2014年考研英語二翻譯題

47.section III Translation

Directions:

Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy, with a glass that’s perpetually half full. But that’s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend. “Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality,” says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor. According to Ben-Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.

Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercisers. When he feels down —say, after giving a bad lecture —he grants himself permission to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction. He analyzes the weak lecture, leaning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn’t. Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn’t matter.

Section Ⅲ Ⅲ Translation

重點詳解

According to BenShalar, realistic optimists are these who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.

【考點】并列句；定語從句

【解析】①句子主干為 realistic optimists are these, but not these。

②由 but 引起的兩個并列句中實現定語從句的 these who(黑體部分)和 those who(黑體部分)的對應，第一個分句
中嵌套 that 引導的定語從句，第二個分句中的斜體部分為賓語從句，作 believe 的賓語，省略了關系代詞 that
被。

【詞匯】optimist n. 樂觀主義者

【譯文】在本沙哈爾看來，現實的樂觀主義者會因勢利導，而非求全責備。He analyzes the weak lecture, leaning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't.

【考點】介詞后的賓語從句

【解析】①句子主干為 He analyzes the weak lecture。②非謂語動詞短語 leaning lessons for the future 作主句的目的狀語，lessons 這里理解為“經驗，教訓”。about的賓語是兩個并列的從句 what works and what doesn't，其中 what doesn't 為省略結構，補充完整為 what doesn't work。

【詞匯】analyze v．分析

【譯文】他分析了一些效果不好的演講并且從那些起效和無效的演講中吸取教訓為將來做準備。

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大多數人認為樂觀是無盡的歡樂，如同總是有半杯水的杯子。但那是一種絕不會為積極心理學家所稱道的虛假的快樂。哈佛大學的泰·本沙哈爾教授說，“健康的樂觀主義意味著要活在現實之中。”在本沙哈爾看來，現實的樂觀主義者會因勢利導，而非求全責備。

本沙哈爾會使用三種樂觀的方法。比如說，當他因搞砸了一場演講而倍感郁悶的時候，他會告訴自己這是很正常的事，提醒自己：并不是每一次演講都可以獲得諾貝爾獎，總會有一些人的演講效果不及其他人。接著為改進。他分析了一些效果不好的演講并且從那些起效和無效的演講中吸取教訓為將來做準備。最后是看待問題的角度，即在生活的宏偉計劃中，一次演講真的無足輕重。