漢譯英模擬（六）

提起此人，人人皆曉，處處聞名。他姓差，名不多，是各省各縣各村人氏。你一定見過他，一定聽過別人談起他。差不多先生的名字天天掛在大家的口頭。因為他是中國全國人的代表。

差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一雙眼睛，但看得不很清楚;有兩只耳朵，但聽得不很分明;有鼻子和嘴，但他對于氣味和口味都不很講究。他的腦子也不小，但他的記性卻不很精明，他的思想也不很細(xì)密。

他常常說：凡事只要差不多，就好了。何必太精明呢?

(摘自 胡適 《差不多先生傳》)

參考譯文

The name of this person is a household word all over the country. His surname is Cha and his given name, Buduo, which altogether mean About the Same. He is a native of every province, every country and every village in this country. You must have seen or heard about this person. His name is always on the lips of everybody because he is representative of the whole Chinese nation.

Mr. Cha Buduo has the same physiognomy as you and I. He has a pair of eyes, but doesn't see clearly. He has a pair of ears, but doesn't hear well. He has a nose and a mouth, but lacks a keen sense of smell and taste. His brain is none too small, but he is weak in memory and sloppy in thinking.

He often says, Whatever we do, it's OK to be just about right. What's the use of being precise and accurate.