音乐之声(The Sound of Music)是一部改编自玛丽亚・冯・崔普的著作《崔普家庭演唱团》的戏剧作品，最初以音乐剧的形式于百老汇上演，之后改编成电影，获得第38届奥斯卡金像奖，其主题曲与电影同名。本文选自其中的一段，由庄绎传翻译，文章属于典型的文学翻译，以人物描写和环境描写居多，句型与用词十分讲究，译者在翻译时也体现了这一点。

Suddenly I heard quick footsteps behind me, and a full, resonant voice exclaimed:"I see you are looking at my flag."

我突然听见身后有急促的脚步声，接着就听见一个非常宏亮的声音说道:“看来您是在看我的旗子哪!”

There he was---the Captain!

这个人一一就是舰长!

The tall, well-dressed gentleman standing before me was certainly a far cry from the old sea wolf of my imagination.

站在我面前的是一位身材高大、衣着讲究的先生，与我先前想象的老海怪完全不同。

His air of complete self-assurance and somewhat lordly bearing would have frightened me, had it not been for his warm and hearty handshake.

他和我握手的时候是那样热情，那样真挚，要不然他那十分自信的神气和略为高傲的派头真会让人害怕呢。

"I am so glad you have come, Fraeulein..."

“你来了，我真高兴。小姐您叫....."

I filled in, "Maria."

我连忙说:“玛丽亚。

He took me in from top to toe with a quick glance.

他以敏捷的眼光把我从头到脚打量了一番。

All of a sudden I became very conscious of my funny dress, and sure enough, there I was diving under my helmet again.

我突然强烈地感到自己这身衣服非常可笑。我真的又拉了拉帽子，想在帽子底下躲一躲。

But the Captain's eyes rested on my shoes.

可是舰长的眼光却落到我的鞋上。

We were still standing in the hall when he said:"I want you to meet the children first of all."

这时我们还在大厅里站着，他忽然说:“我想让你先见见孩子们吧。”

Out of his pocket he took an odd-shaped, ornamented brass whistle, on which he piped a series of complicated trills.

他从口袋里掏出一个样子很怪但很精致的铜哨子，吹了一连串复杂的信号。