阅读翻译缘分的翻译.docx

阅读翻译：缘分的翻译

译文：“... Isn”t that what they call ”affinity” – when two strangers meet by chance and slowly become close?“ (美 Jeanne Kelly, Nathan K.Mao –Fortress Besieged)

翻译笔记：
缘分

多指机缘。某种必定存在的相遇的时机和可能。该选段译文中所用的affinity，强调了一种双方的吸引力。“缘分”的译法多种多样，要看所表达内容的含义而定，多看多比拟会有所收获的。如：

婚姻是缘分。
Marriage is a lottery.

缘分已尽
relationship coming to an end; time to part

咱俩又在一起了，真是有缘分。
So we”re together again. It must be fate.

偶然

1. 事理上不肯定要发生而发生的，意想不到的。 与“必定”相对。 Accidentally; by accident; by chance 如：

偶然遇见一位朋友
run into an acquaintance; come across a friend; meet a friend by chance

2. 间或；有时候。Once in a while; occasionally 如：

他偶然来一次。
He comes once in a while.

要好

1. 指感情融洽；也指对人表示好感，情愿亲近 be on good terms; be close friends 如：

他们俩从小就很要好。
The two of them have been close friends since childhood.

2. 努力求好，力求上进 be eager to improve oneself; try hard to make progress 如：

这孩子很要好。
The kid is eager to make progress.