Some men and women left a name for posterity because they were victims of some
adverse circumstances. One can say that they were most unfortunate, but I
doubt that one should express regret for them.
Hanchen: True enough. On the other hand, it would hardly be right to break
the leg of a sparrow and then bind it up mercifully.
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