英语翻译技巧-课件

,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,英汉翻译中的倒行逆施现象,在将英语句子翻译成汉语句子的过程中，经常会碰到一些倒行逆施的现象，即不得不将原有的英语句子结构打乱再将其译成汉语，或者是根据其意义逆着或反着将其译成汉语的现象。其实，这是英汉翻译中所采用的一种逆向翻译法，它旨在使被翻译出来的汉语译文更加通顺、流畅，更加符合汉语的表达习惯。逆向翻译法主要有下列几种类型。,英汉翻译中的倒行逆施现象在将英语句子翻译成汉语句子的过程,1,一、主宾换位译,所谓主宾换位译是指在翻译时将英语句子中的主语和宾语换一下位置，使其主语译成汉语句子中的宾语，宾语或介词宾语译成汉语句子中的主语。能够换位译的英语句子虽然不是很多，它主要取决于英语句子中的谓语动词，如 fail，happen，occur，desert，deny，appeal，come等，但由这些动词构成的句子却都是地地道道的英语常用句。例如：,一、主宾换位译所谓主宾换位译是指在翻译时将英语句子中,2,His heart failed him（他失去了勇气。）,Such a chance denied me（我没有得到这样一个机会。）,If anything should happen to the machine，please let us know（如果机器出了什么毛病，请通知我们。）,At the most crucial moment，his self-confidence deserted him（在最关键的时刻，他失去了信心。）,His heart failed him（他失去了勇气。）,3,The word finally came to me（我终于记起了那个词。）,Good works appeal to everyone（人人都喜爱好的作品。）,Suddenly a good idea occurred to me（突然我想到了一个好主意。）,Something has gone wrong with the computer,The word finally came to me（我,4,二、前后反向译,前后反向译这种方法主要用在before作连词引导的一些状语从句当中，或用在一些诸如It was not wont be long before等固定句型当中。在这些句子中，为了使译文更符合汉语的表达习惯，有时往往不是将before译成在.之前，而是将其译成后，以后或在.之后。例如：,Look before you leap（三思而后行。）,二、前后反向译前后反向译这种方法主要用在before,5,I knocked several times before an elderly lady answered the door（我敲了几次门以后一位老妇人才来开门。）,New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before they are fully accepted（有时候，新思想等待多年以后才能被人们完全接受。）,It was not long before everyone came to like him（不久之后人人都开始喜欢起他来了。）,I knocked several times before,6,It wont be long before we work out some plans to promote our sales（用不了多久以后我们就会拿出促销计划。）,It will be three years before we can meet again,It was almost two weeks before they tracked down the facts they needed（几乎两个星期之后他们才找到所需要的论据。）,It wont be long before we wor,7,三、正反对调译,正反对调译这种方法在英汉翻译中使用频率极高，它可以运用在词、短语或句子等各个层面的翻译中。它是指在英语中许多从正面表达的意义，在汉语译文中却要从反面来表达，而在英语中许多从反面表达的意义，汉语译文却又从正面来表达。即正的反着译，反的正着译。例如：,三、正反对调译 正反对调译这种方法在英汉翻译中使用频,8,1英语从正面表达，汉语译文从反面表达,Haste makes waste.,All good things must come to an end（天下没有不散的宴席。）,He knew he was mortally ill（他知道自己得的是不治之症。）,Excuse meIm at a loss in recalling your name（对不起，我想不起你的名字来。）,1英语从正面表达，汉语译文从反面表达,9,2英语从反面表达，汉语译文从正面表达,His story was nothing but lies（他的那番话纯粹是谎言。）,Our advice was not lost on him（我们的劝告对他起了作用。）,Such things couldnt long escape notice.,The police were not going to lose sight of him（警察将会继续监视他的行踪。）,2英语从反面表达，汉语译文从正面表达His story w,10,四、正反对调译在固定句型中的应用,正反对调译这种翻译方法除了在词、短语或句子等中大量使用以外，还经常被使用在一些常用的固定句型当中。例如：,1在notuntil句型中（从正面表达）,We did not notice this matter until yesterday,It was not until the teacher came that we began the experiment（直到老师来了我们才开始做实验。）,四、正反对调译在固定句型中的应用 正反对调译这种翻译,11,2在It is has hadsince句型中（从反面表达）,It is two months since Bill has smoked a cigar（比尔已经有两个月不吸烟了。）,It had been six or seven hours since I had had anything to eat and drink（我没吃没喝已经六、七个小时了。）,2在It is has hadsince句型中（,12,3在tooto句型中（从反面表达）,This book is too difficult for me to read（这本书太难，我看不懂。）,Instances are too numerous to list（例子多得举不胜举。）,3在tooto句型中（从反面表达）,13,4在cant cannottoo over enough,句型中（从正面表达）,You cant be too over careful when you drive a car（开车时你务必小心谨慎。）,We cannot be thankful enough to them（我们对他们万分感激。）,4在cant cannottoo over,14,5在cant couldnt do comparison句型中（从正面表达）,I couldnt agree more about it（我对此非常赞同。）,She couldnt have explained it more clearly（她把那件事解释得够清楚了。）,5在cant couldnt do compar,15,6在would ratherthan句型中（从反面表达）,I would rather go out for a walk than stay in the room doing nothing（我宁愿到外面去散步也不愿呆在房间里什么事也不做。）,Im sure he would rather resign than take part in such a dishonest transaction（我相信他宁愿辞职也不会参与那样一桩不正当的交易。）,6在would ratherthan句型中（从反面表,16,7在know better than to do句型中（从反面表达）,You should know better than to make noise while the others are sleeping（你应该知道在别人睡觉时吵闹是不对的。）,He ought to know better than to go swimming straight after a meal（他应该知道饭后直接去游泳是不好的。）,7在know better than to do句型中（从,17,英语中一些容易误译的短语,英语中有些短语的字面意思与实际含义相差甚远，你知道如何翻译下面这些似是而非的短语吗？,1.They often talk horse.,误他们常常谈论马。,正他们常常吹牛。,talk horse吹牛,talk about/of the horse谈论马,英语中一些容易误译的短语 英语中有些短语的字面意思与实际含义,18,2.She has a bee in her bonnet.,误她帽子里有只蜜蜂。,正她神经有点失常/胡思乱想，想得出神。,have a bee in ones bonnet想得入迷，盯住一件事想;胡思乱想，神经有点失常,3.The machine is in repair.,误那台机器正在修理之中。,正那台机器状况良好。,be in repair维修良好的,be under repair在维修中,2.She has a bee in her bonnet,19,4.Well stand up to the project.,误我们都赞成这个工程。,正我们将抵制这个计划。,stand up to(sb./sth.)反对，抵制；拒绝接受所给予的不公正待遇,stand up for sb./sth.赞成；支持；保卫；维护,5.Dont make a fuss of them!,误别对那些事大惊小怪！,正别讨好他们(或别溺爱他们)！,make a fuss of sb.过分关心(宠爱)，过分表面化的赞扬；过度体贴；百般呵护；溺爱,make a fuss大惊小怪，小题大做,4.Well stand up to the proje,20,6.She is in the dock.,误她在码头上。,正她在被告席上。(或她在受审)。,be in the dock在被告席/犯人栏,be in dock在船坞中,7.The boss gave her the sack.,误老板给了她一个麻袋。,正老板解雇了她。,give sb.the sack(boot,bag,kick)解雇；开除,give sb.a sack给某人一个麻袋,6.She is in the dock.,21,8.That girl student is in the green.,误那个女学生身着绿装。,正那个女学生正值豆蔻年华。,be in the green处于青春期，风华正茂,be(dressed)in green穿绿色衣服。,9.That young man has lost his heart.,误那个青年人失去了信心。,正那个青年人处于热恋之中。,lose ones heart极其喜欢(某人)，爱上(某人),lose heart感到沮丧、灰心；丧失信心,8.That girl student is in the,22,10.The woman in labor is his wife.,误那个劳动的妇女是他的妻子。,正分娩的妇女是他的妻子。,be in labor分娩，生孩子,labor劳动,11.Don