2018年catti三級(jí)筆譯實(shí)務(wù)試題：考古博物館

　　英譯漢

　　All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi, was to open a restaurant. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons to help him dig a trench and investigate. He predicted the job would take about a week. “We found underground corridors and other rooms, so we kept digging,” said Mr. Faggiano, 60. His search for a sewage pipe, which began in 2000, became one family’s tale of discovery.

　　Lecce was once a critical crossroads in the Mediterranean. Severo Martini, a member of the City Council, said archaeological relics turn up on a regular basis — and can present a headache for urban planning. A project to build a shopping mall had to be redesigned after the discovery of an ancient Roman temple beneath the site of a planned parking lot.

　　One week quickly passed, as father and sons discovered a tomb of the Messapians, who lived in the region centuries before the birth of Jesus. Soon, the family discovered a chamber used to store grain by the ancient Romans.

　　If this history only later became clear, what was immediately obvious was that finding the pipe would be a much bigger project than Mr. Faggiano had anticipated. He did not initially tell his wife about the extent of the work. He tied a rope around the chest of his youngest son, Davide, then 12, and lowered him to dig in small, darkened openings. “I made sure to tell him not to tell his mama,” he said. His wife, , soon became suspicious. “We had all these dirty clothes, every day,” she said. “I didn’t understand what was going on.

　　After watching the Faggiano men haul away debris in the back seat of the family car, neighbors also became suspicious and notified the authorities. Investigators arrived and shut down the excavations, warning Mr. Faggiano against operating an unapproved archaeological work site. Mr. Faggiano responded that he was just looking for a sewage pipe.

　　A year passed. Finally, Mr. Faggiano was allowed to resume his pursuit of the sewage pipe on condition that heritage officials observed the work. An underground treasure house emerged, as the family uncovered ancient vases, Roman devotional bottles, an ancient ring with Christian symbols, medieval artifacts, hidden frescoes and more. Today, the building is Museum Faggiano, an independent archaeological museum authorized by the Lecce government.

　　Mr. Faggiano is now satisfied with his museum, but he has not forgotten about the restaurant. A few years into his excavation, he finally found his sewage pipe. It was, indeed, broken. He has since bought another building and is again planning for a restaurant, assuming it does not need any renovations. “I still want it,” he said of the restaurant. “I’m very stubborn.”

　　參考譯文

　　盧西亞諾•法賈諾(Luciano Faggiano)當(dāng)初買(mǎi)下位于阿斯卡尼奧格蘭迪街56號(hào)(56 Via Ascanio Grandi)這棟似乎不起眼的房子只是為了開(kāi)家餐館。房子只有一個(gè)問(wèn)題，那就是廁所的下水道老不通。因此，法賈諾先生招來(lái)他的兩個(gè)兒子幫忙挖溝，一查究竟。他預(yù)計(jì)這項(xiàng)工作會(huì)用一個(gè)星期完成�，F(xiàn)年60歲的法賈諾說(shuō)：“我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些地下走廊和其他一些房間，于是我們就一直挖下去�！狈ㄙZ諾這項(xiàng)尋找下水道的工作，始于2000年，最后演變成了一個(gè)關(guān)于探索發(fā)現(xiàn)的家庭的傳奇故事。

　　萊切(Lecce)曾經(jīng)是地中海地區(qū)一個(gè)重要的匯集地。該城市一位市議會(huì)議員塞維洛•馬爾蒂尼(Severo Martini)說(shuō)在這里經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)考古遺跡，不過(guò)這讓城市規(guī)劃者非常頭疼。一個(gè)擬建的購(gòu)物中心項(xiàng)目在規(guī)劃的停車(chē)場(chǎng)下面發(fā)現(xiàn)一座古羅馬廟宇之后不得不重新規(guī)劃。

　　一個(gè)星期很快過(guò)去了，父子三人發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)麥撒比人墓。在耶穌降世前幾百年前，麥撒比人就在這個(gè)地區(qū)生活了。很快，他們又發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)古羅馬人儲(chǔ)存糧食的房間。

　　如果知道這段歷史，法賈諾就會(huì)立刻明白找尋管道這件事工程量之大遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了自己的預(yù)計(jì)。法賈諾最初沒(méi)有告訴妻子會(huì)有多大工作量。他在當(dāng)時(shí)12歲的小兒子戴維德(Davide)胸部系好繩索，把他放下去，在狹窄昏暗的通道中進(jìn)行挖掘。他說(shuō)：“我得確保不能讓孩子把這件事告訴他媽�！钡�是他的妻子安娜•瑪利亞•薩諾(Anna Maria Sanò)不久就起了疑心�！懊刻於加信K衣服。”她說(shuō)，“我不知道他們都在做什么。

　　“看到法賈諾一家人從家用轎車(chē)后座拖出殘?jiān)�，鄰居們也心生疑惑，便告知了�?dāng)局。于是就有調(diào)查人員到來(lái)，關(guān)停了挖掘工作，并且警告法賈諾不許未得批準(zhǔn)就在考古工作現(xiàn)場(chǎng)作業(yè)。法賈諾回應(yīng)說(shuō)他只是在找水管。”

　　一年過(guò)去了，法賈諾最終被獲準(zhǔn)繼續(xù)找尋下水管道，條件是要有遺產(chǎn)官員在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)監(jiān)督。隨后，一座地下寶庫(kù)出現(xiàn)了，里面有古代花瓶，羅馬宗教圣瓶、一個(gè)帶有基督標(biāo)志的古戒指，中世紀(jì)手工藝品，暗藏的壁畫(huà)等等，等等。如今，這所建筑已經(jīng)成為了法賈諾博物館(Museum Faggiano)，一個(gè)經(jīng)萊切政府批準(zhǔn)的獨(dú)立考古博物館。

　　法賈諾先生現(xiàn)在對(duì)他這座博物館感到滿意，但是他并沒(méi)有忘記開(kāi)餐館的事兒。在挖掘了幾年之后，他最終找到了那根水管。那根水管確實(shí)是壞了。于是，他買(mǎi)下了另外一處房子，又開(kāi)始計(jì)劃著開(kāi)餐館了，但前提是這處房子不需要重新裝修。“我還是想開(kāi)餐館，”他提到他的餐館時(shí)說(shuō)，“我這個(gè)人比較固執(zhí)�！�

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