属马的，三十一岁，正月二十三日辰时建生。见做国子监上舍，不久就是堂进±。有满腹文章，弓马熟闲，诸子百家，无不通晓。”(第九十一回)
译文：MotherTaodrewadeepbreaht：“Nowlisten tome．Heistheonly son ofourDistrictMan—darin．His~therisfiftyyearsold；hehimselfisthir-ty—one，andhewasborn on thetwenty-third dayofthefirstmonth，atthehourofthedragon．Hestud—ledatthe Impeirla Pirnces’Academy，and he ex·pects before long to take his doctor’S degree．Hisbellyisfulloflearning，and he has mastered htewritingsofallthe hundred sages．’’
“举人”、“进士”是中国古代科举制度的产物，与“博士”学位完全是两码事，译者却用了doctor一词正确的译文分别是“successfulCall-didateinhteimpeiral examinationsattheprovinciallevelintheMingandQingDynsaties”和“success-fulcandidate in the highestimperila examinaitonsheldinthepalaceundertheemperor’Ssupervision”(《新世纪汉英大词典》)。
(7)李瓶儿先叫过王姑子来，与了他五两一锭银子、一匹绸子：“等我死后，你好歹请几位师父，与我诵《血盆经忏》。”(第六十二回)
译文：MistressPinggaveSisterWangasliverbar，fiveouncesinweight，andaboltofplainsilk．“BeSOkindastoread，aftermydeath，withsomeofyoursistersofthecloister，asolemnmassforthere-poseofmysoul!”shebegged． |
