I hope they will never give me too much prominence. What I have done represents the aspirations of the Chinese people and the Chinese Communists, that's all. And the Party's policies were worked out by the collective. Before the "cultural revolution" I was also one of the principal leaders of the Party, so I should also be held responsible for some of the mistakes made then. After all, no man on earth is without fault. (153)
As long as we go about it in a reasonable way, I think it will be easy for us to settle our border question. (29)
例4
现在欧洲在我们外贸中所占的比例不大，如果你们能占恰当的份额，我们是很高兴的。（DⅢ119）
Trade with Europe accounts for only a small proportion of our foreign trade. If it makes up a larger proportion in future, we shall be very pleased. (125)
此二例，“不难”没有译作not difficult而译作easy，“比例不大”也没有译作not a large proportion，而径直译作a small proportion。这样译显得态度明确，语气肯定。这种文风在外交场合是可取的。
例5
对那些真正有本事的人，要放手提拔，在工资级别上破格提高。招聘也是个办法。（DⅢ17-18）
People of genuine ability should be promoted without hesitation and given pay raises of more than one step at a time. It is also a good idea to invite people to apply for jobs. (27-28)
例6
……就必须大胆吸收和借鉴人类社会创造的一切文明成果（DⅢ373）
…we should not hesitate to draw on the achievements of all cultures (361)
The number of crimes, including serious ones, has increased substantially, and the people are very disturbed about it. Over the past few years, far from being checked, the tendency has grown. Why is that? Chiefly because we have hesitated to take prompt and stern action to combat criminals and have given them very light sentences. This is true of both economic crimes and violent crimes such as robbery and murder. (44)
此处前二例提到“放手提拔”和“大胆吸收”，针对的情况是犹豫不定，下不了决心，而不是号召大家鼓起勇气，投入战斗，因此这里没有必要用bold或courageous之类的词，换一个角度来思考，用without hesitation或should not hesitate就行了。另外，第二例中“文明”一词译作culture，值得注意。第三例，“下不了手”，也是指犹豫不定，因此译作have hesitated。
例8
应该说改革是有点风险的。（DⅢ98）
The reform is not without certain risks. (104)
孤立地来看，也许看不出译文有什么好。我们不妨把上下文找出来，也许能看到一点线索。这句话的上下文是：
Why is it that we are now in a position to launch reform in the cities or, as we say, to dare "touch the tiger's rump"? The reform is not without certain risks. A recent example was the run on consumer goods in Beijing…. Why are we not afraid of it? Because….
在这个上下文里，译文若按原文的思路译作involves certain risks，则口气比较重。下文说“不怕”，可见没有什么了不起。现译作not without，则比较符合原文“有点风险”的口气。
例9
还有一些省犹疑徘徊，有的观望了一年才跟上，有的观望了两年才跟上。（DⅢ238）
Some provinces had misgivings about these principles and policies, and others didn't know what to think for one or two years, but in the end they all followed suit. (236)
此例译文的上面一句是：
It was on the basis of the experience accumulated by those two provinces that we worked out the principles and policies of reform.
此例译文的下面一句是：
The Central Committee's policy was to wait for them to be convinced by facts.
由此可见，当时各地情况不同，对改革的反应各异，中央也是采取等待他们觉悟的态度。“观望”一词诚然可以译作took a wait-and-see attitude，但现译didn't know what to think显得格外具体而生动。
例10
人还是这些人，地还是这块地，一改革，效益就上来了。（DⅢ165-166）The people haven't changed, and neither has the land. But the reform has brought increased efficiency. (168-169)
例11
当然分配中还会有差别，但我们的目的是共同富裕。（DⅢ255）
Naturally, the distribution is not entirely uniform, but our goal is common prosperity. (250-251)
The problem of prices has remained unsolved for many years, during which the state set all the prices.
这样译，两句话衔接得比较紧一些。
第二例是同一段话告一段落的最后一句。前面的话，译文是：
This is contrary to the law of value. On the one hand, we cannot arouse the enthusiasm of the peasants for production, and on the other hand the state bears a heavy burden—that is, every year it must use tens of billions of yuan for subsidies. Consequently, the state doesn't have enough money for economic development, let alone for educational, scientific and cultural undertakings.
接下去，译文从lighten our burden入手，前后呼应，联系较紧。同时句子最后以solve the price problem结束，显得特别有力。
例16
我从此便整天的站在柜台里，专管我的职务。虽然没有什么失职，但总觉得有些单调，有些无聊。（孔乙己）
Thenceforward I stood all day behind the counter, fully engaged with my duties. Although I gave satisfaction at this work, I found it monotonous and futile.
"Joke? If you didn't steal, why did they break your legs?"
"I fell," said Kung in a low voice. "I broke them in a fall." His eyes pleaded with the tavern keeper to let the matter drop. By now several people had gathered round, and they all laughed.
原文“不要再提”也可译作not to mention the matter again，但比较平淡，据词典解释，If you let something drop, you abandon it and do not continue doing it。因此，译文let the matter drop用在这里，不仅恰当，而且生动。
例18
觉新：你那是纯粹小孩子的话，这件事只有慢慢——（家28）
Juexin: You are talking like a child. These things need time—
觉慧：慢慢，慢慢，现在事情都逼到头上了！
Juehui: Time! You don't have any more time!
例19
克明：人家冯家以孝起家。冯老太爷既然说要鸣凤为着侍奉老母，那自然就是。（家130）
Keming: The Feng family is widely acknowledged for its filial piety. What grounds do we have for doubting the Squire's word?
例20
瑞珏：啊，你看了我的书！（家180）
Jade: Oh, you have been reading my book!
觉新：你为什么要瞒我？
Juexin: Why didn't you tell me about it?
瑞珏：因为我，我就喜欢看这种小孩子看的书。
Jade: Because—because I love reading these children's books.
例21
瑞珏：你想想吧，你应该好好为着他想，也为着你自己——（家206）
Jade: You must consider what I said, for his sake and for your own—
梅芬：不要说笑话吧。
Plum: You can't be serious.
瑞珏：我不是说笑话啊。
Jade: But I am.
例22
瑞珏：三弟，你没走，太好了，不要走，爷爷还要找你谈呢！（家266）
Jade: Oh, Juehui, thank heavens you are still here! Don't go. Grandfather wants to talk to you.
例23
瑞珏：新！你——？（家266）
Jade: Oh, Juexin! Did you—?
觉新：太晚了。没有见着，已经——死了！
Juexin: Too late. Before I arrived, she—died!
原文“没有见着”怎么变成了Before I arrived? 这是因为前面一句Too late，就包含着没有见着的意思。这里用Before I arrived，完全是为了引出下文。
例24
觉新：觉慧，如果你真的要走了，为什么我们分别以前还要吵架呢？（家310-312）
Juexin: Juehui, if you are leaving, why should we part quarreling?