小议美国宪法第二条第四款的误译

美国联邦宪法是迄今还在使用的最古老的宪法,是一部不朽的文献。如果不包括人权法案,原文只有4000多字,行文相当简洁、富有弹性。对这样一部人类思想的精华,在翻译时值得字斟句酌。分析了美国宪法第二条第四款规定总统弹劾程序部分的理解和翻译问题。短语＂or other high crimes and misdemeanors＂中的＂misdemeanors＂应和＂crimes＂一起被＂high＂一词修饰限定,因此总统只有在乱政、暴政等不才行为下才可能被弹劾,这种理解更加符合宪法制定者们的初衷。

On the Translation of Section Four, Article Two of the Constitution of the United States of America

The Federal Constitution of the United States of America is the oldest written constitution in the world that is still in force,and an enduring document.If the Bill of Rights is excluded,the original text consists of only a little more than 4,000 words,written in a simple,flexible and elastic way.In translating it,the cream of mankind's thought deserves to be weighed word by word.The paper is to tentatively address the translation and appreciation of its section four,article two concerning the impeachment o...