书籍介绍
这是霍克斯将《红楼梦》后半部译为英文的成果，读者反复提及的却并非故事的悲欢，而是译笔本身的分量。有人惊叹它“美得惊人、美得准确”，更多人读出的是“举重若轻”——表面平乏，实则简练精准，把原文精华拿捏得恰到好处。书中并置了杨宪益与霍克斯两种译本，从凤姐“开脸”、袭人掩口，到“文死谏武死战”的措辞差异，让细心的读者看见同一句汉语如何在不同译者笔下走向不同的英文。它适合这样一些人：不满足于知道“宝钗扑蝶、海棠诗社”讲了什么，而想追问一句好译如何诞生、两种翻译又何以殊途。若你愿意慢下来逐句比对，它会回报以近乎苛刻的审美满足。
AI导读
核心看点
- 霍克斯英译本，语言简练精准
- 聚焦宝玉婚后及家族衰败
- 展现人生如梦的哲学意蕴
读者共识
- 译文美得惊人且准确
- 举重若轻，精准拿捏精华
- 译者态度认真，诚意十足
精彩摘录
- "凤姐道：“既这么样，就开了脸，明放他在屋里岂不好？” 杨译 "In that case," suggested Xifeng, "Why not go through the usual ceremonies and make her his concubine openly?" 霍译 ‘If you think that, Aunt,’ said Xi-feng, ‘why not have her plucked and painted and make her his chamber-wife openly?’"
- "说些春风秋月，粉淡脂红，然后又说到女儿如何好。----不觉又说到女儿死的头上。袭人忙掩住口。 霍译 the beauties of Nature, the beauties of girls, girls. But somehow from there the conversation imperceptibly found its way round to the subject of girls dying. Suddenly realizing this, Aroma—it was she who was talking at the time— broke off in alarm. "
- "文死谏，武死战。 霍译 “a scholar dies protesting and a soldier dies fighting” 杨译 ministers who die for remonstrating with the Emperor and generals who die in battle win immortal fame as fine"
- "也就混忘了。还在佛前镇着呢。等着我取了来。”说着，跑到大殿上，一时拿了个茶盘，搭着大红蟒缎经袱子，托出符来。"
用户评论
David Hawkes译本，标准汉语拼音。美得惊人，美得准确，美得让人深觉不可思议。
节选
补记。
第三十回的刀光劍影讓我終於感受到了紅樓夢的魅力
辛苦了。。。
要是美好能一直被留住就好了。
越读越有味道 😊 红楼梦果然还是要一遍一遍读。 😊
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