【汉英双语】《寻工记》（讽诗 平水韵）

自娱自乐

The street's filled with graduates like dust ,
All sadly moans as autumnal gales gust ,
No successful interview without connections,
Unless their Dads are in powerful positions.

金沙文字

该版本甚好！

童天鉴日

嘉木保重！

无心剑

欣赏自娱兄佳译。“gust”可作动词用，学习了。

无心剑

Dust-like graduates on the streets
Groan when an autumn wind fleets.
To pass interviews they find no way,
Unless their dads have power to say.

无心剑

自娱兄，第三行的“connection”换成“relation”是否感觉要好一点？

无心剑

自娱兄，第三行的“connection”换成“relation”是否感觉要好一点？

自娱自乐

Well, these two words are actually synonyms. honestly, it is better to use its plural form.

自娱自乐

connection
/k?n'ek??n/ Synonyms:

• noun: connexion, relation, relationship, link, contact, liaison, communication

• connections plural

A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups. N-VAR usu N prep

• Synonym
  association;   link
There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats. + 'between'
The police say he had no connection with the security forces. + 'with'
• He has denied any connection to the bombing.
A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together. N-COUNT

• Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane. N-COUNT usu n N

• Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country. + 'to'
If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey. N-COUNT usu sing

• My flight was late and I missed the connection.
• Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you. N-PLURAL
  • She used her connections to full advantage.

无心剑

原帖由 自娱自乐 于 2009-12-17 18:51:00 发表
The street's filled with graduates like dust ,
All sadly moans as autumnal gales gust ,
No successful interview without connections,
Unless their Dads are in powerful positions.

关系可译作：
（1）relation
（2）bearing, impact
（3）membership credential
（4）backdoor connections

此诗所讲的关系应该译成“backdoor connections”，因此自娱兄改用复数形式是对的。