内容简介

《如何赢得一个辩论》一书从语言艺术出发，对古罗马的辩论术和公开演讲进行研究，研究的领域包含：语言的诞生、语言的功能、语言如何推动人类进步，是一部语言研究的佳作。本次翻译实践节选书的第一部分《语言的起源》进行翻译。

翻译所选的第一部分，全面地向读者展示语言的诞生、发展的过程以及它的社会影响，全篇使用了叙述的手法，加以大量的例子举证，详尽再现了语言艺术的发展历程。第一部分为语言的诞生，内容包含主人公西塞罗生平的介绍和他独特的演讲艺术。

作者从古罗马辩论术的产生和发展出发，辩论术逐渐获得人们的认同，随之语言艺术在古罗马人的生活中越发地重要，语言艺术可以适用于各种各样的场合，增进了人与人之间的亲密感，促进人们的日常交往。

针对语言艺术带来影响，作者具体运用了西塞罗的演讲风格和演讲效果来证明口才对人类社会的影响。

第二部分是实例论证语言艺术的发展，包括与各位先哲的对话和各种公开辩论的实例来论证语言艺术在实际生活中的运用和发展。

在小论文部分主要是介绍了整个译文翻译的过程，包括论文译文中遇到的问题以及解决办法，包括自己对整个翻译过程的总结、心得和体会。

INTRODUCTION

How to Win an Argument based on the language art, the debate and public speech of ancient Rome are studied. The field of research includes the origin of language, the function of language, the usage of language, and the advancement of human beings. 

The first part of the translation is to show the readers the origin of the language, the process of its development and social influence. The whole article uses the narrative techniques to prove a large number of examples, and show the development of language art in detail, including the introduction of Cicero's life and his unique speech art.

The author started from the emergence and development of the ancient Rome public debating techniques which has gradually gained the agreement of the people, and the art of language is becoming more important in the life of the ancient Romans. Language art can be applied to various occasions to enhance the intimacy between people and promote people’s daily communication.

The second part is an example to demonstrate the development of language art, including the dialogue with the sages and the examples of various public debates to demonstrate the application and development of language art in real life.

In the final part of the thesis, the process of the whole translation is mainly introduced, including the problems encountered in the process of translation and the solutions to difficulties, as well as the summary of the whole translation process.