2010英語(yǔ)翻譯高級(jí)口譯：漢英口譯實(shí)踐篇(10)
新聞自由是一個(gè)相對(duì)的詞。我認(rèn)為，第一新聞應(yīng)該不受限制；第二，新聞應(yīng)該對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)；第三，新聞應(yīng)該促進(jìn)社會(huì)穩(wěn)定與進(jìn)步。這三個(gè)方面互為聯(lián)系，同等重要，不可分割。片面強(qiáng)調(diào)某一方面會(huì)帶來(lái)問(wèn)題，因而是有害的。
Freedom of the press is a relative term. In my opinion, firstly, the press should be unrestrained; secondly, the press should be responsible to society; and thirdly, the press should promote social stability and progress. The three aspects are integrated, equally important and inseparable. It is harmful to one-sidely stress only one aspect, as this would cause some problems.
美國(guó)也曾經(jīng)面臨過(guò)這樣的局面，最初極其崇尚自由主義，而對(duì)自由主義的強(qiáng)調(diào)不當(dāng)造成了濫用新聞自由概念的結(jié)果。這是新聞理論發(fā)展的第一階段。后來(lái)美國(guó)新聞業(yè)發(fā)現(xiàn)了聞，于是提出了負(fù)責(zé)任的新聞這個(gè)概念，或者叫作社會(huì)責(zé)任理論，新聞理論于是進(jìn)入了第二個(gè)發(fā)展階段?，F(xiàn)在世界已進(jìn)入一個(gè)和平與發(fā)展的后冷戰(zhàn)時(shí)期。全世界人民都渴望有一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的、進(jìn)步與和平發(fā)展的社會(huì)環(huán)境。他們真誠(chéng)地希望媒體在促進(jìn)社會(huì)穩(wěn)定和進(jìn)步方面發(fā)揮更大的作用，不要引起社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩與退步。我認(rèn)為，這個(gè)后冷戰(zhàn)時(shí)期標(biāo)志著新聞理論已進(jìn)入第三個(gè)發(fā)展時(shí)期。我認(rèn)為，目前中國(guó)的傳播媒體正在努力實(shí)踐我前面所講的三點(diǎn)。
The United States once faced this situation. It had much esteem for Liberalism at the very beginning. However, its undue emphasis on this idea resulted in the excessive abuse of the freedom of the press. This was the first period of development of the press theory. Later on, the American press perceived their own problems and therefore, put forward the concept of the responsible press, or the theory of social responsibility, bringing the development of the press theory into the second period of development. Now the world has entered a pose-cold-war period of peace and development. People all over the world yearn for a social environment characterized by stability, progress and peaceful development. They earnestly hope the media will play an even greater role in promoting social stability and progress, instead of causing social turbulence and retrogression. This post-cold-war period, I believe, characterizes the emerging third period of development for the press theory. In my opinion, China‘s media is striving to put the three aspects I mentioned earlier into practice.
西方媒體對(duì)中國(guó)的許多報(bào)道是不正確的，有時(shí)是非常不客觀的，是非常不公正的。西方報(bào)紙很少報(bào)道中國(guó)的發(fā)展，它們感興趣的不是中國(guó)的快速進(jìn)步，而是存在的困難和問(wèn)題。如果人們只依據(jù)這些報(bào)道，無(wú)視中國(guó)的現(xiàn)實(shí)，那么中國(guó)在他們腦海里便是一個(gè)很快就要垮臺(tái)的社會(huì)。而事實(shí)恰恰相反，中國(guó)是一個(gè)政治上非常穩(wěn)定的社會(huì)，是一個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)上快速發(fā)展的國(guó)家。
Many reports on China by the media of the West are not accurate, and sometimes very unobjective and very unfair. Reports on China‘s development are rarely seen in Western newspapers. They show little concern for China‘s rapid progress, but care only about the difficulties and problems. If one relied only on those reports and ignored the reality of China, the picture of China in one‘s mind would be a society soon to collapse. But quite on the contrary, China in fact is a politically very stable society and economically rapid growing country.
我們經(jīng)常報(bào)道政府工作中存在的問(wèn)題。讀者可以從中發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們對(duì)這些問(wèn)題的報(bào)道完全不同于西方的報(bào)道。我們知道在發(fā)展過(guò)程中產(chǎn)生這些問(wèn)題在所難免。我們報(bào)道的目的是讓人民為解決這些問(wèn)題獻(xiàn)計(jì)獻(xiàn)策，而不是激發(fā)社會(huì)的動(dòng)蕩不安，引起誤解，甚至歪曲事實(shí)。新聞媒介只有這樣進(jìn)行報(bào)道，才會(huì)被視為對(duì)社會(huì)的負(fù)責(zé)。
We often report problems that exist in the government‘s work. Readers may find that our reports on these problems are totally different from Western reports. We know these issues arose naturally in the process of our development. The purpose of our report is to let people offer solutions to these problems, not to stir up social turmoil and lead to misunderstandings and even to the distortion of what is really happening. Only by reporting in this way can a news medium be regarded as responsible to society.
新聞自由是一個(gè)相對(duì)的詞。我認(rèn)為，第一新聞應(yīng)該不受限制；第二，新聞應(yīng)該對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)；第三，新聞應(yīng)該促進(jìn)社會(huì)穩(wěn)定與進(jìn)步。這三個(gè)方面互為聯(lián)系，同等重要，不可分割。片面強(qiáng)調(diào)某一方面會(huì)帶來(lái)問(wèn)題，因而是有害的。
Freedom of the press is a relative term. In my opinion, firstly, the press should be unrestrained; secondly, the press should be responsible to society; and thirdly, the press should promote social stability and progress. The three aspects are integrated, equally important and inseparable. It is harmful to one-sidely stress only one aspect, as this would cause some problems.
美國(guó)也曾經(jīng)面臨過(guò)這樣的局面，最初極其崇尚自由主義，而對(duì)自由主義的強(qiáng)調(diào)不當(dāng)造成了濫用新聞自由概念的結(jié)果。這是新聞理論發(fā)展的第一階段。后來(lái)美國(guó)新聞業(yè)發(fā)現(xiàn)了聞，于是提出了負(fù)責(zé)任的新聞這個(gè)概念，或者叫作社會(huì)責(zé)任理論，新聞理論于是進(jìn)入了第二個(gè)發(fā)展階段?，F(xiàn)在世界已進(jìn)入一個(gè)和平與發(fā)展的后冷戰(zhàn)時(shí)期。全世界人民都渴望有一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的、進(jìn)步與和平發(fā)展的社會(huì)環(huán)境。他們真誠(chéng)地希望媒體在促進(jìn)社會(huì)穩(wěn)定和進(jìn)步方面發(fā)揮更大的作用，不要引起社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩與退步。我認(rèn)為，這個(gè)后冷戰(zhàn)時(shí)期標(biāo)志著新聞理論已進(jìn)入第三個(gè)發(fā)展時(shí)期。我認(rèn)為，目前中國(guó)的傳播媒體正在努力實(shí)踐我前面所講的三點(diǎn)。
The United States once faced this situation. It had much esteem for Liberalism at the very beginning. However, its undue emphasis on this idea resulted in the excessive abuse of the freedom of the press. This was the first period of development of the press theory. Later on, the American press perceived their own problems and therefore, put forward the concept of the responsible press, or the theory of social responsibility, bringing the development of the press theory into the second period of development. Now the world has entered a pose-cold-war period of peace and development. People all over the world yearn for a social environment characterized by stability, progress and peaceful development. They earnestly hope the media will play an even greater role in promoting social stability and progress, instead of causing social turbulence and retrogression. This post-cold-war period, I believe, characterizes the emerging third period of development for the press theory. In my opinion, China‘s media is striving to put the three aspects I mentioned earlier into practice.
西方媒體對(duì)中國(guó)的許多報(bào)道是不正確的，有時(shí)是非常不客觀的，是非常不公正的。西方報(bào)紙很少報(bào)道中國(guó)的發(fā)展，它們感興趣的不是中國(guó)的快速進(jìn)步，而是存在的困難和問(wèn)題。如果人們只依據(jù)這些報(bào)道，無(wú)視中國(guó)的現(xiàn)實(shí)，那么中國(guó)在他們腦海里便是一個(gè)很快就要垮臺(tái)的社會(huì)。而事實(shí)恰恰相反，中國(guó)是一個(gè)政治上非常穩(wěn)定的社會(huì)，是一個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)上快速發(fā)展的國(guó)家。
Many reports on China by the media of the West are not accurate, and sometimes very unobjective and very unfair. Reports on China‘s development are rarely seen in Western newspapers. They show little concern for China‘s rapid progress, but care only about the difficulties and problems. If one relied only on those reports and ignored the reality of China, the picture of China in one‘s mind would be a society soon to collapse. But quite on the contrary, China in fact is a politically very stable society and economically rapid growing country.
我們經(jīng)常報(bào)道政府工作中存在的問(wèn)題。讀者可以從中發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們對(duì)這些問(wèn)題的報(bào)道完全不同于西方的報(bào)道。我們知道在發(fā)展過(guò)程中產(chǎn)生這些問(wèn)題在所難免。我們報(bào)道的目的是讓人民為解決這些問(wèn)題獻(xiàn)計(jì)獻(xiàn)策，而不是激發(fā)社會(huì)的動(dòng)蕩不安，引起誤解，甚至歪曲事實(shí)。新聞媒介只有這樣進(jìn)行報(bào)道，才會(huì)被視為對(duì)社會(huì)的負(fù)責(zé)。
We often report problems that exist in the government‘s work. Readers may find that our reports on these problems are totally different from Western reports. We know these issues arose naturally in the process of our development. The purpose of our report is to let people offer solutions to these problems, not to stir up social turmoil and lead to misunderstandings and even to the distortion of what is really happening. Only by reporting in this way can a news medium be regarded as responsible to society.