江西省首届英语翻译大赛
初赛参考译文
一、将下列短文译成汉语（50分） 参考译文：
密西西比河上夏天的日出
马克·吐温
密西西比河上夏天的日出真是百看不厌，令人神往。日出之前，万籁俱寂，静谧之趣笼罩四野，远离尘嚣的空灵之感不禁油然而生。曙色悄分，郁郁森森的树木绰约朦胧；泱泱涣涣的密西西比河依稀可辨；河面上水波不兴，白雾袅袅，萦纡迷幻；风闲而枝静，恬谧深沉，令人心旷神怡。晨光熹微，一鸟唱而百鸟和，继之，众鸟引吭，高歌一曲欢乐的颂歌。只闻其声而不见其鸟，人仿佛就悠游在天籁的妙趣之中。
等到昕昀烁夜，展现在眼前的便是一幅至柔至美的画卷：身前身后的树木枝繁叶茂，堆绿叠翠，浓黛浅消。放眼望去，一英里开外有一个河岬，河岬上的树木淡妆轻抹，仿佛春天般的娇嫩；远处的和岬则树色隐隐，微茫难辨；地平线尽头的河岬似乎枕在水面上，像一团迷蒙蒸腾的雾，融入浩渺的水天之中。广阔的河面好似一面巨大的镜子，淡淡地映照着丛集的枝叶、曲折的河岸和渐行渐远的河岬，勾勒出一幅生动的画面，轻柔婉转，超逸绵邈。太阳慢慢爬上天空，或浅红横涂，或金粉竖抹，或紫霭慢洒，奇异曼妙，难以言传。这一切，怎能不令人怀想？
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二、将下列短文译成英语（50分）
参考译文：
We all know that supply of provisions and clothing is only one aspect of life. This is especially true of old folks. Like young people, they have the need of cultural life, the need of recreation and amusement, the need of dignity and the need of accomplishment. They want to, in their remaining years, make their lives easier and more substantial.
One day, I strolled into an old curiosity shop where I browsed the antiques on display. As I walked further into the store, I found, to my great surprise, that the cashier behind the register turned out to be an old woman. I can never understand what has driven this old woman to join the rank of wage earners at an age when she should take life easy and enjoy the few days she had left with her. All I know is that I could tell at first sight she apparently enjoyed what she was doing, and was competent for the job. Her concentration of mind, her skillful handling of the cash register and her faint, naive yet somewhat facetious smile from behind her toothless mouth after the settlement of each account was simply amusing. Somehow I halted beside her. Only then did I discover in what perfect harmony the old woman behind the cashier's register was with the antique shop. It can very well be a trick employed to attract customers. With many questions unasked I left that store, for somehow I was convinced there must be something intriguing between this old woman and the old curiosity shop. How I wish I could hear it all!
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