《翻译理论与实践》课程教学资源（PPT讲稿）第二章 美国总统就职演说汉译

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Original 21 Among the vicissitudes incident to life no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and received on the 14th day of the present month. On the one hand, I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love from a retreat which i had chosen with the fondest predilection as the asylum of my declining years-a retreat whid7-3 and in my flattering hopes with an immutable decision was rendered every day more necessary as well as more dear to me by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruption in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time. George Washington, o The Experiment of the American People

Original 21: Among the vicissitudes incident to life no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and received on the 14th day of the present month. On the one hand, I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love, from a retreat which I had chosen with the fondest predilection, and in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision, as the asylum of my declining years – a retreat which was rendered every day more necessary as well as more dear to me by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruption in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time. • （George Washington, • The Experiment of the American People）

1) Analysis of the original A) Grammatical analysis B) Stylistic analysis C Background knowledge

1) Analysis of the original: •A) Grammatical analysis •B) Stylistic analysis •C) Background knowledge

A) Grammatical analysis (1)Sentence structure (2)Additional complication noTes (4)Paraphrase

A) Grammatical analysis: •(1) Sentence structure •(2) Additional complication •(3) Notes •(4) Paraphrase

(1) Sentence structure: The selection consists of two sentences of which the first is a complex sentence, composed of a main clause and a subordinate clause serving as the object of the preposition off and the second is also a complex sentence, composed of a main clause and an attributive clause with a parenthetic clause embedded in the predicate and another attributive clause embedded in the appositive nominal phrase at the end of the sentence

(1) Sentence structure： • The selection consists of two sentences, of which the first is a complex sentence, composed of a main clause and a subordinate clause serving as the object of the preposition of; and the second is also a complex sentence, composed of a main clause and an attributive clause, with a parenthetic clause embedded in the predicate and another attributive clause embedded in the appositive nominal phrase at the end of the sentence

(2)Additional complication The first sentence begins with a prepositional phrase. The second sentence also begins with a prepositional phrase, and as mentioned before, it has a parenthetic attributive clause embedded in the predicate and an appositive phrase placed at the end of the sentence with another attributive clause embedded. In the first line of the first sentence incident to life is an adjective phrase modifying vicissitudes, and vicissitude and event are synonyms. In the second line of the first sentence that of which. means the event of which

(2) Additional complication • The first sentence begins with a prepositional phrase. The second sentence also begins with a prepositional phrase, and as mentioned before, it has a parenthetic attributive clause embedded in the predicate and an appositive phrase placed at the end of the sentence with another attributive clause embedded. In the first line of the first sentence, incident to life is an adjective phrase modifying vicissitudes, and vicissitude and event are synonyms. In the second line of the first sentence, that of which…means the event of which…

B)Notes The backbone structure of the second sentence is l was summoned by my country., from a treat.,--a retreat The backbone structure of a retreat which l had chosen with the fondest predilection, and in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision, as the asylum of my declining years is a retreat I had chosen. as. also in the second sentence -a retreat which was rendered., is appositive to a retreat before it. And. by the addition of habit to inclination and of frequent interruption in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time could be made explicit as: . by addition of habit to inclination, and by gradual waste committed on it by tim ealth to the addition of frequent interruption in my

(3) Notes： • The backbone structure of the second sentence is I was summoned by my country… from a treat…--a retreat…. The backbone structure of a retreat which I had chosen with the fondest predilection, and in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision, as the asylum of my declining years is a retreat I had chosen… as…. Also in the second sentence,– a retreat which was rendered… is appositive to a retreat… before it. And …by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruption in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time could be made explicit as … by addition of habit to inclination, and by addition of frequent interruption in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time

(4) Paraphrase he above paragraph could be paraphrased in the following manner: Among the events that happened to fe, no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than the event in which you sent the notification and i received it on the 14th day of the present month. on the one hand, i was called on by my country from a retreat which I had chosen as the asylum of my declining years I had chosen the retreat with fondest predilection, and in my flattering hopes, with an unchangeable decision, The retreat was rendered every day more necessary and dearer to me because of my habit and inclination, an because of the frequent interruption in my health and the gradual waste committed on it by time. However, my country's voice i always hear with veneration and love

(4) Paraphrase： • The above paragraph could be paraphrased in the following manner: Among the events that happened to life, no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than the event in which you sent the notification and I received it on the 14th day of the present month. On the one hand, I was called on by my country from a retreat which I had chosen as the asylum of my declining years. I had chosen the retreat with fondest predilection, and in my flattering hopes, with an unchangeable decision. The retreat was rendered every day more necessary and dearer to me because of my habit and inclination, and because of the frequent interruption in my health and the gradual waste committed on it by time. However, my country’s voice I always hear with veneration and love

B)Stylistic analysis (1) Periodicity (2)Structural complication o3) Parallel structure o(4)Cohesive device (sTructural and lexical formality

B) Stylistic analysis: •(1) Periodicity •(2) Structural complication •(3) Parallel structure •(4) Cohesive device •(5) Structural and lexical formality

(1) Periodicity The two sentences in the selection are both periodic in that they each begin with a prepositional phrase, and the second sentence has a parenthetic attributive clause embedded in the predicate

(1) Periodicity： • The two sentences in the selection are both periodic in that they each begin with a prepositional phrase, and the second sentence has a parenthetic attributive clause embedded in the predicate