Masterpiece Translation — Selected English-Chinese Translations from China Translation

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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Selected Masterpieces collects over sixty articles from the "Translation Self-Learning Companion" column and other publications, featuring diverse styles and themes, and is broadly divided into chapters such as Essays, Fiction, and Current Affairs. In the Essays and Fiction sections, readers can enjoy the fresh, elegant, and poetic language or the profound and thought-provoking artistic realms in translations like Wang Zuoliang's rendition of "The Bathing-Grounds" by Haydn, "Of Studies" by Bacon, and Chen Wenbo's translation of "The Song of the River" by Somerset Maugham. Additionally, they can appreciate vivid and engaging or humorously entertaining plotlines in masterpieces such as Zhang Peiji's translation of "My Way of Money-Making" by Mark Twain, Pan Shaozhong's translation of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and excerpts from Emily Bront?'s Wuthering Heights translated by Sun Zhili. In the Current Affairs section, readers can grasp the rigorous, concise, and innovative artistry of translation through texts like the presidential inaugural speeches of Kennedy and Reagan compiled by Dai Shujiao, "He's Wanted Everywhere" translated by Ao Cailian, and "The Living Ocean" translated by Chen Wenbo. In summary, readers can explore the diverse translation styles and techniques of various translators through different works, and experience the boundless joy and mysteries of translation.