Reform and opening up are new undertakings, so we have no precedent to go by; all we can do is to proceed in the light of the specific conditions in our country. Our experience indicates that is should be beneficial to go a little faster.
例4:總之,幾年的實踐證明,我們搞改革、開放的路子是走對了。
In short, our achievement in the last few years have proved the correctness of our policies of reform and of opening to the outside world.
例5:當然,隨著實踐的發(fā)展,該完善的完善,該修補的修補,但總的要堅定不移。
Of course, as the reform progresses, some of these policies should be improved or amended as necessary. But we should keep firmly to our general direction.
例6:社會主義中國應該用實踐向世界表明,中國反對霸權主義、強權政治,永不稱霸。
Socilist China should show the world with its actions that it is opposed to hegemonism and power politics and will never seek hegemony.
We should go a step further to integrate science and technology with economic development. By this I mean that having established the principle of integrating them and come to a correct understanding of the importance of doing so, we should now tackle the system for managing science and technology.
例8:就我們國內來說, 什么是中國最大的政治? 四個現(xiàn)代化就是中國最大的政治。
What is the most significant political task for China? It is the achievement of the four modernization.
How are we go about achieving these goals? We must observe the laws governing socio-economic development and follow an open policy both internationally and domestically.
這幾個例子主要說明動詞和主語或者賓語搭配的問題。例10里的“管”字很不好譯,譯文若仍以 the basic line 做主語,很難找到合適的動詞搭配。改用we做主語,問題就很好的解決了。例11“經(jīng)驗”后面接“告訴”,但在英語里experience可以teach,可以show,可以demonstrate,可以indicate,若讓它tell,就顯得勉強了一點。例12原文是“尊重。。。。規(guī)律”,譯文與其說respect,就不如說observe了。
As China is a socialist country, a trillion dollar as GDP will mean a higher living standard of its people. More important, it will allow us to approach the standard of developed countries in another 30 to 50 years.
The foundamental task for socialist stage is to develop productivity forces. The superiority of socilism is demonstrated, in the final analysis, by faster and greater development of those forces than under capitalist system . As they develop, people's material and cultural life will constantly improve.