英汉翻译理论与技巧之否定.pptVIP

The use of “yes” and “no”. A: Are you not going tomorrow? B: No, I’m not going. I don’t think he is correct. I. 否定的类型 II. 否定的转移 III. 正反译 1. Partial Negation (not every, not all, not much, not many, not always, etc.) Eg: He was not entirely happy. 他并不是很高兴。 2. Full Negation(Also absolute negatives) (no, not, none, never, nothing, nobody, nowhere, neither, nor; not at all, by no means, in no way, none, nothing short of, etc.) Eg: Pizza Hut was nowhere to be found in this small town. 这座小城哪都没有必胜客。 3. Double Negation* She was not unfamiliar with the works of Dickens. (= She was very familiar with…) I do not disagree. I certainly agree./You may be right, although I am not sure. /There is no mistake in what you say, but there is more to it than that. Mr. Jones was not incompetent. 4. Semi-Negation (hardly, scarcely, seldom, barely, few, little, etc) They rarely, if ever, come to work late and leave off early. 他们工作几乎从不迟到早退。 Little did I think that I should see you in Washington. 没想到我会在华盛顿见到你！ 5. Pleonastic Negation*: (A negative sentence with affirmative meaning.) My mother read the little poem and began to cry. “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” 我妈妈读完这首小诗便大叫起来：“宝贝，你写了一首多漂亮的诗啊！” I asked him if I could not do anything for him. 我问他也许我能帮他做点什么吧。 I wonder if/whether we cannot get any more. 我想知道我们再拿一些行不行。 6. Words with Negative Implication (fail, without, beyond, until, unless, lest, ignorant, refrain, refuse, neglect, absence, instead of, other than, except, rather than, etc.) Failing to prepare is prepare to fail. 没有准备就等于准备失败。 He is far from being honest. 他极不老实。 1. From finite verbs to other parts of the sentence It doesn’t seem to me that he knows the truth. 我看他不知道真相。 It is not our view (opinion) that the substance or the tone of his remarks this morning will contribute to creating a lasting peace in the Middle East. 我们认为，他今天早上讲话的内容和口气都无助于在中东创建持久的和平。 I didn’t happen to be there that day. 那天我碰巧不在那里。 He didn’t come to school by bus. 他不是坐