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人都年轻。 ②A writer——in fact every one of us in life——needs that loving-mother force from which all creation flows …一个作家——实际上生活中的每个人——都需要慈母的力量， 它是创造一切 的源泉。 ③Man possesses an expressive faculty that goes far beyond gestures, that allows and even compels him to express his thoughts, feelings, dreams, and intuitions.人类具有远远超过于手势 的表达官能，这种官能不仅使人能够，而且使他要把思想、感情、幻梦、直觉表达出来。 这些先行项的重复，有时用的是代词如①②，有时用的是限定词如③。汉译时，需重复先行 项的地方，就要重复。否则会影响意思的连贯和清楚。 我们一般采用分述法将带定语从句的英语复合句译成并列分词。 分述法就将主句和从句分开 翻译的方法。此方法除了将定语从句译为并列分句外，还译为状语从句。 3. 状语从句 让我们来看看下例该怎么译： He insisted on building another house which he had no use for. 上例能译成“他坚持再建一座他不用的房子”或“他坚持再建一座房， 这房他不用”吗？显然不 能，因为这样的译文令读者莫名其妙。这两种译文是套用定语词组和并列分句形式而译的， 然而错了。 正确的译文是：他虽自己不用，但仍坚持再建一座房。 此句之所以这样译， 是因为它含有状语从句的意思。 英语定语从句——尤其是非限制性定语 从句——有时兼有状语从句的职能，可以表示时间、条件、原因、让步、目的、结果等等关 系。 兹再举几例说明限制性定语从句所表示的状语意思： ①I think it will grow even on non-irrigated land where there is a forest belt.我想即使在没有灌溉 的土地上，只要有一条树林带，它还是会生长的。（表条件） ②In a personal sense ,I think of my eldest daughter , whose birthday is today .就个人来讲，我想 到我的大女儿，因为今天是她的生日。（表原因） 4. 独立句 ①He paid that peculiar deference(尊重，顺从) to women which every member of the sex appreciates.他对女性殷勤令每个女人所赏识。 ②What were the hopes and dreams that had made of them the incredibly stubborn warriors? 是什么希望，什么目标，什么理想使他们成为顽强到令人难以置信的战士呢？ 翻译英语 There be 句型和带定语从句的复合句时，常用溶合法。溶合法就是把原主句的主 语同定语从句溶合在一起而译成独立句的方法。 溶合法要求改变句子的构造形式。 具体作法 是， 将原主句的的词或词组用作独立句的主语， 再将定语从句用作谓语， 这样便译成独立句， 如①将 He paid that peculiar deference to women 压缩译为“他对女性的殷勤”而定语从句 “which every member of the sex appreciates”译为谓语“令每个女人所常识”。 5. 复合宾语 ①I also found on the ground near the tracks of the lamed groups of ants which were rulling grains of corn.我还看见骆驼的脚印边有许多的蚂蚁在拖玉米粒。 ②He did not find any one in the house who particularly cared to see .他认为家里没有人特别想 知道的。 非限制性定语从句 非限制性定语从句同其先行项之间的联系是松散的。它不是先行项的必不可少的组成部分， 而仅是对先行项作些描写或补充说明。 非限制性定语从句前常有逗号将它与主语分开。 非限 制性定语从句也主要是采用前面已说过的分译法和溶合法来译。 它常驻被译为并列分句、 独 立的和状语从句，偶尔还可译为定语词组等。 1.译成并列分句 1) 译成并列分句，省略先行项 ①Wait a minute, said the boss, and he opened the load and took out a ham, which he started to bone and string up.“等一会儿！”老板说道，说罢便打开火腿包，拿出一只，开始剔骨头，并 用绳子缚起来。（省主语） ②Carrie reached home in high good spirits， which she could scarcely conceal.嘉莉兴高采烈地回 到家，想掩饰也掩饰不住。（省主语） 北京世博翻译公司2) 译成并列分句，重复英语的先行项 ②He came within the meaning of a still newer term ,which had sprung into general use among Americans in 1880…他其实适合于一个更新的名词，那个名词 1880 年在美国人中突然流行 起来…… 北京世博翻译公司2. 译成独立句 ①It has long been my wish to encounter one of the oldest civilizations in earth .I have come amidst you from Egypt ,On the banks of the Nile ,which also has a most ancient civilization .我一 直向往着要同世界最古老的文明会晤。 尼罗河畔的埃及也有着最古老的文明， 我正是从那里 来到你们中间。 ②You 9;ve given Feldstyn, who dislikes me any how ,the chance he was waiting for .费尔德丁反 正讨厌我，你给他的机会正是他求之不得的。 3. 译成状语从句 ①These actions, which have aroused universal and unreserved disapproval, must nevertheless give us a pause.这些行动，虽已激起普遍而毫不掩饰的反对，却也使我们举棋不定。（表让 步） ②In a dispute between two states with which one is friendly, try not to get involved.在两国发生 争端时，如与该两国皆友好，则应避免卷入。（表条件）。 ③Copper, which is used so widely for carrying electricity , offers very little resistance.铜的电阻 很小，因此被广泛用于输电。（表结果） 4. 译成定语词组 As I came in, Mike, who owned the taxi that used to stand at the corner of our street ,waved to me from a table.我进去时，那个开出租汽车的麦克坐在一张桌子那里向我招手，他的车子经常 就停在我们街角上。 非限制性定语从句主要是译成并列分句、 独立句和状语从句这几种形式， 这与它的作用—— 仅是对先行项提供一些补充说明——有关。难怪《新编英语语法》（修定本）指出：在意义 上，非限制性定语从句相当于一个并列分句，可以完全脱离主句而独立出现。 综上举例可以看出，定语从句可用“分述法”和“溶合法”进行翻译，形式有定语词组，并列分 句、状语从句、复合宾语等。这些形式是英译汉的主要“框架结构”，并非全部“标准答案”。 在具体和翻译实践中，我们应该视其不同情况，选用不同的形式或作灵活变通处理。 第十三讲 习语的翻译 一、教学目的：了解和掌握习语在翻译中的处理方法。 二、教学过程： 英汉习语对比 1．形义完全相同 barking dogs do not bite 吠犬不咬人 life in short and time is swift 人生苦短, 岁月易逝 as cold as ice 冷若寒冰 like father, like son 有其父必有其子. Heart to heart 心心相印 北京世博翻译公司2．形义部分相同 spend money like water 挥金如土 as strong as horse 力大如牛 teach a pig to play on a flute 赶鸭子上架 talk horse 吹牛 kill the goose to get the eggs 杀鸡取卵 laugh off one 9;s head 笑掉牙 as strong as horse 力大如牛 a lion in the way 拦路虎 3．看似相同 其实不同/ pull one 9;s leg 欺骗或者戏弄某人(不是拖某人的后腿) a walking skeleton 骨瘦如柴的人 (不是行尸走肉) a big fish in a small pond 显赫人物(小池容不下大鱼)eat one 9;s words 收回前言(不是食言) 4．没有对应 child 9;s play 非常容易做的事 oil and vinegar 截然不同的东西 as fit as fiddle 非常健康 英汉习语的翻译方法: 1．直译 the government 9;s policy has given a green light to the development of our economy 政府的政策为经济发展开了绿灯. he said so to save his face 他那样说是为了保全面子. My uncle gives me money? Pigs can fly if they had wings.我叔叔给我钱, 要是那样猪也长翅膀 飞上天了. living in an ivory tower, sally had no understanding of politics.萨莉身处象牙塔内, 对政治一点 也不了解. 北京世博翻译公司2．直译加注 advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck 9;s back.劝导和惩罚对他好像水过鸭被 似的根本不起作用. Emerging from the “pastry-cooks”, Soams’ first impulse was to vent his nerves by saying to his daughter: “Dropping your handkerchief!” to which her reply might well be: “I picked that up from you.” 从糖果点心店里出来，索姆斯本想对女儿发作一下， “故意把手帕掉在地上，就是为 了勾引人家。 ”但她的回答很可能是： “我这样子是从你那儿学来的。 ” 3．释义 save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off. 说也无益, 老板不会准你假的 she found herself to be a fifth wheel in the family. 她感到她成了这个家庭多余的人. "well", he said, and he gave a sudden, uncertain laugh. "here 9;s mud in your eye."好吧, 他说, 突 然含含糊糊地笑了. "干杯" (这里解释一下 bottom up) ４．归化 Ａ:Ｉam sorry now that we bought this house; it is much too far from the bus-stop. B: well, what’s done is done. A: And cannot be undone---unless we can sell it without losing too much money. A: 我们把这所房子买了，真遗憾，它离公共汽车站实在太远。 B: 唉，木已成舟了。／买了就买了吧 A: 也只好这样了－除非我们能在损失不太大的情况下再卖出去。 ５．注意不要望文生义和滥用归化法 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.(她生于富贵之家) He knows how to solve the problem. He was not born yesterday.(他可不是乳臭未干的小孩) The boss gave her the sack.老板给了他一个麻袋. (老板解雇了他) I have seen him through. 我看透了他. (我帮他度过了难关) Blow hot and cold 朝三暮四，不要译成 朝秦暮楚 A fair weather friend 不能共患难的朋友 不要译成 酒肉朋友 Give one an inch and he will take an ell 得寸进尺 不要译成 得陇望蜀 ６．有些没有固定的译法, 要灵活处理. Jack owed David a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay David back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul. 杰克欠戴维一美元, 于是向乔借了一美元去还戴维, 他这是借东家还西家 借东家还西家 Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing Peter to pay Paul 要在这节课里学习那节课的内容是挖东强补西墙 挖东强补西墙 7. 翻译段落练习： 永州之野产异蛇，黑质而白章，触草木，尽死，以啮人，无御之者。然得而腊之 以为饵，可以已大风、挛 、瘘、疠，去死肌，杀三虫。其始，太医以王命聚之， 岁赋其二。募有能捕之者，当其租入。永之人争奔走焉。 有蒋氏者，专其利三世矣。问之，则曰：“吾祖死于是，吾父死于是，今吾嗣为 之十二年，几死者数矣。”言之，貌若甚戚者。 余悲之，且曰：“若毒之乎？余 将告于莅事者，更若役，复若赋，则何如？” In the wilderness on the outskirts of Yong Zhou there exists a kind of snake with black skin marked with white stripes. Any plant dies upon its touch and anyone bitten by it is doomed to die. But once it is caught and dehydrated, it can serve as an ingredient of a traditional medicine for the cure of leprosy, arthritis, swollen necks, malignant tumors, the removal of decayed flesh, and the elimination of three kinds of worms that cause illness. Since early times the court physician has ordered the people in the name of the emperor to hand in snakes twice a year. Whoever does so is exempted from taxation. People are vying with one another to catch snakes. 翻译公司 (责任编辑：北京翻译公司) |