“八戒”英语翻译技巧之 七戒

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　　七、戒语句重复
　　汉语多重复，以强化语气；英语则要尽量避免重复。
　　王曰：“此鸟不飞则已，一飞冲天；不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。”
　　“The bird may not have flown yet”, replied the King, “Once it does, it will soar to the sky. I may not have cried out yet, but once it does, it will startle everyone.”(杨宪益译《史记-滑稽列传》）
　　中国人也好，外国人也好，死人也好，活人也好，对的就是对的，不对的就是不对的。
　　What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong, no matter what it concerns, the Chinese or foreigners, the dead or the living.

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