高級(jí)英語(yǔ)1-Unit10-The-Artist-in-America-翻譯

1、 1 This day, devoted to the memory of Robert Frost, offers an opportunity for reflection which is prized by politicians as well as by others and even by poets. For Robert Frost was one of the granite figures of our time in America. He was supremely two thingsan artist and an American. 今天死紀(jì)念羅伯特弗羅斯特的日

2、子，同時(shí)它提供了一個(gè)反思機(jī)會(huì)，政治家、其他人、甚至詩(shī)人都珍視這一天。因?yàn)槭敲绹?guó)最引人注目的人物之一。他有兩種極端的特質(zhì)，一個(gè)是藝術(shù)家，另一個(gè)美國(guó)人。 2 A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. 一個(gè)國(guó)家不僅通過(guò)它產(chǎn)生的人來(lái)揭示自己，還有這個(gè)民族在紀(jì)念誰(shuí)，記得誰(shuí)。 3 In America our heroes have customarily run to men of large accomplishments. But

3、today this college and country honors a man whose contribution was not to our size but to our spirit; not to our political beliefs but to our insight; not to our self-esteem, but to our self-comprehension. 在美國(guó)，我們的英雄通常都是追求成就的人。但今天，這所大學(xué)和這個(gè)國(guó)家表彰這樣一個(gè)人，他的貢獻(xiàn)不是針對(duì)我們的外在實(shí)力，而是針對(duì)我們的內(nèi)在精神；不是鞏固我們的政治信念，而是強(qiáng)化我們的洞察力；不是

4、滿足我們的自尊心，而是提升我們的自我理解力。4 In honoring Robert Frost we therefore can pay honor to the deepest sources of our national strength. That strength takes many forms and the most obvious forms are not always the most significant. 我們紀(jì)念從而來(lái)紀(jì)念我們國(guó)家力量的最深源泉。這種力量的存在多種多樣，顯而易見(jiàn)的并非最重要的。5 The men who create power make an

5、indispensable contribution to the nations greatness. But the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested. 創(chuàng)造權(quán)力的人對(duì)國(guó)家的偉大作出了不可缺少的貢獻(xiàn)。但質(zhì)疑權(quán)力的人也做出了同樣不可或缺的貢獻(xiàn)，尤其是當(dāng)這種質(zhì)疑公正無(wú)私之時(shí)。6 For they determine whether we use power or power uses us. Our

6、 national strength matters; but the spirit which informs and controls our strength matters just as much. This was the special significance of Robert Frost. 因?yàn)樗麄儧Q定了是我們運(yùn)用權(quán)力還是權(quán)力運(yùn)用我們。我們的國(guó)家實(shí)力固然重要，但蘊(yùn)含在這實(shí)力之中并對(duì)之加以有效控制的精神也同樣重要。這就是的特殊意義所在。7 He brought an unsparing instinct for reality to bear on the platitude

7、s and pieties of society. His sense of the human tragedy fortified him against self-deception and easy consolation. 他生來(lái)就對(duì)真相孜孜以求，并以此向社會(huì)上的陳腐和陳規(guī)開戰(zhàn)。他的人間悲劇意識(shí)使他不會(huì)自我欺騙，也不會(huì)被廉價(jià)的安慰所安撫。8 “I have been,” he wrote, “one acquainted with the night.” 他寫道：“我是一個(gè)熟悉黑暗的人。”9 And because he knew the midnight as well as the

8、 high noon, because he understood the ordeal as well as the triumph of the human spirit, he gave his age strength with which to overcome despair. 因?yàn)樗攘私馕缫沟暮诎狄擦私庹绲墓饷鳎榷萌祟惥裰纯嘁捕萌祟惥裰畾g欣，所以他賦予了那個(gè)時(shí)代戰(zhàn)勝絕望的力量。 10 At bottom he held a deep faith in the spirit of man. And its hardly an accident that Robert

9、 Frost coupled poetry and power. For he saw poetry as the means of saving power from itself. 他對(duì)人的精神深信不疑。將詩(shī)歌和權(quán)力結(jié)合在一起絕非偶然，因?yàn)樗靼自?shī)歌是挽救力量的力量。11 When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of mans concern, poetry reminds him of the richness an

10、d diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. 當(dāng)權(quán)力使人走向傲慢時(shí)，詩(shī)歌提醒他的局限性。當(dāng)權(quán)力縮小了人們的關(guān)切范圍時(shí)，詩(shī)歌提醒他人的生命的豐富性和多樣性。當(dāng)力量腐化時(shí)，詩(shī)歌會(huì)進(jìn)化。12 For art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgment. The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, be

11、comes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state. 藝術(shù)建立起來(lái)的真實(shí)，這真理必須作為我們判斷的試金石。藝術(shù)家，無(wú)論多么忠于其個(gè)人的現(xiàn)實(shí)觀，都會(huì)成為維護(hù)個(gè)體思想和情感的最后斗士，都會(huì)與擾民的社會(huì)和專橫的國(guó)家抗?fàn)帯?3 The great artist is thus a solitary figure. He has, as Frost said, “a lovers quarrel with the world.”

12、 In pursuing his perceptions of reality he must often sail against the currents of his time. This is not a popular role. 偉大的藝術(shù)家都是孤獨(dú)的。就像說(shuō)的，“熱愛(ài)這個(gè)世界并為之爭(zhēng)吵?！睘榱俗非笏麑?duì)世界的理解，他必須逆流而上。這不是一個(gè)受歡迎的人。14 If Robert Frost was much honored during his lifetime, it was because a good many preferred to ignore his darker tr

13、uths. 如果說(shuō)羅伯特弗羅斯特生前就滿載榮耀，那是因?yàn)橛性S多人寧愿對(duì)其揭示的黑暗真理視而不見(jiàn)。15 Yet in retrospect we see how the artists fidelity has strengthened the fiber of our national life. If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must mo

14、tivate any true artist, makes him aware that our nation falls short of its highest potential. 然而，當(dāng)我們回顧過(guò)往，就會(huì)看到這位藝術(shù)家是如何以他的忠誠(chéng)提升了我們國(guó)民生活的品格。我們偉大的藝術(shù)家有時(shí)會(huì)對(duì)社會(huì)極其挑剔，之所以如此，那是因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)正義既敏感又關(guān)注，這種敏感和關(guān)注必定會(huì)激勵(lì)所有真正的藝術(shù)家，使其認(rèn)識(shí)到我們的國(guó)家尚未發(fā)揮出最大潛力。16 I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilizatio

15、n than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. 我認(rèn)為對(duì)我們的國(guó)家和文明來(lái)說(shuō)，沒(méi)有什么比充分認(rèn)可藝術(shù)家的地位更重要的了。如果藝術(shù)是為了滋養(yǎng)我們文化的根基，那么社會(huì)必須讓藝術(shù)家自由地追隨他的夢(mèng)想。17 We must never forget that art is not a form of p

16、ropaganda; it is a form of truth. And as Mr. (Archibald) MacLeish once remarked of poets, “There is nothing worse for our trade than to be in style.” 我們不應(yīng)忘記，藝術(shù)從來(lái)都不是一種宣傳的形式；它是真理的一種形式。正如。說(shuō)道：“我們這一行的人遭到僵化。”18 In free society art is not a weapon and it does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideolo

17、gy. Artists are not engineers of the soul. 在自由社會(huì)，藝術(shù)不是一種武器，它也不屬于任何思想和意識(shí)形態(tài)的范疇。藝術(shù)家并不是塑造靈魂的人。19 It may be different elsewhere. But democratic societyin itthe highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist is to remain true to himself and to let the chips fall where they may. 在其他地方也許會(huì)有所不同。但是在民主社會(huì)，作

18、家、作曲家、藝術(shù)家的最高職責(zé)是聽(tīng)從本心而無(wú)須顧慮其后果如何。20 In serving his vision of the truth the artist best serves his nation. And the nation which disdains the mission of art invites the fate of Robert Frosts hired man“the fate of having nothing to look backward to with pride and nothing to look forward to with hope.” 保持自

19、我是對(duì)這個(gè)民族最好的貢獻(xiàn)。這個(gè)蔑視藝術(shù)的使命的民族招致了這個(gè)雇工的命運(yùn)?；厥走^(guò)去無(wú)以自豪，展望未來(lái)無(wú)所希冀21 I look forward to a great future for Americaa future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. 我向往著國(guó)家的未來(lái)，在這個(gè)未來(lái)，我們的國(guó)家將用道德上的自我克制來(lái)匹配軍事力量，用智慧來(lái)匹配財(cái)富，能力與目的相結(jié)

20、合。22 I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, which will protect the beauty of our natural environment, which will preserve the great old American houses and squares and parks of our national past and which will build handsome and balanced cities for our future. 我向往

21、一個(gè)美國(guó)不會(huì)害怕美麗、優(yōu)雅，這將保護(hù)我們的自然環(huán)境的美麗，保護(hù)美國(guó)胸圍的古老建筑和我們國(guó)家的的廣場(chǎng)和公園，構(gòu)建一個(gè)美麗而和諧的未來(lái)之城。23 I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. 我向往著一個(gè)美國(guó)，他將獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)藝術(shù)成就，就像我們獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)商業(yè)成就或治國(guó)之道。24 I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards

22、of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens. 我向往著一個(gè)美國(guó)，它將提升藝術(shù)成就的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而且會(huì)逐步擴(kuò)大全體公民的文化機(jī)會(huì)。25 I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well. 我向往著一個(gè)美國(guó)，它因?yàn)橥ㄟ^(guò)文明獲得尊

23、重而非其淫威。26 And I look forward to a world which will be safe not only for democracy and diversity but also for personal distinction. 我向往著一個(gè)美國(guó)，它不僅對(duì)民主和多樣性來(lái)說(shuō)是安全的，還有對(duì)個(gè)體差異來(lái)說(shuō)也是。27 Robert Frost was often skeptical about projects for human improvement. Yet I do not think he would disdain this hope. 經(jīng)常對(duì)改善人類的項(xiàng)目

24、持懷疑態(tài)度。但我不認(rèn)為他會(huì)蔑視這種希望。 28 As he wrote during the uncertain days of the Second War: Take human nature altogether since time began,And it must be a little more in favor of man,Say a fraction of one percent at the very least, Our hold on the planet wouldnt have so increased. 就像他在二戰(zhàn)的動(dòng)蕩歲月中寫下的， 把人性的自然放在一起，人向善一面更多一點(diǎn)，至少百分之一中的一點(diǎn)，我們對(duì)這個(gè)世界的掌握，不會(huì)像這樣增加。 29 Because of Mr. Frosts life and work, because of the life and work of this college, our hold on this planet has increased.因?yàn)榈纳詈凸ぷ?，因?yàn)樗谶@所大學(xué)的生活和工作，我們對(duì)這個(gè)世界的掌握又多一分。Robert Frost is one of th