21.【英译汉】 2分From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination. The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over. Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. These men and women developed artistic "language s" that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations. This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.

本题考查的是英译汉能力，解题思路如下：

1. 逐句分析英文句子结构，确定每个句子的核心成分，如主语、谓语、宾语等。
2. 理解每个单词和短语的含义，结合语境准确翻译。
3. 注意英文和中文的表达习惯差异，对句子进行适当调整，使译文通顺自然。
4. 对于一些专业术语或特定表达，要采用准确的中文表述。

下面进行逐句翻译：

• “From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination.”
  • “From the beginning of time” 翻译为 “从时间的起点开始” 。
  • “this inner aspect of our being” 是 “我们内在的这一方面” 。
  • “this drive that can be constructive or destructive” 中，“drive” 是 “驱动力” ，“that can be constructive or destructive” 是定语从句修饰 “drive” ，整体为 “这种可以是建设性或破坏性的驱动力” 。
  • “has captured our imagination” 是 “已经激发了我们的想象力” 。
  • 整句译文：从时间的起点开始，我们内在的这一方面，这种可以是建设性或破坏性的驱动力，已经激发了我们的想象力。
• “The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over.”
  • “The stories of this amazing struggle” 是 “这种令人惊叹的斗争的故事” 。
  • “have formed the basis of” 是 “构成了……的基础” 。
  • “cultures the world over” 是 “世界各地的文化” 。
  • 整句译文：这种令人惊叹的斗争的故事构成了世界各地文化的基础。
• “Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions.”
  • “Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists” 分别是 “历史学家、建筑师、作家、哲学家和艺术家” 。
  • “have captured” 是 “捕捉了” 。
  • “the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle” 是 “这种内在斗争的词语、图像和意义” 。
  • “in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions” 是 “通过故事、音乐、神话、绘画、建筑、雕塑、景观和传统等形式” 。
  • 整句译文：历史学家、建筑师、作家、哲学家和艺术家通过故事、音乐、神话、绘画、建筑、雕塑、景观和传统等形式，捕捉了这种内在斗争的词语、图像和意义。
• “These men and women developed artistic 'languages' that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations.”
  • “These men and women” 是 “这些男女” 。
  • “developed artistic 'languages'” 是 “发展了艺术‘语言’” 。
  • “that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations” 是定语从句修饰 “languages” ，“aspirations” 是 “抱负” ，“educate generations” 是 “教育后代” ，整体为 “帮助我们理解这些抱负，同时也教育了后代” 。
  • 整句译文：这些男女发展了艺术“语言”，帮助我们理解这些抱负，同时也教育了后代。
• “This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.”
  • “This fertile body of work from ancient times” 是 “古代时期这一丰富作品” 。
  • “the very foundation of civilization” 是插入语，解释说明前面的作品，即 “文明的基石” 。
  • “forms the basis of study of the humanities” 是 “构成了人文学科研究的基础” 。
  • 整句译文：古代时期这一丰富作品，即文明的基石，构成了人文学科研究的基础。