年考研外语阅读理解第一篇全文翻译

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2013年考研外语阅读理解第一篇全文翻译

注释:本文为书评,即对于某本畅销书的内容的评价,书评是考研外语中常见的一类文章,几乎每年都有,不过指望能得出什么固定模式是不可能的,因为你无法预测到底哪本书或者哪类书能上榜,更无法断定写这个评论的会是谁。该书为伊丽莎白席琳所著《时尚》,批评美国人(其实不光是美国,稍微有点钱的都这个德行)疯狂购买时尚服装,全然不管这些衣服到底能穿几次,更遑论环保和可持续发展。说实话,翻译本文时,我总想起一句很经典的话,女人总是对着装满衣服的柜子抱怨没衣服穿。

In the 2006film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by MerylStreep, scold her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her. Priestly explains howthe deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departmentstores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

在2006年上映的“穿普拉达的女王(直译,不过我更欣赏另外一个译名,时尚女魔)”中,由梅丽尔斯特里普(人名不必译出)出演的米兰达普利斯特里臭骂她那个倒霉助手的原因就一个,不解风情(unattractive 一词我移到了这里,不然放在前面前后叠句,削弱语言效果),居然不懂时尚。普利斯特里宣称,这蠢丫头的衣服竟然是深蓝色的,这种款式

(sweater,美式俚语中指紧身上衣)早就扔到箱子底了(from fashion shows to department stores and to thebargain bin,直译为从时装展销到百货商店到地摊,即一落千丈之意)。

This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In the last decades or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends morequickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quckier turnrounds mean lesswasted inventory, more frequent releases, and more profit. Those labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposal——meant to last only a wash or two,although they don’t advertisethat——and to renewtheir wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheapprices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking all industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.

时装行业有自己的规矩(top-down,组织严密的),既不能太老套(outof date,固定搭配,过时),也不能像伊丽莎白席琳在历时三年完成的《时尚》一书中所指责(indictment,判决,但书中的观点显然不是法律)

的,搞什么快速时尚,那纯粹是赌这个世界疯不疯(odds,机会,多用于赌博)。尤其是近十年,科技的进步使得Zara、H&M、Uniqlo等世界各大时装厂商能够更快更准确地对市场需求做出反馈,这也就意味着更快捷的设计(原意为更少浪费的发明,或者说更节俭,但浪费有两种情况,一是物资,一是时间,结合上文的快速,这里指时间),更多次的展示(release有展出之意),更丰厚的利润。那些吓人的(补句,译注)服装品牌使得脑袋发热的追新族们把服装变成了商标的附属品,换言之,顶多洗两次就扔,无论时装厂商怎么说。这等于几星期就要重填一次衣柜。席琳坚称,时装厂商们就靠着玩弄这些只配白菜价的时尚潮流(dirt-cheap,非常廉价),把所有相关产业全都绑在了他们的车上(意译,直译为使所有产业服从于一种周期性变化)。

The victims of this revolution, of course, are not limited to designers. For H&M tooffer a $ 5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2300-plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage, overseas labor, order in volumes that strain naturalresources, and use massive amount of harmful chemicals.

这么做(revolution有革命之意,也是国内英语教材通用的意思,但这里显然不是革命,联系上文周期性变化就能知道,此处指它的另外一个意思,旋转,即频繁更新),折腾的不光是服装设计师。以H&M为例,

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