英语翻译But perhaps the most persuasive evidence pleading the Am

英语翻译
But perhaps the most persuasive evidence pleading the American's image
of himself as the reincarnatedA thenian or Roman is the number,range,and persistence of classical place-names.Indeed,no other territory colonized by Europeans has anything in its toponymy even faintly resembling the United States situation,with the marginal exception of a few score Brazilian names of classical coloration3 and a curious small cluster of classical (and Biblical) names in Colombia's Cauca Valley.4 Neoclassical place-names are conspicuous by their near absence in Australia,s New Zealand,South Africa,temperate South America,Siberia,and Canada,even in those Canadian areasc heek by jowl with the American zones of climactic "classicity."7A lthough a lively curiosity concerning this American eccentricity is apparent,8 students of place-names have so far failed to produce any satisfactory study of the phenomenon,j ust ass cholarsc ultivatingt he largerd omaino f American Studies have neglected to treat the classical theme in national thought and behavior in depth or in cognizance of its many dimensions.9 In view of all this,there is ample motive to plot and interpret the spatial and temporal patterning of this peculiarly American practice of memorializing the ancient world of Greece and Rome in the place-names of the United States and to search out its possible relevance to the structure of our history and human geography.Io Happily,as is often the case with such forays into terra quasi-incognitat,h e serendipity factor comes into play.Four major findings or themes have been developed,three of which were unanticipated,
and all of which seem more important than the simple curiosity value of a strange American foible.
(1) As already noted,the frequent,deliberate adoption of classical names
for places in an area lacking a direct historical link with the world of Mediterranean antiquity is an idiosyncrasy peculiar to citizens of the United States and almost certainly derives from a central trait of the national character.Although full exploration of this concept lies beyond the bounds of this paper,the way in which toponymic classicity correlates spatially with certain other areal patterns strongly supports the plausibility of this statement.

But perhaps the most persuasive evidence pleading the American's image of himself as the reincarnated Athenian or Roman is the number,range,and persistence of classical place-names.Indeed,no other territory colonized by Europeans has anything in its toponymy even faintly resembling the United States situation,with the marginal exception of a few score Brazilian names of classical coloration3 and a curious small cluster of classical (and Biblical) names in Colombia's Cauca Valley.4 Neoclassical place-names are conspicuous by their near absence in Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,temperate South America,Siberia,and Canada,even in those Canadian areas cheek by jowl with the American zones of climactic "classicity."7
但也许最有说服力的证据是古典地名的数量、范围与执意的留存,这是美国人诉愿自己形象就是古雅典人或罗马人的化身.确实,在地名研究方面,没有哪个欧洲殖民地域能有一点点像美国的情况,除了微小的例外如一些含有古典色彩的巴西人名,以及在哥伦比亚考卡谷的一小簇奇妙的古典（与圣经）名称.在几乎没有古典名称的澳大利亚、新西兰、南非、温带南美洲、西伯利亚及加拿大,甚至与美国经典性气候地带紧密相接的加拿大地区,新兴古典的地名显得格外惹人注意.
Although a lively curiosity concerning this American eccentricity is apparent,8 students of place-names have so far failed to produce any satisfactory study of the phenomenon,just as scholars cultivating the larger domain of American Studies have neglected to treat the classical theme in national thought and behavior in depth or in cognizance of its many dimensions.9 In view of all this,there is ample motive to plot and interpret the spatial and temporal patterning of this peculiarly American practice of memorializing the ancient world of Greece and Rome in the place-names of the United States and to search out its possible relevance to the structure of our history and human geography.I0
虽然对美国人的这种怪癖充满好奇是明显的,不过地名研究的学生迄今对这现象还没有满意的研究,就如研究美国较大领域的学者也忽略对古典主题的民族思想行为进行深入研究或给予多维度的关注.有鉴于此,针对这种以美国地名来缅怀希腊及罗马古代世界的特别美国人行为,我们有足够的动机去标绘与解释其空间与时间的模式,并探寻它对我们的历史与人文地理学的可能联系.
Happily,as is often the case with such forays into terra quasi-incognita,the serendipity factor comes into play.Four major findings or themes have been developed,three of which were unanticipated,and all of which seem more important than the simple curiosity value of a strange American foible.
可喜的是,像冒险进入类似未知领域最常见的情况一样,机缘凑巧开始起作用.我们形成了四个重要的研究结果或主题,其中三个是不曾预料的,比起美国人这种怪癖的简单好奇价值,所有这些发现好像都更重要.
(1) As already noted,the frequent,deliberate adoption of classical names
for places in an area lacking a direct historical link with the world of Mediterranean antiquity is an idiosyncrasy peculiar to citizens of the United States and almost certainly derives from a central trait of the national character.Although full exploration of this concept lies beyond the bounds of this paper,the way in which toponymic classicity correlates spatially with certain other areal patterns strongly supports the plausibility of this statement.
一、如前面所述,经常有意地将一个与地中海区域的古代世界缺乏直接历史联系的地区以古典名称来命名,这是美国公民的一个怪异习性,几乎可以肯定是来自于民族性的核心特质.尽管要对这概念展开充分的调查研究已超越本文的范围,然而,地名研究的经典性与其他一些地区模式空间的相互关系,对本声明的可信度给予强有力地支持.