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2011-3-20 Practice 4 Sentence Translation II Part I. C-E Translation 中国的批评界怎样的趋势，我却不大了然，也不很注意。 译文：I am not too clear, not too interested, either, regarding current trends in Chinas literary criticism. Re:原文受事在前，施事、行为在后。译文按照英语与徐习惯，将施事，即主语“I”，和表语am not too clear, not too interested的位置提到了前面。 If you pay attention to someone or something, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them. Part I. C-E Translation Re: 注意 If you pay attention to someone or something, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them.(96 attention 7) If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.(240 care 1) If you notice something or someone, you become aware of them.(1127 notice 1) COLLINS COBUILD(NEW EDITION, COMPLETELY REVISED) 上海外语教育出版社 Part I. C-E Translation Re: 趋势 A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. .(1720 tendency 1) A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way .(1720 tendency 2) A trend is a change or development towards something new or different.(1786 trend 1) COLLINS COBUILD(NEW EDITION, COMPLETELY REVISED) 上海外语教育出版社 Part I. C-E Translation 沙发上坐着一个人。 译文：A man was sitting on a couch/sofa. Re:句中“一个人”为施事，“坐着”为行为，是行为在前、施事在后。译文中都调整为施事在前，行为在后。 Part I. C-E Translation 早晨的公园里，遛鸟者时常可见。 译文： A. Early in the parks we often see people walk with caged birds in hand. B. Taking a walking in parks with caged birds in hand is a common scene in the early mornings. Part I. C-E Translation Re: 原文省略施事，处在主语位置的“遛鸟者”实际上是受事，“时常可见”是行为。也就是说，原文受事在前，行为在后。两个译文都做了语序调整。 译文A增添了人称代词we作主语，按照英文习惯，句子以“施事+行为+受事”的语序排列； 译文B的调整更大，有生命的受事“遛鸟者”转化为无生命的现象“taking a walk……with caged birds in hand”充当译文的主语，行为动词“（时常可）见”被转化为名词a common scene跟随联系动词is 之后，句子以“主语+连系动词+表语”的语序排列。 就效果而言，译文B表达更地道，英语的韵味更足。 Part I. C-E Translation 我们明天上午九时动身。 译文：We are going to start at nine tomorrow morning. Re:句中状语位置都有原来主、谓之间移到了宾语后的句尾。 Part I. C-E Translation 他们肩并肩以疯狂的速度向那座石塔奔去。 译文： A. They ran side by