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1、原文：且家中有百万之富，现领着内帑钱粮，采办杂料。H：Thefamilywasimmenselywealthy.AsoneoftheofficialCourtPurveyorstheyreceivedmoneyfromthePrivyPursewithwhichtomakepurchasesfortheImperialHousehold.Y:Fortheyweremillionaires,inreceiptofanincomefromtheStateTreasuryasPurveyorsfortheImperialHousehold分析：内帑钱粮:指国库里的钱财，公款Privy
2、Purse:王室专用金，国王私用金StateTreasury:国库，古时收藏钱财的府库原文：虽也上过学，不过略识几个字，终日惟有斗鸡走马、游山玩水而已。H：Hehadbeeneducatedafterafashion,butcouldbarelyreadandwrite.Hedevotedthegreaterpartoftimetocock-fighting,horse-racing,andoutingtoplacesofscenicinterest.Y:Atschoolhemerelylearnedafewcharacters,spendingallhistimeoncock
3、-fighting,ridingorpleasuretrips.分析：终日:整天；从早到晚thegreaterpartoftime:大部分时间allhistime：所有时间ThecontextimpliesusthatXuePandoesn’twanttolearnknowledgeatall.SoitismorepropertousetheY’sphrase.原文：…不过赖祖父之旧情分，户部挂虚名，支领钱粮,…H：…forhisfather’sandgrandfather’ssake,hewasallowedtoregisterattheMinistryandreceiver
4、egularpaymentsofgrainandmoney,…Y:…butprevailedonhisgrandfather’soldconnectionstofindhimawell-paidsinecureintheboardofrevenue…分析：户部，中国古代官署名，为掌管户籍财经的机关，六部之一，长官为户部尚书，曾称地官、大司徒、计相、大司农等。这个官职比较大，在清代是从二品。相当于现在的财政部副部长。Soitspaymentshouldbewell-paid,whichismuchappropriate.原文：寡母王氏乃现任京营节度使王子腾之妹，与荣国府贾政的夫人
5、王氏是一母所生的姊妹，今年方四十上下，只有薛蟠一子。H：XuePan’swidowedmotherwasayoungerhalf-sisterofWangZi-teng,atthattimeCommandantoftheMetropolitanBarracks,andyoungersisterofLadyWang,thewifeofJiaZhengoftheRongmansion.Shewasnowaroundfiftyandhadonlytheoneson.Y:Hiswidowedmother,neeWang,wastheyoungersisterofWangTzu-teng
6、,Commander-in-chiefoftheMetropolitanGarrision,andthesisterofLadyWang,wifeofChiaChengoftheJungMansion.ShewasaboutfortyyearsofageandHsuehPanwasheronlyson.分析：1.InH’stranslation,hedoesn’ttranslatethe“王氏”，sohereisamissing.2.“四十”shouldbetranslatedintoforty.原文：寡母王氏乃现任京营节度使王子腾之妹，与荣国府贾政的夫人王氏是一母所生的姊妹，
7、今年方四十上下，只有薛蟠一子。H：CommandantoftheMetropolitanBarracks；Y:Commander-in-chiefoftheMetropolitanGarrison；分析：“京营节度使”是虚构的，是为了显示他的地位。按清制，掌握京城启闭、宫禁安全的军权的最高长官是步军军统领，通俗名称是“九门提督”。此即“京营”的“节度使”。Barracks：兵营，营房，棚屋Garrison：驻军，卫戍部队，警卫部队原文：自父亲死后，见哥哥不能依贴母怀，他便不以书字为事,只留心
