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Day58|希腊地貌复杂多样

Day58|希腊地貌复杂多样

作者: 綠笛 | 来源:发表于2024-06-12 17:06 被阅读0次

    上句见:Day57
    《哲学的故事》的第58句:第1章Plato《柏拉图》第1节The Context of Plato第2段第1句:

    Look again at the map, and you see countless indentations of coast and elevations of lands; everywhere gulfs and bays and the intrusive sea; and all the earth tumbled and tossed into mountains and hills. Greece was broken into isolated fragments by these natural barriers of sea and soil; travel and communication were far more difficult and dangerous then than now; every valley therefore developed its own self-sufficient economic life, its own sovereign government, its own institutions and dialect and religion and culture. In each case one or two cities, and around them, stretching up the mountainslopes, an agricultural hinterland: such were the “city-states” of Eubœa, and Locris, and Ætolia, and Phocis, and Bœotia, and Achæa, and Argolis, and Elis, and Arcadia, and Messenia, and Laconia—with its Sparta, and Attica—with its Athens.
    浙江大学版本:再看地图你会发现,这里的海岸线绵延曲折,到处是大大小小的海湾和被陆地分隔开来的海域,陆地上则遍布着跌宕起伏的山峦丘陵。

    解析

    这段开始讲希腊的地貌。换了一张图,这张图更有立体感。


    希腊地貌

    1、'Look again at the map, ...'段首用“look again at the map”来展开第二段,非常有承接性。第一段粗看希腊所处的地理位置,它的西周都是些什么。

    2、**’...and you see countless indentations of coast and elevations of lands;...' **细看之下曲曲折折的海岸线及隆起的地面。countless突出了地貌的复杂。
    indentation:a small hole or inward curve made by pressure : dent凹口;缺口;
    The tentacle was dotted with small indentations out of which there oozed a disgusting whitey-gray sticky sludge that smelt indescribably awful.触手上点缀着一些小凹痕,从中渗出一种令人作呕的白灰色粘性淤泥,闻起来难闻得说不出话来。《驯龙高手》
    elevation:to lift (something) up
    Routinely elevating your heart rate helps keep a healthy blood pressure.常规提升心率有助于保持血压健康。

    3、’...everywhere gulfs and bays and the intrusive sea; ...’这里描述的是countless indentations of coast相应的地形:海湾及深入陆地的海洋。gulf与bay都指深入陆地形成的海湾,也是一种the intrusive sea。三个词表示海湾,表示希腊到处是大大小小的海湾。
    intrusive:annoying someone by interfering with their privacy : intruding where you are not wanted or welcome打扰的,侵扰的
    Staff are courteous but never intrusive.员工谦恭有礼却让不让人感到唐突。

    4、’...and all the earth tumbled and tossed into mountains and hills.’这里描述的是countless elevations of lands相应的地形:山岭纵横。
    tumble: to fall down suddenly and quickly
    These streams tumble from cliff edges, creating a magnificent scene.于高耸的悬崖边飞流直下激荡人心。
    The abandoned house finally tumbled [=collapsed] to the ground.
    toss: to throw (something) with a quick, light motion
    It's grabbing things out of space and it's also tossing them back out.它把物体抛出太空,也把物体折腾回来。
    The waves tumbled and tossed, and I struggled to stay on top of them.海浪翻滚翻腾,我努力保持在海浪之上。

    再看地图,你会发现数不清的海岸线以及峰峦叠嶂;到处是大大小小的海湾;以及整个陆地都是起起伏伏的丘陵和山脉。

    这句有点难翻译,浙江大学的版本应该是意译的,相对来说比较通顺。

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