段落功能与意义的再现（6）

　　(17)是不是还要问问我家里有没有一些财产?请等一下，让我想一想，啊，记起来了，有的有的，但不算多。去年暑天我穿的几套旧的汗褂裤，与几双缝上底的线袜，已交给我的妻放在深山坞里保藏着——怕国民党进攻时，被人抢了去，准备今年暑天拿出来再穿;那些就算是我唯一的财产了。但我说出那几件“传世宝”来，岂不要叫那些富翁们齿冷三天。

　　Dear readers, maybe you wish to know if I have any private property at home. Just a minute! Let me see ... Ah, here it is, but nothing much though. I have left with my wife for safekeeping a few changes of used underwear and a few pairs of socks with mended soles, all of which I used to wear last summer. She has now put them away in a remote mountain valley to prevent them from being stolen in case of Kuomintang attack, so that I may wear them again this summer. These are all the property I have to my name. But wouldn't the declaration of my family treasures make myself an object of lively ridicule to the rich?

　　(方志敏《清贫》，张培基译)

　　这个段落是《清贫》倒数第二段，描写方志敏烈士将财产——几套旧褂裤，几双线袜藏在深山坞的事。该段落呼应前文，揭示主题，充分表现了革命者“清贫”的高风亮节。原文的“是不是……”、“啊”、“岂不要……”等词句具有很强的人际功能和表情功能，译文采用“dear readers”字眼缩短读者和作者的距离，并用“Ah”以及设问句“But wouldn't the declaration of my family treasures make myself an object of lively ridicule to the rich?”实现原文的表情功能，突出了对“富人”的蔑视和革命者那种“重于九鼎，清于淑玉”长留天地的精神，再现了原文段落的功能和意义。