The course ofhistory is never smooth.It is sometimes beset with difficulties and obstacles and nothing short of a heroic spirit Can help surmount them.
A misty long river sometimes flows through a broad section with plains lying boundless on either side,its waters rolling on non-stop for thousands upon thousands ofmiles.Sometimes it comes up against a nalTow section flanked by high mountains and steep cliffs,winding through a course with many a perilous twist and turn.A nation,in the course ofits development.fares likewise.The historical course of man's life is just like a journey.A traveler on a long journey passes through now a broad,level plain,now a rugged,hazardous road.
题材来源
《艰难的国运与雄健的国民》(李大钊)
难点注释
1.有时走到艰难险阻的境界:It is sometimes beset with difficulties and obstacles。此句为无主句,在翻译时应该补全主语。另外“境界”是个抽象名词,可以用bebesetwith…这一结构来表达。

2.雄健的精神:a heroic spirt或者a strong spirit。
3.平原无际,一泻万里:with plains lying boundless on either side,its waters folling on non.stop for thousands upon thousands of miles。此处注意根据成语本身的含义直接翻译即可。
4.丛山叠岭,绝壁断崖:high mountains and steep cliffs。汉语成语修饰性很强,因此往往有重复的成分在里面,例如“丛山”和“叠岭”指的就是同一个概念。因此,在翻译的过程中可以进行适当的简化。
5.回环曲折,极其险峻:winding through a cou.Rsewith many aperiloustwist and turn或者winding through a course with many twists and turns,which are perilous。现在分词短语作伴随状语,使句子层次更加丰富。