《英聞天天譯》是一檔滬江部落的原創(chuàng)翻譯互動(dòng)節(jié)目(戳去參與節(jié)目>>>),主持人提供翻譯參考文本,對(duì)大家遞交的翻譯作品進(jìn)行點(diǎn)評(píng),和大家共同進(jìn)步!本期節(jié)目選取的是關(guān)于“謝麗爾的生日”,一道難住互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的數(shù)學(xué)題一則英文報(bào)道,讓我們一起在翻譯中關(guān)注。

SUMMARY:

Are you smarter than a Singaporean high school student? Here’s one way to find out.
你比新加坡的高中生聰明嗎?來測(cè)一測(cè)吧。

CONTENT:

Passage 1
A math problem intended for sophomores and juniors in Singapore has become the obsession of some portion of the Internet over the past few days. The students were asked to answer a seemingly simple question: “When is Cheryl’s birthday?”
To figure it out, you’re provided with some vague clues. Cheryl separately gives two new friends some details about when she was born, including a list of 10 possible birth dates. She also tells one of the friends, Albert, the month of her birthday, then tells the other friend, Bernard, the day of her birthday.
As a final clue, there’s a conversation between Albert and Bernard, in which they each talk about what they know. ?

Passage 2
Stumped? You're not alone.
The question first appeared on April 8, as part of the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads contest. It was posted online Friday by a Singaporean television presenter and quickly went viral — perhaps because the problem was initially misidentified as one intended for 10- and 11-year-olds.
As the problem spread far and wide, it became a bit of a joke. Truthfully, we blame no one for choosing to laugh instead of crying out of frustration.
Albert and Bernard later went out and over drinks, compared notes and decided Cheryl and her frigging birthday wasn't worth their time.
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本期節(jié)目參考譯文:(參考譯文由該節(jié)目主持人提供,僅供參考,歡迎大家討論)

參考譯文1:

?Passage 1
?????? 過去幾天中,新加坡大學(xué)二、三年級(jí)學(xué)生的一道數(shù)學(xué)題成為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)熱議的話題。題目要求學(xué)生們回答一個(gè)看似簡(jiǎn)單的問題:“謝麗爾的生日是哪天?”
?????? 有一些模糊的線索讓你來計(jì)算出這個(gè)日期。謝麗爾分別向兩位新朋友給出一些自己生日的細(xì)節(jié),包括一張列有10個(gè)可能為生日的表格。她還將生日的月份告訴其中一位叫艾伯特的朋友,然后將日期告訴另一位叫伯納德的朋友。
?????? 還有艾伯特和伯納德的對(duì)話作為最后線索。在對(duì)話中他們分別講了自己所知道的。
Passage 2
?????? 被難住了吧?被難住的不止你一個(gè)人。
?????? 這道題首先出現(xiàn)在4月8日新加坡及亞洲學(xué)校奧林匹克數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽上。周五有新加坡電視節(jié)目主持人傳上網(wǎng)并迅速傳開——也許是因?yàn)檫@道題一開始被誤認(rèn)為是出給10-11歲孩子做的。
?????? 隨著題目的廣泛傳播,這也成為一個(gè)笑柄。說實(shí)話,我們也怪不了人們選擇嘲笑而不是哭喊失敗。
?????? 艾伯特和伯納德后來出去喝酒,他們認(rèn)為不值得花時(shí)間去記錄和計(jì)算謝麗爾與她可恨的生日。

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