HomesicknessisaneternaltopicforChinesepeople.Sinceancienttimes,homehasbeenapermanentharborforbothmenandwomen,andhomesicknessistheirever-youngcomplex.ItissuchkindofcomplexthatbecomestheimportantthemeofChineseliteratiinalldynasties;theyexpressedthisthemeinvariouswaysandfromvariousangles.Itishomethatarousesthebestmemoriesintheirhearts.Thankstothosememories,theyfeellikegoingbacktothepureandinnocentchildhoodandreturningtomothersarms.Thewoundsinbodyandmindwillgethealedtemporarilyandspiritualemptinesswillbeenrichedforawhile.Homehasbecometheirultimatedestination.
1.思乡:可译为homesickness,其形容词形式为homesick。
2.不老的情结:可译为ever-youngcomplex,其中“不老的”译为ever-young,意为“永远年轻的”。
3.以各种方式,从各种角度加以体现:译文以人作主语,把句式从被动变为主动,并用分号将两个分句连在一起。文中翻译为thetheyexpressedthisthemeinvariouswaysandfromvariousangles。
4.是故乡,唤起了…:此处可用Itis...that...的强调句形式。“唤起”译为arouse或bringout。
5.回到了…回到了…:可分别译为gobackto和returnto,以避免重复,从而体现用词的多样性。
6.身心的创伤得到了暂时的平复:可译为Thewoundsinbodyandmindwillgethealedtemporarily。其中“身心的创伤”译为thewoundsinbodyandmind,“得到平复”译为gethealed。