例4、“谁叫老太太会调理人?调理的水葱似的,怎么怨得人要?我幸亏是孙子媳妇,我若是孙子,我早要了,还等到这会子呢!“
杨译:“Who told you, madam, to train your girls so well? If you bring one up as fresh as a spring of young parsley, you can’t blame people for wanting her. It’s lucky I’m a grandson’s wife. If I were a grandson I’d have grabbed her long time ago. I shouldn’t have waited till now.”
霍译:“You shouldn’t be so good at training your girls ,”said Xi-feng. “When you’ve brought up a beautiful young bulrush like Faithful, can you blame other people for wanting her? It’s a good job I’m only your granddaughter-in-law. If I had been your grandson, I should have asked you for her for myself a long time ago. I shouldn’t have waited till now, I can tell you!”
解析:贾赦想娶贾母的侍女鸳鸯为妾,惹得贾母大发雷霆,大家一个个噤若寒蝉,唯独王熙凤却说怪不得别人,要怪只能怪贾母自己。明面上是怪贾母,实则确实夸赞贾母,投其所好,以甜言蜜语讨贾母欢心。两种译文都显现了原文隐含的意思,增加了赞美程度,再现了一个八面玲珑、伶牙俐齿的王熙凤的形象。
不论是杨宪益译本还是霍克斯译本,都较好地展现了王熙凤的泼辣利索,八面玲珑的特点。小说中的人物语言是体现人物性格和形象的重要手段,翻译时要深刻理解人物的个性,把握人物语言的风格,不仅要领会人物语言表层的含义,更要挖掘隐含在这种形式下的思想。
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