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《将仲子》是《诗经》里面《国风》中的一首古诗，主要讲述了一位女子劝说情郎不要翻越墙头相会，以免自己招致父兄责骂，邻里闲话。全诗由女主人公内心独白式的情语构成。虽从字面上只见女主人公的告求和疑惧，但诗行中却历历可见“仲子”的神情音容：那试图逾里、逾墙、逾园来会的鲁莽，那被劝止引发的不快，以及女主人公唯恐惊动自己的父母、兄弟、邻居而产生的既爱又怕、既惊又惧的情态，俱可于诗中得之。我国古代诗论，特别推重诗的“情中景”、“景中情”，《将仲子》所创造的，正是这种情中见景的高妙诗境。

本文以奈达的功能对等理论为基础对《将仲子》三译本进行比较研究。三译本如下：

Version 1

I Beg You， Zhongzi

杨宪益、戴乃迭

I beg you，Zhongzi，

Dont climb into our yard，

Dont break our willows！

Not that I mind about the willows，

But I am afraid of my father and mother.

Yes， much as I love you，

I am afraid of what my parents will say.

I beg you， Zhongzi，

Dont climb over our wall，

Dont break our mulberry trees！

Not that I mind about the mulberries，

But I am afraid of my brothers.

Yes， much as I love you，

I dread what my brothers will say.

I beg you， Zhongzi，

Dont climb into our garden，

Dont break our elms！

Not that I mind about the elms，

But I am afraid folk will gossip，

Yes， much as I love you，

I am afraid of their gossip.

Version 2

Prithee

汪榕培

Prithee， my dear sweet heart，

Dont climb into our yard，

Nor break the willow branch！

Its not for the branch I care；

My parents are oer there！

You are deep in my heart，

But what my parents say

Will worry me all day.

Prithee， my dear sweet heat，

Dont steal into our yard，

Nor break the mulberry branch！

Its not for the branch I care；

My brothers are all there！

You are deep in my heart，

But what my brothers say

Will worry me all day.

Prithee， my dear sweet heart，

Dont jump into our yard，

Nor break the sandal branch.

Its not for the branch I care；

My kith and kin are there！

You are deep in my heart，

But what my family say

Will worry me all day.

Version 3

Ts?ang Chung-tsze

理雅各

I pray，Mr.Chung，

Do not come leaping into my hamlet；

Do not break my willow trees.

Do I care for them？

But I fear my parents.

You， O Chung，are to be loved，

But the words of my parents

Are also to be feared.

I pray you， Mr.Chung，

Do not come leaping over my wall；

Do not break my mulberry trees.

Do I care for them？

But I fear the words of my brothers.

You， O Chung，are to be loved，

But the words of my brothers

Are also to be feared.

I pray you Mr.Chung，

Do not come leaping into my garden；

Do not break my sandal trees.

Do I care for them？

But I dread the talk of people.

You， O Chung，are to be loved，

But the talk of people

Is also to be feared.

奈达的形式对等要求译文贴近原文的结构。《将仲子》共分三节，每节七句。纵观三个译本，只有译本一（ 杨戴合译）依然保留了这样的整体结构，与原文本达到了最大程度的形式对等。

原文中的“仲子”，很多资料将其解释为“二哥”，倘若将其白话文意“二哥”翻译成英文，相信广大西方读者是无论如何也不会想到将其与情郎联系到一块。笔者认为“仲子”还应该是女主人公对自己情郎的一种昵称，所以此时完全可以避免直译，采取意译的方法以便于西方的读者理解此诗。译文二在这方面处理的较为灵活，将其意译为“my dear sweet heart”，这样西方读者一眼便可分辨出诗中女主人公和翻墙的男士之间的情侣关系了，从而更能体会原诗中所传达的情感。……