杨译:“As she’s in high spirits today,it seems to me now’s the time to make this request.”
霍译:“As a matter of fact, Grandma is in rather a good mood today, so if you are going to ask her, it would probably be best to do so straight away.”
解析:此句和前一句虽然是两种截然不同的主张,但都是以“依我说“开头,再次体现了王熙凤以自我为中心的性格。此句,霍译并没有提及“我”,减弱了话语的力量,而杨译用了“it seems to me”。
例3、“你是素日知道我的,从来不信什么阴司地域报应的;凭什么事,我说要行就行。你叫他拿三千银子来,我就替他出这口气。”
杨译:“You know me”, she replied. “I’ve never believed all that talk about Hell and retribution. I do what I please and am always as good as my word. Let them bring me three thousand tales and I’ll see to this for them.
霍译:“You’ve known me for a long time,”she said. “You know that I’ve never believed all that talk about hell and damnation. If I decide that I want to do something I do it, no matter what it is. Tell them that if they are prepared to pay out three thousand tales of silver, I will undertake to relieve them of their trouble.”
解析:从此句可以看出王熙凤说话丝毫不留余地,做人独断,盛气凌人。两种译文翻译得都很到位,相较而言,可能杨译的译文更为简洁,更加体现了王熙凤不拖泥带水,干脆利落的性格。
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