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GroupWork,倍数的翻译陆欣,NewProductXenonbulblaststhreetimeslongerthanregularbulbsTheproductlaststwotothreetimeslongerandconsumes66percentlesspowerthanregularhalogenbulbs.Itisthreetimesbrighterandcoversanareatwotimeslargerthanordinaryhalogenbulbs.,DictionaryTellsDifferent:,1.timesn.pl(usedtoexpressmultiplication用以表示倍数):Thisbookisthreetimesaslongas/threetimeslongerthan/threetimesthelengthofthatone.这本书是那本书篇幅的三倍/比那本书长两倍/篇幅为那本书的三倍。-OALDExtended4theditionpage16002.timesnounpl.usedincomparisonstoshowhowmuchmore,better,etc.sthisthansthelse(用于比较)倍:threetimesaslongassth某物的三倍长threetimeslongerthansth比某物长三倍threetimesthelengthofsth三倍于某物的长度-OALD6theditionpage1853?,FurtherSearching:,Q&ATexashasanareaof268,581squaremilesandAlaskahasanareaof663,267squaremiles,soAlaskaisabouttwoandahalftimesbiggerthanTexas.*663,267268,5812.5,规律小结倍数增加的译法,AisNtimesasgreat(long,much,)asB.()AisNtimesgreater(longer,more,)thanB.()AisNtimesthesize(length,amount,)ofB.()以上三句都应译为;A的大小(长度,数量,)是B的N倍或A比B大(长,多,)N-1倍.增加到了N倍e.g.BranchAsbusinessvolumeisthreetimesasbigas(threetimesbiggerthan,threetimesthesizeof)BranchBs.甲分行的业务量是乙分行的3倍(即大两倍)。,规律小结倍数增加的译法,increasetoNtimes()increaseNtimesN-fold()increasebyNtimes()increasebyafactorofN()ThereisaN-foldincrease/growth()以上均应译为:增加到了N倍(或:增加了N-1倍)。e.g.Theproductionofintegratedcircuitshasbeenincreasedtothreetimesascomparedwithlastyear。集成电路的产量比去年增加了两倍(即增加到了三倍)。增加到了N倍,规律小结倍数增加的译法,*使用表示倍数的动词doubleduplicatetreble/tripletriplicatequadruplequadruplicatequintuple-quintuplicatesextuple-sextuplicateoctupleoctuplicateoctopus(八爪鱼)*英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来表示倍数的方法Aisasmuch(large,long,)againasB.【=Aistwiceasmuch(large,long,)asB.应译为:A比B多(大,长,)1倍(A=2B)Aishalfasmuch(large,1ong,)againasB.【=Aisoneandahalftimesasmuch(large,1ong,)asB.】应译为:A比B多(大,长)一半(A=1.5B),规律小结倍数增加的译法,*triple/treblev.tobecome,ortomakesththreetimesasmuchorasmany成为三倍,增至三倍1.Casesoffoodpoisoninghavetrebledinthelasttwoyears.在过去的两年里,食物中毒事件增加了两倍。2.Outputshouldtriplebynextyear.到明年产量应增至三倍。*factorCtheamountbywhichsthincreasesordecreases(增或减的)数量,倍数Therealwageoftheaverageworkerhasincreasedbyafactorofoverteninthelast70years.近70年来工人的实际工资平均增长超过了10倍。*againadv.Addedtoanamountthatisalreadythereagain指净增加了一倍Theleadsofthenewcondenserareaslongagainasthoseoftheold.新型电容器的引线是老式的两倍长。Theantennaishalfagainashighasthatone.这根天线比那根高一半。Thecostisabouthalfasmuchagainasitwastwoyearsago.现在的成本比两年前提高了约一半。,规律小结倍数减少的译法,AisNtimesassmall(light,slow,)asB.(12)AisNtimessmaller(lighter,slower,)thanB.(13)以上两句均应译为:A的大小(重量,速度,)是B的1/N或A比B小(轻,慢,)(N-1)/N。Thissortofmembraneistwicethinnerthanordinarypaper.这种薄膜比普通纸张要薄一半(即是普通纸厚度的12)。到达了原来的1/N(1/2),规律小结倍数减少的译法,decreaseNtimesN-fold(14)decreasebyNtimes(15)decreasebyafactorofN(16)ThereisaN-folddecreasereduction(17)以上三式均译为:减少到1N或:减少(N-1)N到达了原来的1/Ndecrease常被reduce,shorten,goslowdown等词替代。e.g.Theweightoftheelectronicdevicehasdecreasedby4times.Weseethatthecollectorseriesresistanceisreducedbyafactorof5.,小练习学以致用哦!,规律小结:N是增减到达的终点,即增加到了原来的N倍或者减少到了原来的1/N翻译策略:直接译出增加/减少了N倍;间接译出增加/减少了(N-1)倍。Ex.Thebanksnetprofitisthreetimeslowerthisyearthanlastyear.Theiroperationalcostistwicehigherthisyearthanlastyear.,最后的两点讨论:,1.AisNtimesasgreat(long,much,)asB.()AisNtimesgreater(longer,more,)thanB.()AisNtimesthesize(length,amount,)ofB.()AisNtimesassmall(light,slow,)asB.(12)AisNtimessmaller(lighter,slower,)thanB.(13)*当相比的对象B很明显时,than(as,of)B常被省去!Aistwotimeslarger.2.引进“减少多少倍”的译法很有必要(实际上已有人采用这种译法),但目前,采用此种译法的毕竟还很少,人们对此译法还不习惯,不熟悉。为了避免误会,在一篇文章或一本书中第一次采用此译法时可加注。许建忠工商企业翻译实务,参考资料:,许建忠编著.工商企业翻译实务.北京:中国对外翻译出版公司,2002陈仕彬编著.金融翻译技法.北京:中国对外翻译出版公司,2002刘季春编著.实用翻译教程.广州:中山大学出版社,2003卢敏主编.英语笔译实务.北京:外文出版社,2004张彦李师君编著.商务文体翻译.杭州:浙江大学出版社,2005邹力主编.商务英语翻译教程.北京:中国水利水电出版社,2005于志芳.数字加缩写英文字的翻译.中国科技翻译1998年11月夏康明.经贸契约中日期、金额和数字的翻译.中国科技翻译2003年2月杨芳.浅谈商务合同英语翻译的准确性.零陵学院学报2004年3月,
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