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科技英语翻译基本方法 Oct.11 一、照译 （一）词语的照译 armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿 shed crocodile tears 流鳄鱼眼泪 Spring tides occur every two weeks, usually within a few days of the new and full moon. (二)句子的照译 就句子的层面而言，照译指的是基本按照英语原文语序或原文主体结构的语序进行翻译的方法，即采用顺译法。如： Different forms of energy all can be used to do work. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT） have developed a silicon wafer implant that may be used for long term drug administration in the future. 二、删减 （一）词语的删减 1. 删减动词（包括非谓语动词） When the pressure gets low， the boiling point becomes low. Chemical cleaning has the distinct advantage of being equally applicable to straight or bowed tubes. Radar involves transmitting electromagnetic waves of very short wave length. （2）删减冠词 The atom is the smallest particle of an element. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. （3）删减代词 But its the way I am， and try as I might， I havent been able to change it. One must have studied hard before one could succeed in mastering a foreign language. (4) 删减介词 Smoking is prohibited in public places. （5）删减连词（含各类关联词） Weight is a down force， and therefore any object will move downward. The sun heats the earth， which makes it possible for plants to grow. They came to the school lab, where they made experiments for two hours. （6）删减语义重复的词语 Semiconductor devices have no filament or heaters；hence, they require no heating power or warmed up time. Increased rate of reaction，in the presence of catalyzers， is called catalysis，or catalytic action. (二) 子句的删减 The university applicants who had worked at a job would receive preference over those who had not. 译文A：那些有过工作经验的报考大学的人要比不曾 有过工作经验的报考大学的人优先录取。 译文B：报考大学的人，有工作经验的要比没有工作 经验的优先录取。 译文C：报考大学的人，有工作经验的优先录取。 三、增补 He allowed the father to be overruled by the judge， and declared his own son guilty. （一） 为补足原文词汇含义而增补 （1）对抽象名词进行增补 degradation退化现象，降解作用 distribution分布状况 observation观察结果 preparation准备工作/制备过程 reduction还原反应/作用过程 re