Lesson 5 english major.ppt

Lesson 5 Translation of Long, Complex Sentences Long, Complex Sentences English: nouns + attributive phrases/ clauses prepositional phrases/adverbial clauses added to verbs or those at the beginning of the sentence one in another several layers of meanings Hypotactic structure (包孕结构) Chinese: with one short sentence a meaning; a sequence of sentences Paratactic structure (流水结构) Translation 1) logical order 2) time order Chinese short sentences E.g. It would perhaps be unwise to forecast undue restrictions on the nature of the ultimate achievement. 在对人类终极目标本质的预测中,如加上过分的限制和条条框框, 可能是不太明智的。 Translation Process 1. A thorough understanding of the original sentence 2.appropriate translation methods involved 3. checking (content; language) Translation Methods for Translation of Long, Complex Sentences in EST 1. 顺译法 E.g. 1) Many man-made substances are replacing certain natural materials because either the quantity of the natural products cannot meet our ever-increasing requirement, or more often, because the physical properties of the synthetic substances, which is the common name for man-made materials, have been chosen, and even emphasized so that it would be of the greatest use in the field which it is to be applied. 许多人造材料正在取代天然材料,这或者因为天然产品的数量不能满足人类不断增长的需要,或者更多地因为合成物(这是各种人造材料的统名称)的物理性能被选中,甚至受到极大重视,因而使得它会在准备加以采用的领域获得最大量的重视。 1. 顺译法 2) No such limitation is placed on an alternating-current machine; here the only requirement is relative motion, and since a stationary armature and a rotating field system have numerous advantages, this arrangement is standard practice for all synchronous machines rated above a few kilovolt-amperes. 交流机不受这种限制,唯一的要求是相对移动,而且由于固定电枢和旋转磁场有很多优点,这种安排是所有容量超过几千伏安的同步机的标准做法。 2. 逆序法 e.g. 3) Various machine parts can be washed very clean and will be as clean as new ones when they are treated by ultrasonics, no matter how dirty and irregularly shaped they may be. 各种机器零件无论搞得多么脏,形状弄得多么不规则,一旦