“郭靖身不由主,一个筋斗翻跌下来,蓬的一声,背部着地,撞的好不疼痛。他一个‘鲤鱼打挺’,立即翻身跃起,待要上前再斗,只见六位师傅已将那少年团团围住”。
英译:Guo Jing could only somersault out of the hold and land on his back with a thump. Despite the pain, he flipped to his feet in a Flying Carp. He was about to attack again when he saw the Freaks(江南六怪) had surrounded his opponent.
高手比武,快如闪电。金庸用了最为简洁明快的语言,一气呵成;Anna Holmwood 的译文充分还原了原文的流动感,用简单的句式和紧张的节奏,把两个少年英雄的比武场面描写得栩栩如生。
“鲤鱼打挺”(Flying Carp),形象生动,如在眼前,中外文皆然。但“鸳鸯连环腿”就不那么好理解了。鸳鸯虽然美丽,但本质上还是鸭子,如果说“鸳鸯八字脚”还差不多,怎么能将鸭蹼跟武林高手的飞腿联系起来呢?Anna Holmwood 在这里又一次展现了她的 严复在《天演论》译本的序言中写道:“一名之立,旬月踯踌。”Anna Holmwood 要面对那么多稀奇古怪的名称,真是难为她了。
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