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《歸去來(lái)辭》的英譯

《歸去來(lái)辭》有幾種英譯，原文太長(zhǎng)，現(xiàn)試介紹第一段的三種譯法，作為參考。原文為：

“歸去來(lái)兮！田園將蕪，胡不歸？既自以心為形役，奚惆悵而獨(dú)悲！”

耿亮的譯文如下：

Let's go back! My garden and fields are growing waste; and why should I not go back? Since I have made my soul sevant to my body; why should I be regretful and lament?

林語(yǔ)堂的譯文如下：

Ah, homeward bound I go! Why not go home, seeing that my field and garden with weeds are overgrown? Myself have made my sould serf to my body; why have vain regrets and mourn alone?

Henry Bain 的譯文如下：

Homewards I bend my steps. My fields, my garden, will be closed with weeds; should I not go home? As I could not help leading my soul a bondsman's life, why should I remain to pine?

陶淵明的《歸去來(lái)辭》，是有序的，但一些如《古文評(píng)注》的選集，都只選辭，而不加序。茲抄錄其序如下：

“（編者省略其后內(nèi)容）

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因事順心，命篇曰《歸去來(lái)辭》，乙已歲十一月也?！?/p>

“乙已歲十一月也”，乙已為晉義熙元年（公元405年），其時(shí)陶淵明年四十一歲。陶淵明享年六十三歲。

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