段落功能與意義的再現(xiàn)（6）

　　(17)是不是還要問問我家里有沒有一些財產?請等一下，讓我想一想，啊，記起來了，有的有的，但不算多。去年暑天我穿的幾套舊的汗褂褲，與幾雙縫上底的線襪，已交給我的妻放在深山塢里保藏著——怕國民黨進攻時，被人搶了去，準備今年暑天拿出來再穿;那些就算是我唯一的財產了。但我說出那幾件“傳世寶”來，豈不要叫那些富翁們齒冷三天。

　　Dear readers, maybe you wish to know if I have any private property at home. Just a minute! Let me see ... Ah, here it is, but nothing much though. I have left with my wife for safekeeping a few changes of used underwear and a few pairs of socks with mended soles, all of which I used to wear last summer. She has now put them away in a remote mountain valley to prevent them from being stolen in case of Kuomintang attack, so that I may wear them again this summer. These are all the property I have to my name. But wouldn't the declaration of my family treasures make myself an object of lively ridicule to the rich?

　　(方志敏《清貧》，張培基譯)

　　這個段落是《清貧》倒數(shù)第二段，描寫方志敏烈士將財產——幾套舊褂褲，幾雙線襪藏在深山塢的事。該段落呼應前文，揭示主題，充分表現(xiàn)了革命者“清貧”的高風亮節(jié)。原文的“是不是……”、“啊”、“豈不要……”等詞句具有很強的人際功能和表情功能，譯文采用“dear readers”字眼縮短讀者和作者的距離，并用“Ah”以及設問句“But wouldn't the declaration of my family treasures make myself an object of lively ridicule to the rich?”實現(xiàn)原文的表情功能，突出了對“富人”的蔑視和革命者那種“重于九鼎，清于淑玉”長留天地的精神，再現(xiàn)了原文段落的功能和意義。