專八翻譯英譯漢：中國文學

專八翻譯對很多人來講都是一個難啃的骨頭，不僅中英語言上的差距給翻譯造成了困難，文化的差異也會影響翻譯的效果，小編爲大家帶來了專八翻譯的練習題，一起來練練手吧。

原文：

Long before the emergence of the written word, ballads, accompanied by music and dance,and myths, passed around by word of mouth, were widely popular. chinese literature finds its origins in these traditions. however, ballads were what people improvised out of daily life, and due to lack of means to record and preserve them in ancient times, they quickly disappeared without leaving much of a trace. today, we can only deduce their existence from ancient books, which recorded some time-honored ballads, though most of these are belived to be derivatives of later generations. ballads in the book of songs are the earliest writings that can be dated. from this point of view, ancient mythology obviously has had a great influence on chinese literature.

譯文：

與舞蹈和音樂相伴的歌謠跟口頭流傳的神話，遠在文字出現之前就已大量產生。中國的文學正是發端於此。不過歌謠本是人們在生活中隨興而發的東西，上古時代也沒有保存和記載它們的手段，因之也就很快湮滅，不留痕跡。我們只能從一些古籍書中推斷它們的存在。古書中記載了一些據稱年代非常久遠的歌謠，但是大多出於後人的僞託，能夠斷定朝代的歌謠要到《詩經》裏才能看見。從這點來看，古代神話對中國文學的影響更爲顯着。

大家覺得自己翻譯得怎麼樣呢？在翻譯的過程中一定要懂得靈活變通，不要生搬硬套，強行直譯，那樣的效果肯定會不盡人意的。