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1、大学英语创意阅读2unit6——10翻译（CreativereadinginCollegeEnglish2unit6--10translation）Unit6Popularpoet:RobertBurnsEverynewyear'sEve,thereisasongsungbypeople.FromLondontoSydney,fromMoscowtoHongkong,fromNewYorktoScotland,thesmallestfarmhouse,athome,atparties,atHoteldances,andeveninthecity'sdiscos,peoplesingit.M
2、ostsingersdon'tknowthemeaningofthelyrics,butunderstandthegistofthesong.Thissongis"thepast",thetraditionalsingingissingingwithfamily,friends,evenpeopleshakinghands,kissingstrangersfromallwalksoflife,thiskindofstyleisoftenwrong.Someofthelyricsthatmostpeoplecanrememberarepartofthechorus:Fortheolddays
3、,oldfriends,Fortheolddays,Andaglassofwineoffriendship,Fortheolddays.(translatedbyWangZuoliang)Butwheredoesthislyricscomefrom?Whatdoesitmean?Thissongisoneoftheoldestsongseverrecorded.Accordingtothedata,thereareafewlinesoflyricsthatcanbetracedbackto1563noon.NowfamiliarlyricsareoftenassociatedwithRob
4、ertBurns,themostfamous(andpopular)poetinScotland.RobertBurnswasanextraordinarymanwhogrewupfromanordinarypeasanttooneoftheworld'smostfamouspoetsinhisshortlife(atthirty-sevenyearsold).ThispoemwasoriginallywrittenintheancientScotlandlanguage,andtherearenotmanypeoplewhocanreadittoday.InmodernEnglish,r
5、oughlytranslatesasfollows:Oldfriendscanforget,WherecanIleaveitinmyheart?Oldfriendscanforget,Andthegoodolddays?Fortheolddays,oldfriends,Fortheolddays,Onemorewineoffriendship,Fortheolddays.We'veclimbedmountains,Visitwildflowerseverywhere.Butlateronthetiredjourney,Lostthepasttime!(Chorus)Wewalkedbare
6、footacrosstheriver,Forgetthetimeinthelaughter.Nowtheseakeepusapart,Lostthepasttime!(Chorus)Faithfuloldfriend,holdoutyourhand,Let'sshakehandsandgettogether.Drinkacupofwineandjoy,Forauldlangsyne.(Chorus)Youcometodrinkalargeglassof.Ialsobuywinetoaccompany.Afriendlazywineandwhy?Forauldlangsyne.(adapte
7、dfromtheoriginalversionofScotland,translatedbyWangZuoliang)Robert,Burns,borninapoorpeasantfamilyinWesternScotlandinJanuary25,1759,wasamongsevenchildrenEldestson.Fatherwithhisownhands,withdebrismaderoomtwosmallhou
