女娲补天翻译.docx

------------------V字翻译队女娲补天——《淮南子·览冥》Nvwa mends the sky往古之时，四极废，九州裂，天不兼复，地不周载From the time immemorial, the four pillars collapsed and the nine continents ruptured. 词的选择Neither could the sky cover the whole earth, nor could the earth contain all the creatures. 语序的变化火爁焱而不灭，水浩洋而不息，猛兽食颛民，鸷鸟攫老弱Burning fire, widespread and violent, never ceased; 词的选择 词的选择onrushing water, extensive and boundless, never receded.词的选择the kind and the honest were devoured by cruel beasts, 词的选择the weak and the elder were captured by fierce birds. 重复词语和重复结构的处理，使用排比句于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极，杀黑龙以济冀州，积芦灰以止淫水。

Hence, goddess Nvwa smelted the multicolored stones to mend the sky, 词的选择broke off the giant turtle's legs as four pillars to prop the sky, 词的选择killed the black evil dragon to save the state of Ji, and pile up the ashes of reed to resist the deluge.苍天补，四极正，淫水涸，冀州平，狡虫死，颛民生In the end, the sky mended, the four pillars erected, 词的增补the floods receded, the state of Ji being calmed 语态的变换 the fierce birds deracinated ,the kind and honest people survived. 语态的变化背方州，抱圆天，当此之时，禽兽蝮蛇，无不匿其爪牙，藏其蜇毒，无有攫噬之心。

Then, on her back carried the square, and in her arms, held the round sky. 词的增补In this time, all the fierce beasts and venomous serpent, 词的增补with poisonous claws and teeth hidden, had no desire for devouring. 长句的处理考其功烈，上际九天，下契黄垆,名声被后世,光晖薰万物Her feats were eulogized by whole universe, 语态的变化her name were passed to later generations, 语态的变化 her contributions were shared with all creatures.语态的变化 排比句的运用Reference： 往古之时 ——久远的过去， 四极废 ——支撑天地四方的四根柱子倒了， 九州裂 ——大地裂开， 天不兼覆 ——天不能普遍地覆盖万物， 地不周载 ——地不能全面地容载万物。

火焱而不灭 ——火势凶猛，扑不灭， 水浩洋而不息 ——水势浩大，流不尽， 猛兽食颛民 ——凶猛的野兽吃善良的百姓， 鸷鸟攫老弱 ——凶猛的鸟用爪抓取老人和小孩 于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天 ——于是，女娲冶炼五色石来修补苍天的漏洞， 断鳌足以立四 ——砍断巨龟的角来做撑起四方的擎天柱， 杀黑龙以济冀州 ——杀死黑龙来拯救中国， 积芦灰以止淫水 ——用芦灰来堵塞洪水 苍天补 ——天空被修补了， 四极正 ——天地四方的柱子重新竖立了起来， 淫水涸 ——洪水退了， 冀州平 ——中国的大地上恢复了平整， 。