筆譯第七周 Why I Want a Wife 全文翻譯.doc

I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife.我屬于人們稱為妻子的那一類人，我是一個(gè)妻子。And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.而且，并非偶然，我還是一個(gè)母親。1) Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. 不久之前，我的一位男性朋友離婚了。2) He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife. 他有一個(gè)孩子，當(dāng)然，這個(gè)孩子跟隨他的前妻生活。他正在尋找一位新的妻子。3) As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I too, would like to have a wife. 有一天晚上，當(dāng)我在熨衣服的時(shí)候，我想起了他，我突然想到，我也想要一位妻子。Why do I want a wife?我為什么希望有個(gè)妻子呢？4) I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and if need be, support those dependent upon me. 我想回學(xué)校繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)，然后我就可以在經(jīng)濟(jì)上獨(dú)立，養(yǎng)活自己，而且如果需要的話，養(yǎng)活那些依靠我生活的人。I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children.我要找一個(gè)有一份工作并愿意送我上學(xué)的妻子，在我上學(xué)期間我希望有一個(gè)能照顧孩子的妻子。5) I want a wife a wife to keep track of the childrens doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. 我想要一位妻子去留意孩子們與醫(yī)生和牙醫(yī)的預(yù)約的進(jìn)程。并且也留意我的預(yù)約。6) I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the childrens clothes and keep them mended. 我想要一位妻子去確保我的孩子們吃得適時(shí)適量并且保持清潔。我想要一位妻子去清洗并且修補(bǔ)孩子們的衣服。7) I want a wife who is a good nurturing attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. 我需要一位妻子去成為照顧我孩子們的好保姆，她安排他們上下學(xué)，確保他們與小伙伴有足夠的社交時(shí)間，帶他們?nèi)ス珗@，動(dòng)物園等等。I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of course, I cannot miss classes at school.我需要一個(gè)當(dāng)孩子生病需要特別照護(hù)時(shí)，能擠出時(shí)間陪伴其左右的妻子，因?yàn)槲以趯W(xué)校的功課自然是耽誤不得的。8) My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lose the job. 我的妻子必須要適當(dāng)安排更少的工作時(shí)間但不能丟掉工作。It may mean a small cut in my wifes income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that. Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working.這意味著我妻子的收入有時(shí)會(huì)被扣掉些許，不過(guò)我想這一點(diǎn)我還是能夠容忍的。不用說(shuō)，我妻子上班時(shí)會(huì)把花錢(qián)找人看孩子的事安排好的。9)I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. 我需要一位妻子去照顧我的生理需求。I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. 我希望有一個(gè)能夠保持房間整潔的妻子。一個(gè)孩子們?cè)谇懊鎭y丟亂扔她在后面拾掇，我在前面亂丟亂扔她也在后面拾掇的妻子。我希望有一個(gè)能夠把我的衣服洗得干干凈凈、熨得平平整整、縫補(bǔ)得完完好好，必要時(shí)還能夠替我添置新衣服的妻子，而且還要保證把我的個(gè)人用品放在適當(dāng)?shù)牡胤?，以便需要時(shí)隨時(shí)都能找到的妻子。我希望有一個(gè)能替我做飯而且烹調(diào)技術(shù)還很不錯(cuò)的妻子。我希望有一個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)劃菜譜、采購(gòu)必備食品、做好飯菜、笑臉侍應(yīng)，然后我去學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)能夠洗碗刷鍋的妻子。I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue care for me and my when I need a rest and change of scene. I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wifes duties.我希望有一個(gè)我生病時(shí)能關(guān)心我，而且對(duì)我的病痛和耽誤的學(xué)習(xí)有同情心的妻子。我希望有一個(gè)能夠隨全家一起度假的妻子，這樣當(dāng)我需要休息和轉(zhuǎn)移地方時(shí)，有人能繼續(xù)照料我和孩子。我希望有這樣一個(gè)妻子，她不會(huì)喋喋不休地抱怨做妻子的義務(wù)來(lái)煩擾我。10) But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. 但是，當(dāng)我想要解釋在課程學(xué)習(xí)上遇到的一個(gè)難題，我需要一位妻子去聆聽(tīng)我。And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them.我希望有一個(gè)在我寫(xiě)完論文之后能替我打字的妻子。I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life. When my wife and I are invited out by my friends, I want a wife who take care of the baby-sitting arrangements. When I meet people at school that I like and want to entertain, I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt when I talk about things that interest me and my friends. 我希望有一個(gè)對(duì)我的社交生活關(guān)照入微的妻子。當(dāng)我和妻子應(yīng)朋友之邀外出時(shí)，我希望有一個(gè)能對(duì)一切作出保姆般安排的妻子。當(dāng)我在學(xué)校遇到喜歡的人想要款待時(shí)，我希望有這樣一個(gè)妻子，她會(huì)把房子收拾得干干凈凈，會(huì)燒出一桌特別的美味佳肴，款待我和我的朋友們，當(dāng)我們談到彼此感興趣的事情時(shí)她不會(huì)打斷我們的雅興。I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us. I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are passed the hors doeuvres, that they are offered a second helping of the food, that their wine glasses are replenished filled when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it. And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself.我希望有這樣一個(gè)妻子，在我的客人們到來(lái)之前，為了不讓孩子們打攪我們，她已經(jīng)妥為安排，讓孩子們吃過(guò)飯準(zhǔn)備睡覺(jué)了。我希望有這樣一個(gè)妻子，她能照料好客人的一應(yīng)需求，使他們有一種賓至如歸的感覺(jué)，她要確保他們有煙缸可用，能為他們送上餐前小吃，為他們添飯加菜，必要時(shí)還要替他們把酒杯斟滿，還要按照客人的口味給他們沖咖啡。而且我希望有一個(gè)能理解我有時(shí)需要獨(dú)自外宿不歸的妻子。I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied. And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention when I am not in the mood for it. I want a wife who assumes the complete responsibility for birth control, because I do not want more children. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy. I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible.我希望有一個(gè)對(duì)我的性要求反應(yīng)敏感的妻子，一個(gè)當(dāng)我有性要求時(shí)充滿激情如饑似渴地與我做愛(ài)的妻子，一個(gè)能確實(shí)能讓我得到滿足的妻子。當(dāng)然，我也希望有一個(gè)在我沒(méi)有興致時(shí)不主動(dòng)提出性要求的妻子。我希望有一個(gè)能負(fù)起計(jì)劃生育全部責(zé)任的妻子，因?yàn)槲也幌胍嗟暮⒆恿恕Ｎ蚁Ｍ幸粋€(gè)對(duì)我性專一的妻子，這樣我就不會(huì)因?yàn)闋?zhēng)風(fēng)吃醋而影響學(xué)業(yè)了。我還希望有這樣一個(gè)妻子，她對(duì)我在性需求方面可能不會(huì)老老實(shí)實(shí)地只限于一夫一妻制能夠表示理解。畢竟，我必須能夠與