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Translation Techniques Lecture 1 Conversion Conversion in English-Chinese Translation Converting into verbs Converting into nouns Converting into adjectives Converting into adverbs The conversion of sentence elements 2. Converting into nouns Nouns account for an overwhelming part of the vocabulary both in Chinese and in English. Conversion between nouns and other parts of speech is also frequently adopted in English-Chinese translation. 1 Verbs converted into Nouns Some verbs derived from nouns may be translated into Chinese nouns. 1. Such materials are charicteriazed by good insulation and high resistance to wear. 这些材料的特点是：绝缘性好，耐磨性强。 1 Verbs converted into Nouns 2. To them, he personified absolute power. 在他们看来，他就是绝对权力的化身。 3. The design aims at automatic operation, easy regulation, simple maintenance and high productivity. 设计的目的在于自动操作，调节方便，维护简易，生产率高。 （2）Adjectives converted into Nouns Adjectives with the definite articles to indicate categories of people, things, or adjectives used as predicative to indicate the nature of things may also be converted into nouns. （2）Adjectives converted into Nouns 1. They did their best to help the sick and the wounded. 2. Both the compounds are acids: the former is strong, the latter weak. 这两种化合物都是酸，前者是强酸，后者是弱酸。 3. In the fission process the fission fragments are very radioactive. 在裂变过程中，裂变碎片具有强烈的放射性。 （3）Pronouns converted into Nouns Pronouns are more frequently used in Eglish than in Chinese. Sometimes we have to convert them into nouns to avoid confusion. （3）Pronouns converted into Nouns Radio waves are similar to light waves except their wavelength is much greater. 无线光波与光波相似，但无线光波的波长要长得多。 The specific resistance of iron is not so small as that of copper. 铁的电阻系数不如铜的电阻系数那么小。 3. The result of this experiment is much better than those of previous ones. 这次试验结果比前几次的实验结果都好很多。 3. Converting into Adjectives Some other parts of speech in Eglish can be converted into Chinese adjectives to smooth the translation. 1 Nouns into Adj