年到这儿来的.ppt

Lesson 14 Activity 1 Translation Skill: Leaving out Unnecessary Words Adding words leaving out some unnecessary words Ellipsis. Pronouns, conjunctions, articles, and prepositions. Task 1 Leaving out Unnecessary Conjunctions Difference of the conjunction use between English and Chinese Conjunctions are not frequently used in Chinese. The connections between sentences are more often implied than directly conveyed through conjunctions. English is just the opposite in this respect. I came here in 1972 and I have lived here ever since. 我是 1972 年到这儿来的 , 并且从那时起一直住在这儿。 我是 1972 年到这儿来的,( 并且 ) 从那时起一直住在这儿。 She finished her Coke and put the bottle down under the bench. 喝完可乐,然后将瓶子放到长凳底下。 她喝完可乐,( 然后 ) 将瓶子放到长凳底下。 He would like to teach, but as his subjects are Greek and Moral Philosophy hes not likely to find a job. 他很愿意教书,但因为他学的是希腊语和伦理哲学,所以不太可能找到工作。 他很愿意教书 , 但 ( 因为 ) 他学的是希腊语和伦理哲学 ,所以 不太可能找到工作。 As he had been up since 4 a. m. he was no doubt now very tired. 因为他从早上 4 点就起来了,所以现在一定很累了。 { 因为 } 他从早上 4 点就起来了 ,( 所以 ) 现在 -定很累了。 You describe this policy as rigid and inflexible, when in fact it has been extremely flexible. 你把这项政策说成是僵硬的、不灵活的,当实际上它已经相当灵活了。 你把这项政策说成是僵硬的、不灵活的 ,( 当 ) 实际上它已经相当灵活了。 Task 2 Leaving out Unnecessary Articles English has two articles, a (n) and the. Chinese has no articles. Hence when translating English into Chinese ,articles are frequently left out; and when translating Chinese into English, articles often need to be filled in. 当教员的对学生应当有爱心。 A teacher should have love for his/her students. 太阳慢慢从地平线上升起。 The sun was slowly rising above the horizon. 今天我在书店里见到一位年轻的母亲和她的儿子。母亲挑了一本书,儿子却哭着要另一本。 I saw a young mother with her son in a bookstore today. The mother had picked up a book, but the son was crying for another. 我到车站的时候,火车已经开了。 When l got to the station, the train had already left. Task 3 Leaving out Unnecessary Prepositions Conjunctions and articles are sometimes left out when translating English into Chinese. Another group of words t