Description: 众多经典英文诗歌，早有前辈筚路蓝缕，译介海内。时人译家亦众，各有千秋。然诗无达诂，自无达译。我因读诗，时觉译文略失忠信，偶欲献上所见；又常喜原作格律甚整，实为其诗不可或缺之品性要素，有望探寻如何以中文再现其妙。遂边玩边译，后又不断修改，终得本文所列之译本。然英文与中文差别甚巨，诗的格律更难相匹，确乃实情。故译文虽以中诗音韵节奏为基本，却未受严格的音韵限制，更无固定的对应格式；惟尽己所能，持守原诗意味，并体现其音韵节奏之感。未敢妄言兼顾，但求二者相衡。
Many classic English poems have long been translated and introduced to China by trailblazing predecessors. Contemporary versions are also numerous, each with its own strengths. However, just as there is no definitive interpretation of poetry, there can neither be their definitive translation. In reading poetry, I often feel that subtlties are missing or altered somewhat, and feel the urge to offer my own perspective. Additionally, I so often admire the meticulous poetic forms, an essential quality of the poems, that I hope to explore how to capture this essence in Chinese. Thus, I started to translate the poems, experimenting and continuously revising, resulting in the versions presented here.
The English and Chinese languages are so far apart, that attempts trying to match the meter and rhyme of poetry in translation from either to the other prove to be particular challenging. Therefore, although my translations are based on the rhythm and cadence of Chinese poetry, I do not intend for them to be bound by strict phonetic constraints of particular "shi" or "ci" poetic forms. I have endeavored to maintain the original meaning and sense, as I see it, and convey the rhythmic feeling of the poems. While I do not dare claim to have achieved perfection in both aspects, I strive to achieve a good balance between the two.Review Quotes:
Interested readers may find this new translation of The Waste Land by Zhijian Tao very helpful.
Based on his research into history, religion and world literature, Zhijian Tao offers us a new version, making changes where he finds
incorrect translations, awkward interpretation and inadequate use of explanatory notes in the previous versions.
In addition, Zhijian makes a worthwhile effort to retain the rhythmic movements of the original poem without sacrificing literary accuracy, in contrast with versions that follow a literary translation approach.
很钦佩你的目标是让Waste Land 在中国有一个理解得最准确，最透彻，最神行相似，最流畅，最文采飞扬的译本。我觉得你前进了一大步，而这个进步应该足以使你的和你钦佩的巨人们的译本一起成为研究T.S. Eliot 的学子和学者的手边读物。