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<脫口秀小訣竅中英翻譯-靈感篇>

文長注意!

之前小歐在脫口秀社團po了外國佛心大神脫口秀演員Gary Gulman，在twitter上連載的366個脫口秀小訣竅。

小妹就認領了靈感篇來翻譯。以下為22個小訣竅的中英文對照，若有翻的不盡理想的地方，請留言詳述，我會再看怎麼修改。原文和網誌版會放在留言處，方便大家查看。

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Ideas
靈感

Tip No. 41: You know those quirky little things you do and think? Collect them in a file or on paper. Even if you’re a storyteller, you can use these as details to add depth and distinction to your jokes.
你了解自己做或想的古怪小事嗎? 把他們記錄在紙上或檔案夾裡。即使你是講故事的人，也可以將這些內容作為細節，以增加笑話的深度和特色。

GARY'S FAVORITES
Gary(原作者)的最愛
Tip No. 45: Don’t Hoard Jokes
Don’t worry about “burning” material on a special or album. Hoarding jokes may signal to your brain that you’re out of ideas. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou.
不要囤積笑話。不要怕在演出或專場用光自己累積的材料。囤積笑話會對你的大腦發出信號，暗示你已經沒有想法。如同Maya Angelou所說:”你無法耗盡創意。 你使用的越多，你擁有的就越多。”

Gary’s thoughts on Tip No. 45: This attitude has been crucial to an unprecedented streak of creativity over the last two years. I’ve written four hours of material, which is almost as much as I wrote in my first 23 years of comedy. Most important has been my health, this idea may be second.
Gary對此建議的想法: 在過去兩年中，這種態度對我的前所未有的創造力，有著至關重要的影響。我已經寫了四個小時的素材，這幾乎與我前23年的喜劇寫作一樣多。最重要的是我的健康，這個想法則排名第二位。

Tip No. 62: Look for inspiration everywhere. Paintings, music, poetry, rap, novels, nonfiction, short stories, theater, philosophy, etc. can all provide a spark for creativity. Cross-pollinate your work with broad influences and watch your creativity grow.
在各處尋找靈感。繪畫、音樂、詩歌、饒舌、小說、非小說、短篇故事、戲劇、哲學..等，都可以為創造力提供火花。以廣泛的影響力對你的工作進行異花授粉(原文:cross pollination，藉由風或昆蟲從別的花獲得繁衍的花粉)，並觀察你的創造力增長。

Tip No. 63: Write it all down while the coffee is still telling you you’re mighty. Reread after you’ve turned back into Dr. Banner (yes he’s a genius, but not as self-confident in that condition). That buzz is so valuable but needs editing.
在咖啡發揮效果告訴你”你超棒”的時期，把所有想法寫下來。當你回復成原本的自我 (原文: Dr. Banner，也就是尚未變身成綠巨人浩克的班納博士，是個缺乏自信的天才)時，重讀一次剛才的寫作。思緒激昂(原文:buzz，也有微醺、很鏘的意思)很珍貴，但需要編輯。

GARY'S FAVORITES
Gary(原作者)的最愛
Tip No. 90: After a Good Set, Brainstorm
You just had a great set. Instead of celebrating, use that hour or so after when the synapses are still firing and your confidence is soaring to voice record or write down the ideas that pop up during that especially fertile creative time.
如果你剛完成一場精采的表演，不用太早慶祝，要在大腦突觸仍在觸發、信心爆發、靈感特別豐腴的創作時間裡，把突然出現的想法錄音或寫下，再多花一個小時左右的時間繼續創作吧。

Gary’s thoughts on Tip No. 90: Huge help in making jokes that work longer and coming up with tangents and inspired ideas.
Gary對此建議的想法: 這建議在創作笑話的過程中提供巨大幫助，並提供變化和啟發性的想法。

Tip No. 92: Notice where you do your best thinking. The shower? Running? Listening to music? Not listening to music? Driving? Walking? Make sure to put yourself in the places where you’re doing your best thinking as frequently as possible.
你有注意過你在哪個’場景最能好好思考嗎。沐浴時？跑步時？聽音樂時？不聽音樂時？開車時?走路時？請盡量把自己放在最適合思考的場域。

Tip No. 132: I think you can limit frustration and discouragement by writing just a page on a new premise before trying it out onstage. See if there’s anything there before you spend a day on a new joke. But if you’re truly excited by the new idea, keep going!
我認為你可以在上台試笑話之前，先寫一頁的新前提，這可以限制你的挫敗感和沮喪感。在你花一整天開發新笑話之前，先研究前提是否可挖掘。但是，如果你真心對這個新點子感到興奮，那就放手去做吧!

Tip No. 143: Listen to strangers’ conversations. (I tell myself it’s not impolite if they’re being super-loud.) I got “How Dottie is that?” when a supercilious woman named Jodi bragged “How Jodi is that?” “So Jodi,” her friend replied.
偷聽陌生人的對談(我都告訴自己偷聽並不是沒禮貌的行徑，是他們講話太大聲了)。我有一次聽到一個名叫Jodi的膚淺女人吹噓"How Jodi is that?"，她朋友回覆:"So Jodi"，我因此想出了我的 “How Dottie is that?” 笑話。

Tip No. 157: Need new joke ideas? Be sensitive. If you’re uncomfortable with that word, use “irritable” (or grow up). A lot of good comedy comes from reaction to injustice or discomfort large and small, which requires being hypersensitive to those feelings.
需要新的笑話創意嗎？保持敏感。如果你對這個詞不滿意，請使用“煩躁”(或成長)。 許多優秀喜劇源自於對不平等或不適的大大小小的反應，產生這些感覺都需要保持敏感。

Tip No. 217: “All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” — Federico Fellini. Purposefully mine your personal history for your act. Your life is a wellspring. Dig deep.
Federico Fellini說過:“所有藝術都是自傳。珍珠是牡蠣的自傳。”有目的得挖掘你的個人經歷，以作為你的演出。你的生活是靈感之源。請深入挖掘。

Tip No. 241: Many of your favorite writers include the same themes/subjects/objects/interests repeatedly in their work. Don’t be afraid to return again and again to your passions and obsessions to explore and expound.
你最愛的許多作家，都會在他們的作品裡重複探討相同的主題/目標/對象/興趣。不要害怕在你的熱情和沉迷之處，一次又一次得重複探索和闡述。

Tip No. 285: Explore unusual angles in a joke. Example: Examine things from the POV of a child or an Expert. My man Jimmy P and I still laugh over his “Martian response to high school football practice: Why are the hard-heads (players) taking orders from the small soft-heads (coach)?”
在笑話中探索不尋常的觀點。例如：從孩子或專家的視角觀看事物。我和我的兄弟Jimmy P仍會為他的笑話大笑:“火星人對高中足球訓練的反應：為什麼硬頭(球員)會從小型軟頭(教練)那裡得到命令？”

Tip No. 297: One of the miracles of comedy is that you can get redemption for suffering, small and large, by making something funny with it. When you are ready, try to write something funny about your mistakes, setbacks, or even tragedies.
喜劇的奇蹟之一是，藉由使事情變得有趣，你可以從大大小小的苦難中得到救贖。 當你準備就緒時，請嘗試寫一些有關你的錯誤、挫折甚至悲劇的有趣訊息。

Tip No. 298: Skim your life for the unusual events and activities that you can’t believe you were a part of or that people can’t believe you were a part of. Then write about it! Back row No. 93 MULLET:
No. 93後衛MULLET: “瀏覽你一生經歷過的、你或別人不敢相信你參與其中的奇特事件和活動。然後把它寫下來吧!“

Tip No. 310: When it comes to solving the puzzles that are our jokes, draw on every area of knowledge, expertise, and talent. It’s so gratifying to use a fact, a lesson, or a memory from elementary school, high school, or elsewhere to fill in the joke.
在解決我們玩笑的難關時，請利用各個領域的常識、專業知識和才能。用小學、高中或其他地方的事實、課業或回憶來充實笑話，會非常令人滿足。

Tip No. 311: Some of your best ideas will come to you in the shower. There’s science behind why it happens. Get a shower notepad if you have trouble remembering your ideas. Don’t listen to music. Listen to your thoughts. Ruminate on tonight’s set or a new joke.
洗澡時，你可能想到一些最好的點子。這現象的發生原因有科學依據。如果你難以記住自己的想法，請準備淋浴記事本。不要聽音樂。聽你的想法。用今晚的場景或一個新的笑話來反思。

Tip No. 313: Try teaching or informing the audience about something through some of your jokes. We love to learn while being entertained and vice versa. You have knowledge? Put it in your act! Just make sure it’s funny.
試試看通過講笑話來教導或告知聽眾新知識吧。我們喜歡在娛樂的同時學習，反之亦然。你有新知識嗎？把它放在你的演出！只要確保它很有趣就行。

Tip No. 327: Going home for Thanksgiving? Take copious notes! Your family is unique. Being reminded of the dynamics and adding new memories will be great resources for your act. “Family isn’t a word. It’s a sentence.”
逢年過節你會回家和家人團聚嗎？做大量筆記！你的家人是獨一無二的。記住動態場景並添加新的記憶，這會是你表演的寶貴資源。“家庭不是一個詞。 而是一個句子。”

Tip No. 331: There are great stories from our lives that we’re not able to translate into stand-up. Don’t throw them out. Collect those stories in a file for radio and TV and other interview situations.
我們生活中有許多很棒的故事，但我們無法將其轉化為脫口秀。可是不要把它們丟掉。要將這些故事收集在資料夾裡，以後在進行廣播和電視或採訪時可能用的到。

Tip No. 340: Volunteer! Especially if you don’t have a day job. There are so many opportunities to help. You will do good and have something new to write about. In NYC we have New York Cares. One year we decorated an elementary school for Halloween.
如果你沒有正職工作，當志工吧！你會有很多機會能幫助別人。你會做得很好，並有新的事情能寫。在紐約，我們設有紐約關懷中心。今年我們為萬聖節裝飾了一所小學。

Tip No. 358: I have recently started audio recording all notes sessions (for projects), and next time I pitch jokes with a friend I will record that too. It’s very helpful. You will be surprised at what you forgot when you listen back. Ask permission first.
我最近開始錄製所有筆記會話(用於專案)的錄音檔，並且下次我與朋友開玩笑時，我也會錄音。這非常有幫助。當你回聽時，你會驚訝於你忘記了什麼。但錄音前請先徵得許可。

Tip No. 360: Spending holidays with kids? Pay attention to them. Listen to them. Take note and embrace their curiosity and enthusiasm within your writing. (Also avoid the “kids these days” writing. It’s lazy.) Merry Christmas from your second favorite long-haired Jew.
和孩子一起度假嗎？注意觀察他們。聽他們說話。寫下你觀察到的東西並注意，並在寫作中懷抱孩子們的好奇心和熱情。(不要流水帳的寫“現在的小屁孩都如何如何”。這很懶。)你第二喜歡的長髮猶太叔叔在此祝你聖誕快樂(註，原作Gary是猶太人)。

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Taiwan Fund for Children and Families 家扶基金會
https://www.ccf.org.tw/

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《UDN》報導:

In Taiwan, two out of every ten people in poverty are children. According to statistics from the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, approximately 4-6% of children will be born into families suffering from poverty. They don’t have enough food and nutrition, lack protection and care, and grow up to fall into the vicious cycle of poverty. “There is no simple solution to poverty.” From the long-term observation of the YongLin Education Foundation, 100 children have 100 different stories. There is no simple solution to their problem. “You have to help every child achieve his or her happiness.” Get close to them, listen to them, and lend them a helping hand.

1. suffer from poverty 陷於貧窮
2. according to 根據
3. lack proper nutrition缺乏適當的營養
4. the vicious cycle of poverty 貧困的惡性循環
5. there is no simple solution 沒有單一的解決方式
6. long-term observation 長期觀察
7. lend someone a helping hand 像某人伸出援手

台灣每10個窮人中，就有2個是兒童，據家扶基金會統計，約有4-6%的孩子生而貧困。童年時食不果腹、缺乏照顧與保護，長大了也悲慘落入上一代的貧窮困境。「貧窮沒有單一的解決方式，」長期扎根偏鄉、照顧學童的永齡教育基金會觀察，100個貧窮兒背後有100個故事，沒有同樣一致的解決方式，「只有幫每一個貧窮兒量身打造幸福。」靠近他們、傾聽他們，向他們伸出援手。

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The 23-year-old Liang-chin Chen once worked four jobs as a child. When in junior high school, his parents failed in their business venture and were frequent by loan sharks who often came to collect debts. They borrowed NT$300,000, but with rolling interests, their debt accumulated into the millions. His family lived in metal shacks, and all their hard-earned cash was given to underground loan sharks. “I earn my own living expenses, and I went to sell mantou (Chinese steamed buns) at moving night markets for NT$5 apiece. When business was good, I would earn NT$400, and the whole family would be able to fill their bellies the next day.” Once when he was in the seventh grade, a gang member came to his house and scolded him: If you don’t have money, why do you bother to study? Why not go out and make some money?!

8. business venture 商業冒險、事業投機
9. loan shark 放高利貸者
10. collect debts 討債
11. rolling interest 滾利
12. metal shacks 鐵皮屋
13. hard-earned cash 辛苦錢
14. fill their bellies填飽他們的肚子
15. scold (v.) 責罵，責備
16. a gang member 黑道成員
17. bother to 努力，盡力；費心*

23歲的陳良進年幼時曾同時打4份。讀國中時，父母因為生意失敗、家道中落，三不五時就有黑道上門討債，借了30萬利息滾出幾百萬債務，全家人住在鐵皮屋裡，辛苦賺的錢都繳給地下錢莊。「我自己的生活費自己賺，到許多流動夜市賣饅頭，賣掉一顆賺5元，生意好時一個晚上賺400元，全家人隔天就能吃飽，」陳良進說，國一時黑道上門，指著他罵：「沒錢讀什麼書，為什麼不出去賺錢？」

*bother to: https://bit.ly/2Y676IH

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In this environment, Liang-chin Chen could not care less about school work, focusing only on working part-time jobs to make ends meet. He lived this way until his high school teacher convinced him that “studying holds the greater value” by showing him how he can receive scholarships through good grades. It’s more cost-effective than selling mantou. Liang-chin Chen climbed from the bottom of a remote high school to the top of his class in a national university. His university even helped him pay back the loan sharks through scholarships. He is currently a postgraduate student at National Cheng Kung University. This year, Liang-chin Chen is teaching elders how to exercise in Tainan’s remote areas. “I don’t have the money to contribute back to society and to help others, so I will use my skills and abilities to help elders in the community.” Liang-chin Chen is also a lecturer for Fubon Charity Foundation’s Youth from Disadvantaged Family Program.

18. could not care less abt sth （表示強調）一點也不在乎某事 (這裡指自暴自棄)*
19. make ends meet 勉強維持生計
20. cost-effective 有成本效益的；物有所值的；合算的，划算的
21. contribute back to 回饋給
22. disadvantaged 處於劣勢的，處於不利地位的

*could not care less: https://bit.ly/3ft0UjR

在這種環境下，除了每天打工賺錢溫飽外，學業上自暴自棄，上學只為了中午能吃到營養午餐。直到高中遇到良師跟他說「讀書CP值更高」，還教他計算成績多少可以換取多少獎學金，比賣饅頭划算。讓他從山上放牛班的學生變成國立大學第一名畢業，大學還靠獎學金幫家裡還完地下錢莊的債，現在就讀成大的研究所。陳良進今年到台南偏鄉教老人運動，「自己沒有錢回饋社會、幫助別人，只好用一技之長回饋社區幫助老人家。」最近陳良進也接受中華人之幼協會邀請，擔任講師。

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Liang-chin Chen is a paragon of the charity’s efforts to invite homegrown talents back to local comminutes in Tainan. Always smiling and speaking Taiwanese with elders, Liang-chin Chen can empathize with poverty-stricken children in remote regions. “I was a kid who grew up in a metal shack, but I met so many remarkable people who helped me during my studies. Do not be ashamed of your roots. Work to achieve your goals 10, 20 years from now, and you can do it. I am a living example of what one can accomplish.”

23. a paragon of 完人，盡善盡美的模範（或典型）
24. homegrown talents 在地的優異人才
25. local communities 在地社區
26. poverty-stricken 貧困的，一貧如洗的
27. remote regions 偏鄉地區
28. remarkable people 貴人
29. don’t be ashamed of 不需要以…為恥，不用為…感到不好意思
30. one’s roots 一個人的出身

陳良進就是該協會邀請合作留在台南家鄉貢獻的範例。總是面帶笑容，跟長輩講得一口好台語的陳良進，可以理解偏鄉貧困孩子的處境，「我是住在鐵皮屋長大的小孩，學習過程中遇到大大小小的貴人，因此長大後想回饋，也能看到不同的世界，」他說，走入偏鄉會跟貧窮兒說，不用害怕出身環境不好，要比拚的是10年、20年後的成就，他自己就是活生生的示範。

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貧窮解方 Solutions to Poverty

1.體制外撈起需要幫助的貧窮兒
Help poverty-stricken children outside the system

2.運用在地人力，降低流動率
Use local talents to reduce talent loss

3.貧窮兒長大返鄉回饋，自己家鄉的孩子自己救
Contribute back to the community from which we came

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感謝臉友 @Skippy At Large 在「翻譯很有事」貢獻此文，以下全文轉錄。內容太精彩，一定要讓更多人看到。（對岸書評網站豆瓣及網路上可找到一些相關評論。）

心得：

1 溫洽溢大量誤譯Janathan D. Spence（史景遷）多本英文著作，已非新聞。

2 最驚爆的是，被誤譯的作者Janathan D. Spence本人原來也是。誤。譯。大。王！他英譯明末張岱《陶庵夢憶》，由於文言文理解不足，誤譯百出（文末指出誤譯的可能原因），詳見2009年汪榮祖教授〈夢憶裡的夢囈〉譯評一文 （PDF，留言有連結），揪出幾十個荒唐誤譯。

3 可見，許多權威往往經不住檢驗，這包括權威譯者在內。

4 任何譯作一定要有人對照原文審譯。審譯者的原文理解能力必須在譯者之上，否則找了也是白搭。

5 溫洽溢的中譯《前朝夢憶》，參考還原了張岱原著的本義，大大抵銷了史景遷的誤譯，然而如汪教授PDF文末指出，溫譯者並未透過譯註指出作者Spence的錯誤，而逕行在譯文中改正，令中文讀者不曾察覺意思有誤。這作法的對錯非常值得討論。

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Jonathan D. Spence: Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man

史景遷:《前朝夢憶：張岱的浮華與蒼涼》

譯 者： 溫洽溢

出版：時報文化出版，2009; 廣西師範大學出版社，2010

先前我在PTT書板檢討過溫洽溢所譯的「雍正王朝之大義覺迷」、「追尋現代中國」二書的翻譯問題，似不必再窮追猛打。但考量溫先生所譯史景遷諸書在中文世界的讀者很多，而且問題牽連甚廣，還是頗值得攤開來說說，以做為作者、譯者、編審、出版社、及讀者的警戒。

（四個PTT連結見留言）

首先看3個翻譯錯誤：

1. Zhang Dai lived a parade when the moon came out and the lanterns shone.
張岱的居處前有廣場，入夜月出之後，燈籠也亮起......

2. Zhang Dai wrote of one teacher called Zhu who never began his theater training for girls by introducing them to acting. Instead he taught them first to play a broad range of musical instruments—strings, wind and percussion—and then taught them to sing and finally to dance. The result was that some of Zhu's actresses attained a “level of perfection that could be felt through the pores.”
張岱提到朱雲崍教女伶唱戲時，從來都不從表演入手，反倒是教她們琵琶、簫管、鼓吹等各種樂器，次教歌，再教舞。結果，有些拜朱雲崍為師的徒弟「反覺多事矣」。

3. On ordinary days Zhang Dai studied. He never was done, and he never would be done, as he well knew, for he was locked into a system from which there was no outlet save absolute success.
張岱平日居家讀書，從不為謀生操煩。他心裡很清楚，自己也不必為五斗米折腰，因為除非他功成名就，否則插翅也無法逃出樊籠。

1、3 兩個錯誤分別是第一章、第二章的開頭一句，問題很明白，無須多說。第2 個錯誤出在錯解「陶庵夢憶」的原文：
「朱雲崍教女戲，非教戲也。未教戲，先教琴，先教琵琶，先教提琴、弦子、蕭管，鼓吹、歌舞，借戲為之，其實不專為戲也。...... 絲竹錯雜，檀板清謳，入妙腠理，唱完以曲白終之，反覺多事矣。」

大意不過：朱雲崍教戲先從伴奏教起，訓練精妙，結果戲曲的主要曲文部份反而成為配角了。“level of perfection that could be felt through the pores.” 當作「入妙腠理」；而且認為「反為多事矣」的不是學戲的徒弟，而是旁觀的眾人。
這幾句中文、英文都非了不得的困難，翻錯了本就不應該，更不應該的是如此明白的錯誤，居然還輕易逃過專業的編審的法眼，有些錯誤還是很粗淺的文學史常識問題。例如：

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這使張岱並非以史書留名，反倒因簡短、警句式散文這種迥別的文體享有盛譽。散文是晚明主要文體之一。散文講究文體雅致，竭盡所能雕章琢句，以彰顯作者的多才多藝，筆觸要敏捷、不拖泥帶水，以捕捉飄忽情緒或瞬間剎那，同時利用語氣上的對比或急轉直下，勾引且震驚讀者。張岱的成長過程中，這樣的文體一直很受歡迎，他自己後來也成為散文大家。從許多例子來看，馳名的散文大家同時也是遊記作家（travel writer）。他們以浪跡天涯、遊山玩水聞名，寄居名士之家，不斷四處流浪，敏於音調、悖論，能看他人所不能看，感他人所不能感，行文走筆雖扼要洗鍊，但也處處旁徵博引。(p. 8)
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以上一整段所敘述的特點，都不是籠而統之的「散文」，而是流行於晚明、清初的特殊文體，即所謂「小品」；本書的主人翁張岱，咸認是明清小品的集大成者。譯文用「簡短、警句式散文」來打發，專業的編審居然也不察，真是令人駭異。

另外關於「崑曲」的演變：

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The melodious and enchanting form of regional drama from Suzhou known as kunqu was already separating itself from local specializations like Shaoxing theater, just as later “Beijing opera” was to grow out of and—to many connoisseurs—to vulgarize kunqu drama in search of a broader audience.
蘇州的崑曲，旋律優美，形式精妙，已走出如紹興戲這類地方戲曲的格局，一如日後京劇的發展，走向通俗化以求拓展觀眾層面。(p. 30)
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崑曲和京戲的關係如何，由於資料的限制，學界仍然爭執不休。史景遷採取京戲是從崑曲俗化而來的看法。譯文卻完全忽略了兩者的關係，好像各自發展，八竿子打不著似地。
除了英文有問題外，不少地方也讓人懷疑譯者閱讀文言文的能力。例如，張岱在敘述岳母一生艱辛時說：

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As if all that were not sufficient, mother-in-law Liu also had to care for a “harsh and fussy uncle” and her own widowed mother-in-law ....
外母劉太君此外還得照料“嚴厲瑣屑”的舅舅，侍奉守寡的婆婆........ (p. 77)
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此處是一吊詭：純就翻譯而言，uncle譯為舅舅是對的，卻因為翻對而錯了，因為在文言中，「舅」還有別的意思。就尊卑親疏關係而言，「舅」這裡只能是 “夫之父” 的意思---- 對明代婦女而言，舅舅這層關係，怎麼也擺不到婆婆前面。所以p. 76 中，譯文將 "as aunt" 譯為「為姑」，僅僅因為抄錄張岱原文而閃過了尷尬，到了這裡其閱讀文言文的程度就暴露無疑。顯然在「雍正王朝之大義覺迷」錯繆叢出的文言斷句並不是意外，只是譯者和編審的正常表現。嗚呼哀哉！

為什麼說這本書牽涉廣大？ 因為背後的陣容龐大。溫洽溢翻譯「前朝夢憶」時，已經獲得國內出版業龍頭時報文化奉上「白金翻譯家」的冠冕，且剛贏得新聞局2008金鼎獎「最佳翻譯人」的榮銜。本書隨後出了簡體版，由當時非常活躍、堪稱胡溫時代的「啟蒙出版社」的廣西師範大學出版，收入「史景遷作品集」，負責這套書的編審是鄭培凱、鄢秀教授。鄭教授從台大外文系畢業後，進入耶魯大學，成為史景遷的第一個博士班學生，目前任職於香港城市大學，專業研究領域就是明代文學。鄢秀教授是鄭教授的夫人，畢業於中國外語專業高校雙璧之一的上海外語大學，之後在德州大學奧斯丁分校獲得翻譯學博士，現在主持香港城市大學翻譯及語言系的碩士學科。

光看帳面，無論譯者、編審或出版社，都是台、港、中的一時之選，卻得到如此結果，真是情何以堪了！可惜慘劇到此卻猶未落幕。前面說到錯解「姑」、「舅」，就透露出作者端也有問題。其實熟悉陶庵夢憶原作的讀者，閱讀史景遷英文原作時，不難發現作者誤解張岱的原作，幾乎到無頁無之的地步了。所以，2009年汪榮祖教授即發表「夢憶裡的夢囈」一文，以溫洽溢譯本抄錄的張岱原文對校史景遷的英文翻譯，列舉了數十個嚴重的中文理解錯誤。如此一來，這齣翻譯慘劇處處充滿了荒誕的諧趣：錯誤百出的翻譯，因為大量抄錄典籍，反而糾正了許多原著的謬誤。

（PDF連結見留言）

然而，若明白史景遷何許人也，這箇中的諧趣可就完全不好笑了。一般讀者知道他是耶魯大學教授，但恐怕未必了解他的頭銜史德鄰傑出講座（Sterling Professor) 的意義：這是耶魯授予教授的最高榮譽，全校千餘教職人員裡，只有20-40名教授能獲得這崇隆的位置。以耶魯大學在美國學界的地位，史景遷的威望如何，就無需多言了。竟在晚年寫出如此一書，真值得我們好好思考 prestige 一字的拉丁字源的本義了。

問題的根源出在哪裡？原著的謝辭提供了些許線索。首先，史景遷採用的翻譯，許多來自他在耶魯的研究生助理。從羅馬拼音的名字來判斷，除了台大畢業的劉晞儀（現任美國大都會博物館助理主任）外，他們大多來自中國。史景遷的夫人金安平教授也深入參與這本書的寫作。 金教授1950生於台南市，12歲移居美國，後來在哥倫比亞大學獲得博士，目前在耶魯教授中國哲學。金教授系出名門，祖父是20世紀初的著名學者金毓黻。

史景遷寫作時也倚重兩本書: In Limpid Dream: Nostalgia and Zhang Dai's Reminiscences of the Ming, 作者 Philip A Kafalas 從哈佛大學部畢業後，在史丹佛獲得博士學位，目前在喬治城大學任教。本書是根據學位論文改寫，據史景遷的說法，內容包含大量的陶庵夢憶的翻譯。另一本是法譯的陶庵夢憶，譯者Brigitte Teboul-Wang, 背景不明，或是 一位嫁給華裔的法國女士。

史景遷的岔子是不是出在這些助理和書籍上，沒看到確切的證據，目前只能夠存疑了。 但作者、譯者、編審、出版社都該負責，則是了無疑義的。「合六州四十三縣鐵，不能為此錯也。」此書堪為鑑戒！