【正确答案】Before I was taken ill, I had been spoiled by my parents and had formed the habit of getting everything done in my own way in the family. Once isolated and confined to a small house on the slope of the family garden, I suddenly felt myself cast into disfavor and my wings clipped. One spring evening, when myriads of flowers were in full bloom in the garden, my parents gave a banquet in the garden attended by many guests, whose arrival at once filled the garden with laughter. In the small house on the slope, I quietly lifted the curtain and caught a glimpse of the exciting and prosperous world outside with my elder brothers, sisters and cousins among the guests, all in high jubilation. All at once, seized by a fit of forlorn rage at being deserted, I could not help bursting into sad tears.

【答案解析】1．本段叙述作者童年时代的一段经历，故总体上采用一般过去时。
2．第3句的“百花怒放”“宾客云集”“笑语四溢”均为汉语四字词组，翻译时不能拘泥于原文的形式，可采用意译法，但要注意前后衔接。“百花怒放”与前面的“春天的傍晚”关系紧密，可译成由when引导的定语从句，即when myriads of flowers are in full bloom；“宾客云集”意为前来赴宴的客人很多，可以和“设宴”连在一起处理，译成gave a banquet in the garden attended by many guests；“笑语四溢”可译成fills thegarden with laughter，“语”字在译文中可省略；“在园中设宴”不宜采用“移植”的翻译手段译成held agarden party，因为西方人的garden party与中国人的“宴”有着本质上的区别。
3．第4句的汉语四字词组“大千世界”和“一片繁华”可以合并为an exciting world of prosperity；“喜气洋洋”是哥姐、堂表弟兄的状态，可用介词短语in high jubilation译出，充当主语补足语；“窥见”是“悄悄看到”的意思，可译成caught a glimpse of或caught a glance of。
4．第5句的“被人摒弃，为世所遗”意思重复，符合汉语的修辞方式，翻译时要适当裁减，避免重复累赘，可译成being deserted；“禁不住”英语短语为cannot help doing…；“悲愤”为既伤心又愤怒之意，可译成forlornrage。