【一句话翻译】To Kill a Mockingbird. 杀死一只知更鸟

【汉译英 Chinese to English】

 

先生们，法庭并不比坐在我面前的陪审团中的每个人更好，法庭只是与其陪审团一样健全，而陪审团只是与组成它的人一样健全。

 

Notes:

(1) This sentence was copied from Harper Lees's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It's what the story's narrator Scout's father Atticus, a lawyer, said to the jury.

(2) The novel, a coming-of-age story, is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.

(3) It's Harper Lee's only published book during her lifetime except Go Set a Watchman was published just a few months before her death. Some suspect she was tricked by her lawyer to agree on the publication of Go Set a Watchman because she was too old to understand the decision.

(4) The novel remains a bestseller, with more than 40 million copies in print.

(5) The novel was often chosen by many high school English teachers for required reading.

 

 

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先生们，法庭并不比坐在我面前的陪审团中的每个人更好，法庭只是与其陪审团一样健全，而陪审团只是与组成它的人一样健全。

Gentle men, the court is not better than everyone on the jury who are sitting in front of me. 

The court is just as sound as the jury, and the jury is just as sound as people comprising it.

女儿高中的必读书目之一，家中有一本。待会有空来试试！刚刚欣赏了Go兄的前一篇佳作！

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Gentleman, the court is not better than everyone on the jury that sits in front of me, the court is just as robust as the jury, and the jury is just the same as everyone on it.

交作业。谢谢主持和介绍名著。

先生们，法庭并不比坐在我面前的陪审团中的每个人更好，法庭只是与其陪审团一样健全，而陪审团只是与组成它的人一样健全。

 

Gentlemen, the court is not better than anyone in the jury who stands in front of me.

The court is just  as sound as the jury and the Jury is just as sound as each of the person who comprises  the jury.

 

Just to make sure future generations make no mistake as

to the cause of distinction of that innocent bird.

Thanks for being the first one turning in the homework:)

You'll get bonus points for doing that.:) I don't see a flaw in your translation. Maybe the last part of the sentence could also use 'as robust as', but I'm not sure if that's better than what you got.

Thanks for for participating. Excellent translation.

A jury usually sits in the court, so 'stands' is bettered replaced by 'sits'.

Are you a mockingjay?:)

MJs are already gone. Can't find 'em even in the dictionary.