《随遇而安》英译赏析

原文：换句话说，由甲到乙，由乙到丙……的中间，必须用过多少功夫，费了多少时间，充了多少知识，得了多少经验，有了多少修养。译文：To be more specific, to climb from any one rung to the next, one must make continued exertions over a period of time: there is just so much for one to learn and to experience before he can make a significant achievement in cultivating his character.

译者对原文进行了适当的省略，并且摆脱了原文语言结构对译者的束缚。与原文的详细描述不同，译者用climb from any one rung to the next来表示每一阶段之间的过渡，用to learn and to experience来阐明跨越阶段之前需要经历的一切，结构有所压缩，语气更符合英语的行文习惯。寥寥数语，却让读者感受到其中漫长的过程和背后无尽的努力与付出。

原文：这样筋疲力尽的一辈子没有乐趣下去，天天如坐针毡，身心都觉得没有地方安顿，岂不苦极！

译文：If this vicious cycle is allowed to repeat itself all one’s life, one will find himself locked in a situation of perpetual dissatisfaction, his body and soul having nowhere to anchor themselves. Is this not the greatest misery in the world?

译文将长句拆分为两句，抛弃了原有的语言结构，选用自然通顺的方式灵活表达“筋疲力尽”、“如坐针毡”之意，虽然不及原文言简意赅，但能够在某种程度上重现原文的信息和意义，有异曲同工之妙。译者在翻译“安顿”一词时选用了anchor，再现了过度进取给自己带来的不良影响，使读者更能领悟其中深刻含义。

原文：譬如在职务上有一件事做得尽善尽美，便是乐趣；有一事对付得当，又是乐趣。

译文：Isn’t it fun enough to just do one thing perfectly, or deal with one thing properly?