例如：“Mother's life was an illumunated manuscripts -- musical notes emblished with bright pigments. She played the piano, the violin and in her later years, the recorder. ...”

      这是一句非常漂亮的语句，作者对自己母亲无限的情愫蕴含在字里行间。然而，在组织汉语表达时，常用词play必须作精细的加工和润饰。在英语里，play the piano, play the violin 和 play the recorder 是三个并列的动宾词组，用得非常得体。在汉译过程中，必须通过我们的形象思维去想象“钢琴”、“小提琴”和“八孔直笛” 的操作方式和习惯的汉语表达方式。这就是一种细节补充。

      无疑，这种“细节补充”的过程是一种创造性思维的过程。一个play，在某一特定的情景中，通过加工，生成了多个概念：“弹钢琴”，“拉小提琴”和“吹八孔直笛”。因此，这一小段可译为：

      “我母亲的生命仿佛是一篇装饰华美的乐谱——是用艳丽的色彩绘制的音符。她早年弹奏钢琴，拉小提琴，到了晚年还吹八孔直笛。......”

1. In the evening, after the banquets, the concerts and the table tennis exhibitions, he would work on the drafting of the final communique(会谈公报).

      2. He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune -- schemes（阴谋）, scams（欺诈）, even radio-show contests.

参考答案:

1. In the evening, after the banquets, the concerts and the table tennis exibitions, he would work on the drafting of the final communique.

      晚上在参加宴会、出席音乐会、观看乒乓球表演之后，他还得起草最后的会谈公报。

      2. He was always looking for a shorcut to fame and fortune -- schemes, scams, even radio-show contests.

      他成天在寻觅成名成家，发财致富的捷径 —— 策划各种阴谋诡计啦，玩弄一些欺诈诓骗啦，甚至还参加各种广播节目有奖竞猜。