Unit 14专八翻译赏析课件.pptVIP

Unit 14TEM-8 Analysis;as the degree of the suffering varies with that of our desire and ambition. People in the agricultural society have much less enjoyment than those in the industrial society, and hence less desire. Moreover, the main Chinese ancient philosophy of life is always to be free from the encumbrance or enslavement of the outside world. ;( Certainly there are among us misers who, however, pale in the presence of the misers and careerists depicted by Moliere and Balzac. In comparison with Westerners, the Chinese people, easier to be satisfied, are mostly unbiased, peaceful, unworldly and guileless.) (选自《中国翻译》2007年第1期) ;Version 2: Chinese people has never regarded human being as the highest creature among everything else since ancient times, whose behavior in both philosophy and arts takes a rather appropriate proportion with all others in the natural world, but not as an absolute dominant ruler. Therefore, our bitterness and depression are, by and large, less than those of westerners, because the degree of which is growing with the changing of one’s desire and ambition. People in the agriculture society enjoyed ;Far less than people in the industry society, thus their desire is far less either. Moreover, ancient Chinese always treat “ not confined by material, not driven by material” as the uppermost life philosophy.;2005. What is the significance of life? Is there any criterion for its measurement? Difficult as it is to advance an absolute one, it will not be so to judge the very meaning of one’s existence generally from whether he is serious about life and what his attitudes are towards work and life. Throughout the ages, all people of accomplishment take their lives seriously.;As long as they are alive, they would rather devote themselves to more work and study than let a single minute slip by in vain. And the same is true of the common labourers as well as the great statesmen and thinkers in our country. (选自《中国翻译》2006年第1期) ;Version