一些《诗经》里的诗英译赏析
理译：And no one knows our sadness.
At first, when we set out,
The willows were fresh and green;
Now, when we shall be returing,
The snow will be falling in clouds.
许译：When I left here,
Willows shed tear.
I come back now,
Snow bends the bough.
解析：两种译本通过不同的诗歌形式，都保留了原诗的意义。理雅各的译本提供了大量详细注释和评论，读起来更像散文，具有很高的学术价值。而许渊冲的译本通过运用韵律，在保留原诗美学的同时，韵脚工整，格律严格。
原诗结构一致，讲究押韵。理雅各严格遵守原诗的句子结构和顺序，但没有押韵，读起来更像是富有乐感散文。许渊冲煞费苦心来保留原诗音韵美，译文韵律格式采用：AABBCC,每行四个音节，双行押韵，且语言力求简短。
《国风·召南·野有死麕》
野有死麕，白茅包之。有女怀春，吉士诱之。
林有朴樕，野有死鹿。白茅纯束，有女如玉。
舒而脱脱兮，无感我帨兮，无使尨也吠。
理译：In the wild there is a dead antelope, And it is bound round with the white grass.
And it is wrapped up with the white grass. There is a young lady like a gem.
There is a young lady with thoughts natural to the spring, [She says], Slowly, gently, gently;
And a fine gentleman would lead her astray. Do not move my handkerchief;
In the forest there are th scrubby oaks; Do not make my dog bark.
In the wild there is a dead deer,
许译：An antelope is killed He sees the white-drest maid
And wrapped in white afield. As beautiful as jade.
A maid for love does long, “O soft and slow, weetheart,
Tempted by a hunter strong. Don't tear my sash apart!"
He cuts down trees amain The jadelike maid says,"Hark!
And kills a deer again. Do not let the dog bark.
解析：从译文可以看出理译和许译对主题的理解十分不同。理雅各在注解中解释说该诗告诉我们”一位贞洁的年轻女子如何抵御玩弄女性的骗子的引诱。”理雅各认为诗中的女子拒绝了男子的引诱，因此是个贞洁之人。而许渊冲持不同观点，译者认为诗中前段“猎人猎杀一头鹿，用白茅包好，作为礼物送给女子”便表明两者认识，女子并未拒接男子。
由于两位译者的翻译目的不同，译者自身的经历，时代环境等等诸多因素都大相径庭，所以采取的翻译方法也各不相同。两种译文各有所长，对于《诗经》翻译都有很高的借鉴意义和研究价值。
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