TheoryandPractice1.ppt

Tomb-sweeping Day 清明节是中国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日之一，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。 Tomb-sweeping day is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festivals to sacrifice the ancestors and sweep the tombs. 中国汉族传统的清明节大约始于周代，距今已有二千五百多年的历史。 The traditional tomb-sweeping day of Han nationality originates from Zhou Dynasty, and it has more than 2500 years’ history. 清明节的习俗除了讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、 插柳等一系列风 俗体育活动。 The customs of tomb-sweeping day include a series of custom sports, such as spring outing, swing, play football and polo, insert the willow branches, etc. besides ban the fire and sweep the tombs. 1. I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune. 每当我为琐事抱怨时，每当我嫉妒别人好运的 时候，我就会想起他。 2. We were not aware that you had arrived. 我们不知道你们已经到了。 3. They are quite content with the data obtained from the experiment. 他们满足于实验中获得的数据。 英语中还有一部分由动词派生出来或转换来的形 容词，往往带有动作行为，这类形容词汉译时， 常常转译为动词，如： Employers by and large are resistant to mediation. 从总体上说，雇主是抵制调解的。 Faulty construction was responsible for the crash of Rainbow bridge at Qijiang of Chongqing. 低劣的施工质量造成了重庆虹桥的倒塌。 还有一些形容词短语，在句中做表语或定 语时，也常常译为汉语动词。这类动词短 语有：absent from, adaptable to, beneficial to, harmful to, inferior to, superior to, fraught with, free from, adjacent to等。 1. Television is different from radio in that it sends and receives picture. 电视不同于无线电在于能发送并能接收图像。 2. We are all familiar with the fact nothing in nature will either start or stop moving of itself. 我们都熟悉这样一个事实：自然界中没有一个物 体会自始或自行停止运动。 3. A responsible government is one of responsive to the wishes of his own people. 一个尽责的政府是对其人民愿望做出反应的政府。 在汉译英时，汉语中的那些表示知觉、感情、欲 望等心理状态的动词，可转为“be+形容词”或 “be+形容词+介词短语”的结构。如： 1.我不敢爬树。 I’m afraid to climb the tree. 2.她非常清楚自己的缺点。 She is quite aware of her shortcomings. 3.工人们确信能在短时间内建成这座现代化工厂。 The workers are confident tha