本人刘逸,1968年10月生,1991年毕业于江汉石 -.ppt

The sentence structure with “是” “是”字句在汉语中占有相当的比例，但并非所有的”是”都是判断词，因此不能机械地用英语的连系动词be来翻译，必须结合语境含义译之。汉语中的”是”可表示等同、类属、特征、存在等意义；”是……的”含有被动意义；与”才”、”就”、”正”等连用表示强调；”是”还可以表示一种直观表象或结果。下面介绍一些”是”字句的翻译方法。 1. 译为英语连系动词be ---改革是振兴中国的唯一出路，是人心所向，大势所趋，不可逆转。 Reform is the only process through which China can be revitalized, a process which is irreversible and which accords with the will of the people and the general trend of events. ---那年月，有钱人是天天过年。 In those years, the rich people’s extravagance was such that everyday was a Spring Festival. ---是党和政府的正确方针和政策，促进了广大农村的经济繁荣。 It is the correct principles and policies of our Party and Government that have promoted the economic prosperity of China’s vast rural areas. 2. 省略”是”字 ---武汉是长江中下游地区的特大城市，是湖北省的政治、经济、文化、科技中心。 Wuhan, a metropolis situated in the middle reaches of the Changjiang River, is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological center of Hubei Province. (译文利用同位语，将第一个”是”省略) ---中国是世界上最大的发展中国家，社会生产力水平总的还比较低。 As the largest developing country in the world China has a relatively low level of productive forces on the whole. ---工业企业效益差是当前许多矛盾的症结所在。 All the contradictions existing in industrial enterprises today boil down to scanty economic returns. 3. 译为被动语态 ---革命者是杀不完的。 Revolutionaries can never be wiped out. ---这双皮鞋是定做的。 This pair of leather shoes are custom-made. ---这种装置在机械表制造工业中是很需要的。 This kind of device is much needed in the mechanical watch-making industry. 4. 根据”是”的实际意义翻译 ---创新是一个民族进步的灵魂。 Innovation sustains the progress of a nation. ---这是大势所趋，人心所向。 This represents the general trend of development and the common aspiration of the people. ---澳门问题的圆满解决，是中葡两国关系史上的一个重要里程碑。 The successful settlement of the Macao question marks an important milestone in the annals of Sino-Portuguese relation. ---这个增长速度是指导性的，是就全国来说的。 This growth rate serves as a guide which applies to the country as a whole. 5. 译为but it is (was)… ---这个故事好是好，就是长了点。 It is a good story all right, but it’s a bit too long. 6. 用there be结构翻译表示”凡是”的”是”字 ---是重活，他都