典籍翻译 lecture 9 -2014.pptx

典籍翻译 lecture 9 ;Part 1 Sentences of the week;So I made a mistake, big deal.;常见的句子尾巴;His easy success put a maggot into my head ;We will easily be late;We will easily be late;Part 2 On Obscurity ;Another cause of obscurity is that the writer himself is not quite sure of his meaning. He has a vague impression of what he wants to say, but has not, either from lack of mental power or from laziness, exactly formulated it in his mind and it is natural enough that he should not find a precise expression for a confused idea.;This is due largely to the fact that many writers think, not before, but as they write. The pen originates the thought. The disadvantage of this, and indeed it is a danger against which the author must be always on his guard, is that there is a sort of magic in the written word.;The idea acquires substance by taking on a visible nature, and then stands in the way of its own clarification.;But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the willful. Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have significance greater than at first sight appear.;It is flattering to believe that they are too profound to be expressed so clearly that all who run may read, and very naturally it does not occur to such writers that the fault is with their own minds which have not the faculty of precise reflection. Here again the magic of the written word obtains.;It is flattering to believe that they are too profound to be expressed so clearly that all who run may read, and very naturally it does not occur to such writers that the fault is with their own minds which have not the faculty of precise reflection. Here again the magic of the written word obtains.;It is very easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one realizes.?;From this there is only a little way to go to fall into the habit of setting down ones impressions in all their original vagueness. ;Fools can always