核心问题
One allegation often made is that noise produces mental illness. A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption 'She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck'. (New Concept English, Book 4, p. 105)
[原译]常常有人这样断言:噪音引起精神病。例如,最近一份周报头版上登了一篇文章,还配了一幅醒目的插图,图中是一位愁容满面的女士。插图说明是:“她又是一个牺牲品,受到极度摧残,常常发出尖叫。”(上外教版,p.15)
原译者对 was headed 的翻译是否正确？
词典解答
原文中的head在这里的含义是“在……的前端”“在……上头”(be at the front/top of)。例如：
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His address headed the letter. 他的地址写在信的最上端。
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His report was headed with "Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents". 他的报告的标题是“防止工业事故的途径”。
[试译]人们常常提出这样一种说法,就是噪音能够引起精神病。例如,最近有一家周报登了一篇文章。文章的上头配有一幅引人注目的插图,图上是一位痛苦不堪的妇女,插图说明是:“她又是一个受害者,被沦为只会发出尖叫的躯体”。