11.29 屠格涅夫 Ivan Turgenev

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  1. 屠格涅夫本身是一部秋天的诗集。这部诗集,也最适合于在秋天的时候阅读。他多么宁静,他多么健康,他的那颗不朽的心脏,正是一颗高悬在秋空之上的温柔淡黄的太阳! “宁静”和“健康”都是最基本的概念。只不过,此处的两个“多么”结构,不建议合并翻译,因为本文明显有种文学色彩,排比目的在于强调。

不朽的:imperishable/ undying/immortal

Ivan Turgenev himself is a collection of poems on autumn, and the best time to read it is autumn. He is so quiet; he is so healthy. His undying heart is the soft and whitish yellow sun that hangs high in the autumn sky.

  1. 俄罗斯的草原和河流是多么地幸运,你诞生了他又受着他永恒的照耀!

后半句的“受着他永恒的照耀”的动词,可以考虑的选择非常多,比如 be blessed with/receive。

How fortunate the grasslands and rivers in Russia are! They gave birth to Turgenev and now they are blessed with his eternal sunshine.

  1. 他正是以秋天那种无言、成熟、无微不至的感染力而影响人类的;他的语言正是秋风的语言,明净、简捷,一下子就拂动各种民族的心灵;而他又是那样一个热爱艺术、热爱自己祖国语言的人,他像一望无际的成熟的田野那样容易被人领悟和接受……

attentive adj.专心的,留意的,体贴的 accessible 易到达/得到/理解/相处的

an accessible way 通俗易懂的方式 be accessible to sb. 对…来说易于理解的

无微不至:attentive in every way

He has left an imprint on humanity that resembles autumn - quiet/silent, deep/mature and attentive in every way. His language, like autumn wind, is clear and simple and has the power to stir the souls across nations. He is a man of deep love for art and his mother tongue; like an endless/vast, ripe field, he is comfortably easy to understand and readily embraced by the public…

  1. 他说:“一切生物都是我的女儿,所以我一视同仁地爱护它们,一视同仁地消灭它们。” 他还说:“即使把我冲洗七次,也冲不掉我们俄罗斯的本质。”老屠格的话是代替秋天对人发出的告诫,也是代表大地和人发出的箴言。自从屠格涅夫 1883 年的秋天离开人世以后,我们就很少再能听到这样亲切的、进入灵魂的声音了。

“冲洗”可以是 wash。至于“冲不掉”,简单点就是 remove 或者 get rid of。就很少— rarely/barely

“All creatures are my daughters. I care for them alike, and all alike I destroy,” he said. “Even if you wash me seven times, you still can’t get rid of our Russian nature.” His words are warnings sent on behalf of autumn and proverbs spoken on behalf of the earth and humanity. Since his death in the autumn of 1883, we have heard few, if any, voices that are so kind and soul-stirring.

  1. 久违了啊,老屠格。

It has been too long, Turgenev.

  1. 自您离开这个世界的 100 年来,发生了很多的变化,也保留着许多旧的、不灭的事物。不灭的事物是人类的那些贪婪恶劣的本性,是丑恶甚至比你看到的年代更盛行,更为冠冕堂皇、大摇大摆,变化了的则是美背叛了朴素的原则,真/赤裸着身体/无处藏匿…

不灭的 undying/enduring/eternal

此处的主语是“丑恶”,可以考虑处理成 the ugly 或者 ugliness 或者 ugly elements。

Since you left the world a century ago, much has changed yet many old, undying things have persisted as well. What hasn’t changed is the greedy and evil nature of humanity – nowadays, evil elements are more pervasive, more high-sounding and more brazen than in the era you lived in. As for changes, beauty has strayed from the principle of simplicity and truth, laid bare, finds nowhere to hide.

  1. 仅仅过去了 100 年,今天的自命为“现代”的人们,已经在用嘲笑的口吻谈论起你或者根本就不承认存在着你,“古典”像一具枷锁那样把你锁在历史的酒窖深处,仿佛你的智慧与天才早结束在你的时代。

自命-proclaim/see/regard 至于“早结束在你的时代”可以直译成 end,也可以考虑 be gone with,即:一起消失。

After a mere 100 years, those who proclaim themselves to be modern have begun to discuss you in a mocking tone or even deny your existence altogether. The word “classical”, like a shackle, locks you away in the depths of history’s wine cellar, as if your wisdom and ingenuity had already vanished in your own era.

  1. 其实,秋天是永恒的,不会过时的。

In fact, autumn is eternal; it is never out of date.