2019年考研英語二真題及解析（46題）

Section Ⅲ Translation

46.Directions:

Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

It is easy to underestimate English writer James Heriot. He had such a pleasant, readable style that one might think that anyone could imitate it. How many times have I heard people say “I could write a book. I just haven’t the time.” Easily said. Not so easily done. James Herriot, contrary to pupular opinion, did not find it easy in his early days of, as he put it, “having a go at the writing game”. While he obviously had an abundance of natural talent, the final, polished work that he gave to the world was the result of years of practising, re-writing and reading. Like the majority of authors, he had to suffer many disappointments and rejections along the way, but these made him all the more determined to succeed. Everything he achieved in life was earned the hard way and his success in the literary field was no exception.

46.參考答案及解析：

我們很容易低估英國作家吉米?哈利。他的作品秉承一種令人愉快的，易讀的風格，以至于有人認為任何人都可以模仿。很多次我聽到人們說：“我能寫一本書，我只是沒有時間。”說來容易，做來難。與大家所想的相反，早年吉米?哈利發現寫作并非易事，正如他所言“嘗試寫作游戲”。盡管很顯然他極具寫作天賦，但他呈現給世界的最終出版作品也是歷經多年練習，重寫與閱讀的結果。與大多數作家一樣，一路走來，他經歷了多次的失望與拒絕，但這一切使他更堅定了獲得成功的決心。他生命中獲得的成就源于他的艱苦努力，他在文學領域的成功絕非偶然。

【解析】第一句中，“It”屬于形式主語，代指后面的“underestimate English writer James Herriot”。在翻譯的過程中“It is easy to”可翻譯為“人們（或人們）很容易...”。“Easily said. Not easily done”按照漢語的習慣，翻譯為“說來容易，做來難”即可。后半部分的翻譯，大家需要額外注意定語的處理“the final, published work that he gave to the world was the results of ...”這個句子的主干時“the work was the result of...”“he gave to the world”屬于定語從句，修飾與限定“the final, published work”。最后一句“no exception”，直譯表示“不是例外”，我們也可意譯為“他在文學領域的成功絕非偶然。