group4 第3次翻译作业.ppt

主译：王雪 2009123233一审：张丽丽 2009123231二审：杨静 2009123247Most Americans have great vigor and enthusiasm. They prefer to discipline themselves rather than to be disciplined by others. They pridethemselves on their independence, their right to make up their own minds. They are prepared to take the initiative, even when there is a riskto do so. 很多美国人都精力充沛，热情四溢他们不喜欢受制于人而 更喜欢自制他们为自己能够自立，有权力做决定而感到自豪 他们总是积极采取主动权去做每一件事，即使那是很冒险的They have courage and do not give in easily. They will take any sort of jobs anywhere rather than beunemployed. They do not care to be looked after by the government. The average American changes his or her job nine or ten times during his or her working life.他们有足够的勇气并且不会轻易放弃。

他们愿意在任何 地方从事任何工作，而不愿意流离失业然而，对于政府 的关心，他们毫不在乎美国人在他或她的工作生涯中， 更换工作的次数达到9到10次之多Americans have a warmth and friendliness which is less superficial than many foreigners think. They are considered sentimental. When on ceremonial occasions they see a flag, or attend parades celebrating American’s glorious past, tears may come to their eyes. Reunions with family and friends tend to be emotional, too. They like to dress correctly, even if “correctly” means flamboyantly. They love to boast, though often with tongue in cheek. 美国人比许多外国人想象中的更容易表现出热情与友好 ，但有时他们也是多愁善感的。

当他们看到自己国家的 国旗会情不自禁地流泪，出席庆祝美国光辉历史的场合 也会如此当与家人团圆、与朋友相聚时也会激动得流 泪美国人喜欢穿得很正式，尽管正式意味着奢华同 时，他们还喜欢自吹自擂，因此常常自夸过了头They can laugh at themselves and their country, and they can be very self-critical, while remaining always intensely patriotic. They have a wide knowledge of everyday things, and a keen interest in their particular city and state. Foreigners sometimes complain, however, that they have little interest in or knowledge of the outside world.他们会嘲笑自己以及自己的国家，会进行深刻的自我反 省，但他们也有着强烈的爱国情怀他们对周边每天所 发生的事了如指掌，对自己所在的城镇、国家也有着浓 厚的兴趣。

然而，其他外国人有时候抱怨他们对外面的 世界一无所知The Americans have a passion for grandeur. Their skyscrapers, bridges and dams often have a splendor which matches in beauty and scale the country’s natural wonders.美国人酷爱雄伟壮丽 的事物他们的摩天大 楼、桥以及堤坝与他们 国家美丽而宽广的自然 风光相得益彰Is the sole aim of most Americans to make money and posses luxuries which could be called excessive? The majority of Americans would certainly deny this, though most feel proud to amass wealth and possessions through hard work. In the USA, about 90% of the population is well-off enough to expect a brighter future. 挣钱及拥有人们所谓的过度的奢侈品，是大多数 美国人唯一的目标吗？绝大多数美国人会毫不犹 豫地否决这一点，尽管他们多数为通过努力工作 积累财富而骄傲。

在美国，大约90%的人因家境 足够好而有个光明的未来The USA still has one of the highest standards of living in the world, although, at the present time, 10% are below what the government considers to be the “poverty line”. While these underprivileged people receive help from the government, they have no high hopes for their future. It is from this “underclass” and those who take advantage of it, that most of the violence springs—the violence which is one of the least pleasant aspects of American society.目前，美国仍是世界上生活水平最高的国家之一，但 还有10%的人在政府规定的“贫困线”之下。

这些处于 社会底层的公民接受政府的帮助，他们对将来没有高 的期望大多数暴力（暴力是美国最令人不快的一面 ）的涌现正是由这些“社会底层”和那些从中获利的人 引发的Americans are beginning to realize that this terrible problem of poverty is their problem and not just the Government’s. it has been said that the individual American is generous, but that the American nation is hard.美国公民也开始意识到 这种严重的贫困问题是 他们的问题，而不仅仅 是政府的问题据说美 国人是慷慨的，而美国 政府却是苛刻的The USA is reputed to be a classless society. There is certainly not much social snobbery or job snobbery. The manual worker is usually quite at ease in any company. This is partly explained by the fact that people of all income groups go together to the same schools. Americans are far more race conscious than they are class conscious.美国被普遍认为是一个等级社会，但是也没有太多的社 会势力行为和工作势力态度。

体力劳动者在任何公司都 是相当自在的这在一定程度上解释了各个收入阶层的 人一起上同一所学校的现象与等级意识相比，美国人 更注重竞争意识过于忠实于原文，没有达到“雅”的境界有些地方衔接得不够好有些细节处理得不够好基本能理解文章的意思。