看了之後也想来翻翻看 将那篇文章後两段快速翻了一下... 第一次PO，要鞭请温柔一点囧 Of course, the 1970s were actually tough times in America — stagflation, malaise, the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate — but they were brutal in the rest of the world. Hyperinflation racked most third-world countries; coups and martial law were familiar occurrences, even affecting staunchly democratic India, where emergency rule was enforced from 1975 to 1977. Set against this atmosphere of despair, the U.S. looked like a shining city on a hill. 毫无疑问，美国1970年代是个艰困的年代──胀满欲呕、浑身乏力、越南和水门事件的後 遗症──但这对於其他地区来说更加残酷。恶性通货膨胀折磨大多数第三世界的国家；政 变和戒严更是家常便饭，甚至使民主自治的印度在1975到1977也实施紧急措施。在这绝望 的氛围中，美国就像是伫立在山丘上闪亮的城市。 A few years later, when I got to America on a college scholarship, I realized that the real American Dream was somewhat different from Dallas. I visited college friends in their hometowns and was struck by the spacious suburban houses and the gleaming appliances — even when their parents had simple, modest jobs. The modern American Dream, for me, was this general prosperity and well-being for the average person. European civilization had produced the great cathedrals of the world. America had the two-car garage. And this middle-class contentment created a country of optimists. Compared with the fatalism and socialist lethargy that was pervasive in India those days, Americans had a sunny attitude toward life that was utterly refreshing. 在几年後，我申请到奖学金而去美国留学，我终於了解所谓真正的"美国梦"与达拉斯 (Dallas)不同。我造访过数位大学朋友的家乡，并被宽敞的郊区房屋和闪亮的用具震慑─ ─就算他们父母没有显赫的职业。美国梦对我而言曾是大多数人都经济良好的代名词。欧 洲都市化曾创造世上雄伟的大教堂。美国只有能停两部车的车库，但中产阶级的知足创造 整个国家的乐观。与印度曾蔓延的宿命论和社会主义相比，美国人拥有开朗的态度来面对生活，使 人耳目一新。 翻得比较随兴，没有逐字翻 另外对於but they were brutal in the rest of the world 没有很清楚... when I got to America on a college scholarship 如何精简的翻出句意也让我想 好一下，不知道有没有更好的译法? --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 163.25.118.152 ※ 编辑: little1913 来自: 163.25.118.152 (10/21 23:57) → usread:问题还不不在更好的译法的阶段,而在更正确的解读 10/22 00:00 谢谢两位的指教，我的英文果然还是不太行阿OTZ 虽然美国1970年代确实是个艰困的年代──通货膨胀、malaise(这也是在说那年代某个确 实的现象吗?)、越南和水门事件的後遗症──但这在其他国家造成的影响更加剧烈。 ↑修成以上应该有较好？另外看出第一个字是通膨後，那三个单字应都是形容那时候国家 普遍的现象无误 ※ 编辑: little1913 来自: 163.25.118.152 (10/22 00:08)