廉洁的遗嘱
1925年 2月 24日,国父孙中山病逝时,留下一段《家事遗嘱》:“余因尽瘁国事,不治家产。其所遗之书籍、衣物、住宅等均付吾妻宋庆龄,以为纪念。余之儿女已长成能自立,望各自爱,以继余志。此嘱。”
中山先生艰苦奋斗 40年,功勋卓然。但终生廉洁,从未为自己和子女亲属置办过田地遗产。他任过国家临时大总统,官可谓高矣,然而从不追求俸禄。临终留下的遗物只有生前的一些衣物、 2, 000多本书籍杂志,还有一所旅居加拿大的华侨为他募捐的住宅。
A Testament of Probity
On February 24 1925, Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, passed away out of disease, leaving a testament to his families. “ For a full commitment to the country cause, I left no savings for you. All my belongings of books, clothes and an apartment will be given to my wife Soong Qing-ling as a commemoration. As for my son and daughter who are already grown-up enough for self independence, my entire wish is your self-respects. ”
Mr. Sun Yat-sen devoted himself to China ’ s revolution cause for 40 years with remarkable contributions, during which never had he purchased any property for himself or his family members. Nor did he ever chase for the emolument in quite a high-rank position as the temporary president of the Republic of China. All he left before death were several clothes, 2000 books and an apartment coming from donations of a chinese resident in Canada.
分析:“国父孙中山”不能照字面翻译,国父特制“中华民国的创始人” 。“国家临时大总统”要译成“中华名过临时大总统”才确切。要适当解释孙中山先生艰苦奋斗四十年是为了什么目的。从“从未为自己和子女”到“从不追求俸禄”这几句话在英文
的表述中应体现一定的强语势,从“临终留下的遗物”至结束这一句译文挺体现与前面内容在逻辑霍桑的关联性。
