《七绝 为女民兵题照》- 毛泽东

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《七绝 为女民兵题照》

毛泽东

飒爽英姿五尺枪，曙光初照演兵场。
中华儿女多奇志，不爱红装爱武装。

Inscription on the photo of militia women

Valiant and handsome with a five-foot rifle in hand,

On the exercise field the dawn sheds gleaming light,

Chinese damsels' aspirations are uniquely grand,

Prefering military outfit to red attire though nicely bright.

金沙文字

women's ？

自娱自乐

Well, strictly, 儿女 means children or young man and woman
I know it is not the best, and I can use 'daughters' as the other versions have used.

自娱自乐

maybe 'young Chinese women'?

金沙文字

参考译本：
How bright and brave they look, shouldering five-foot rifles
On the parade ground lit up by the first gleams of day.
China’s daughters have high-aspiring minds,
They love their battle array, not silks and satins.

金沙文字

five-foot rifles
the first gleams of day
minds
battle array
这些词用在这里老人家不一定会同意......................................

金沙文字

原诗为了韵律用“五尺枪”，翻译也“五尺枪”，符合“翻”的逻辑，违背“译”的逻辑。

自娱自乐

原帖由 金沙文字 于 2009-7-17 9:35:00 发表
参考译本：
How bright and brave they look, shouldering five-foot rifles
On the parade ground lit up by the first gleams of day.
China’s daughters have high-aspiring minds,
They love their battle array,

I know this one, sort of an official one, I reckon.

自娱自乐

原帖由 金沙文字 于 2009-7-17 9:46:00 发表
原诗为了韵律用“五尺枪”，翻译也“五尺枪”，符合“翻”的逻辑，违背“译”的逻辑。

能不能具体说来听听？ 对此很感兴趣！

自娱自乐

你对许愿冲教授的 face the powder, not powder the face 版本有何看法？能否谈谈？