（古诗英译）《鸟》- 白居易

醉云

领教了！ ：）
斗胆与“铁皇上”抬杠 （i'm drunk anyway. :P ) ：
“一般骨肉一般皮。”
就是要译出“一般”-- same，方能显示“all lives are equal".  :)
that being said, i still think the two versions listed by iron-ice are great!  :-D
若钻牛角尖的话，
in same way they grow----   are you sure?  
birds don't grow the same way like other creatures, such as deer or foxes, which don't even have wings.
sorry if i leave you with the impression of being too argumentative.  :)
it's always fun to argue, for argument's sake or not.  :D

周道模

learn from all of you,thanks!

铁_冰

娱乐兄这才是钻牛角尖，呵呵。
英文本来就是一种钻牛角尖的语言嘛。

铁_冰

欢迎探讨、争论。没有争论就没有进步。

1，“一般骨肉一般皮”并不是“它们长着一样的骨肉，长着一样的皮”之意，而是“它们（跟人类）一样长着骨肉，一样长着皮”。
2，我的in same way they grow，是放在Having bones and skins之后的，就是说在“长着骨肉长着皮”这一点上，in same way they grow，而不是泛泛的说它们一样。因此鹿、狐狸没有翅膀的事实并不影响我的译文的精确性。

云天2010

谢探讨，谢解释！

铁君思维慎密。 赞一把！

agree to disagree.  :)

自娱自乐

Revised it again for fun...

Who said those lives are damn insignificant?
They are also given bones and skins to grow.
Pray never shoot at bird on twigs high or low,
Her babies expect her home at any moment.

无心剑

无心剑译文最后一句令人费解，稍作修改。

Who say creatures are petty and low?
The same bones and skins they grow.
O never shoot at the bird on the tree,
Whom her babies in nest hope to see!