【原文】作為歷史悠久、國際一流的高等學府，新加坡國立大學秉持“致力激發(fā)創(chuàng)意精神，教育學生并為國家和社會培養(yǎng)人才”的宗旨，培育了大批思想活躍、學識淵博的杰出人才。你們堅持“無墻文化”，提倡自由思想和人才交流，在百年校慶之際提出“思想任馳騁，生活顯姿彩”的口號，彰顯了開拓創(chuàng)新、造福社會的理念。我相信，按照貴校的宗旨和理念，依托優(yōu)秀的師資隊伍、雄厚的科研實力、廣泛的國際合作關系，國大一定能夠為國家和本地區(qū)以至全球提供更多的高質(zhì)量教育成果。

　　【譯文】NUS has a long history and is internationally renowned.

　　"Advance knowledge and foster innovation, educate students

　　and nurture talent, in service of country and society." Guided by

　　this motto, NUS has produced many outstanding graduates well

　　grounded in knowledge and with inquisitive mind. NUS has a

　　"no walls" culture, that is, no walls around minds and no walls

　　to talent. At its centenary, NUS committed itself to unleashing

　　minds and transforming lives in keeping with the vision of

　　fostering innovation and the spirit of enterprise for the

　　betterment of society. I am convinced that guided by its mission

　　and vision and with its first-class faculty, strong scientific

　　research capability and a network of partners around the world,

　　NUS will, through its quality education, contribute more to

　　Singapore, to Asia and to the whole world.

　　【評點】

　　1. “致力激發(fā)創(chuàng)意精神，教育學生并為國家和社會培養(yǎng)人才”、“無墻文化”和“思想任馳騁，生活顯姿彩”都是有現(xiàn)成譯文的說法，不能自由發(fā)揮，必須回譯。

　　2. “秉持‘致力激發(fā)創(chuàng)意精神，教育學生并為國家和社會培養(yǎng)人才’的宗旨”如果直譯為 Guided by the motto of„，句子過長且重點不突出，譯者先將“致力激發(fā)„„培養(yǎng)人才”提出來譯為一句，再以 Guided by this motto 承上啟下，很好地解決了問題。

　　3. “無墻文化”和“提倡自由思想和人才交流”不是并列關系，后者是對前者的解說，譯者因此作了相應處理。

　　4. “思想活躍、學識淵博的杰出人才”不必都按“形容詞+名詞”模式譯出，譯者的處理方法就很值得學習。