過去幾十年間,全國很多城市的青少年犯罪 (juvenile delinquency)率增長驚人。青少年犯罪的原因有內(nèi)因和外因兩個方面。青少年自身素質(zhì)的好壞是決定其是否會違法犯罪的關(guān)鍵。一些青少年自身素質(zhì)不高,抵御能力差,形成了錯誤的世界觀、人生觀和價值觀,養(yǎng)成了游手好閑、好逸惡勞、無事生非的不良嗜好和品行。此外,由于自身性格有缺陷,心理幼稚,自身生活需要和人格尊嚴得不到滿足,加上法制觀念的缺乏等等,一旦受到外界因素的影響、刺激,很容易走上犯罪道路。
翻譯點撥
1. ……的原因有……兩個方面:翻譯為The reasons for...come into two aspects,“有”可以用there be...表示,但此處用come into使得表達更地道。
2. 違法犯罪:翻譯為break the law and commit crimes。
3. 抵御能力:翻譯為resistant abilities。
4. 世界觀、人生觀和價值觀:翻譯為outlook on world, life and values。
5. 游手好閑、好逸惡勞、無事生非:分別翻譯為being good for nothing, loving ease and hating work, making trouble out of nothing。
6. 一旦受到外界因素的影響、刺激:翻譯為once they are affected and triggered by external elements。
參考譯文
Juvenile Delinquency
Over the last few decades, many cities around the country have seen alarming increases in the levels of juvenile delinquency. The reasons for juvenile delinquency come into two aspects: internal and external. The quality of youths themselves decides whether they will break the law and commit crimes. Some teenagers have low qualities and poor resistant abilities. They have incorrect outlook on world, life and values, unhealthy habits and behaviors such as being good for nothing, loving ease and hating work and making trouble out of nothing. Besides, the defects in their own character, childish psychology, unmet living needs and unsatisfied dignity as well as the lack of legal knowledge altogether will most likely result in their committing crimes once they are affected and triggered by external elements.
知識小貼士
青少年犯罪是指已滿14周歲但不滿25歲周歲的人實施的具有嚴重社會危害性的犯罪行為(criminal behavior)。青少年犯罪存在著結(jié)伙作案多,嚴重犯罪多,突發(fā)性犯罪多,作案動機、目的比較單純,作案手段呈現(xiàn)成年化、智能化、低齡化,以及反復性強等特點。青少年犯罪有其自身、家庭、學校、社會和司法等多方面的原因,我們要采取自身預防、家庭預防、學校預防、社會預防和司法預防等多種預防方法,進行綜合治理,以預防和減少青少年犯罪。