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1、精读上册第一课翻译练习Unit One Exercise VII Translation Section ACan Harry Potter wave his magic wand and revive a dead language? Publishers of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, who plan to translate the adventures of the schoolboy wizard into Latin and ancient Greek, think it might help, the Daily Tele
2、graph newspaper reported. Author J.K. Rowling and her publishers Bloomsbury hope the translations will help children overcome the dread of studying the two ancient languages, the newspaper said. We arent under any illusions that the Latin and Greek will be best-sellers but we think that it will mean
3、 much more fun lessons for anyone studying Latin and Greek, said Emma Matthewson, Rowlings editor at Bloomsbury. Peter Needham, who taught Latin and Greek at top boys school Eton College, was translating the first of Rowlings books. This is going to be a wonderful thing for children. It has got very
4、 witty dialogue. he was quoted as saying. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is not the first childrens book to be translated into Latin. Paddington Bear, Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh have all had the Latin treatment, the newspaper said. Section B最令人怵目惊心的一件事，是看着钟表上的秒针一下一下的移动，每移动一下就是表
5、示我们的寿命已经缩短了一部分。再看看墙上挂着的可以一张张撕下的日历，每天撕下一张就是表示我们的寿命又缩短了一天。因为时间即生命。没有人不爱惜他的生命，但很少人珍视他的时间。如果想在有生之年做一点什么事，学一点什么学问，充实自己，帮助别人，使生命成为有意义，不虚度此生，那么就不可浪费光阴。这道理人人都懂，可是很少人真能积极不懈的善于利用他的时间。 节选自梁实秋时间即生命教参：第一课翻译答案Section A 哈里波特的魔杖能让已死的语言起死回生吗？哈里波特与魔法石的出版商认为这有可能。据每日电讯报报道，他们打算把这个魔法学生的冒险故事译成拉丁文和古希腊文。报纸说，该书作者J.K.罗琳和她的出版商
6、布卢姆斯伯里出版社希望译本能帮助孩子们战胜对学习这两种古代语言的恐惧。布卢姆斯伯里出版社罗琳的编辑爱玛马修森说：“我们不指望拉丁版和希腊文版能成为畅销书，不过我们相信它们能让拉丁文和希腊文学习者学起来更有乐趣。”顶尖男校伊顿公学的拉丁及希腊文教师彼得尼德海姆正在翻译罗琳哈里波特系列小说的第一部（即哈里波特与魔法石编者注）。报纸援引他的话说：“它将成为孩子们的心爱之物，其中有非常诙谐机智的对白。” 报纸还说，哈里波特与魔法石并不是第一本被译成拉丁文的儿童书籍，帕丁顿熊、爱丽丝漫游奇境记和维尼小熊都有拉丁文译本。Section BIt is most startling to hear a wat
7、ch or clock clicking away the seconds, each click indicating the shortening of ones life by a little bit. Likewise, with each page torn off the wall calender, ones life is shortened by another day. Time, therefore, is life. Nevertheless, few people treasure their time as much as their life. Time must not be wasted if you want to do your bit in your remaining years or acquire some useful knowledge to improve yourself and help others, so that your life may turn out to be significant and fruitful. All that is self-evident, yet few people really strive to make the best use of their time.2