英语翻译技巧第二节词的翻译..docVIP

第二节 词的翻译 一英汉词义的差异 英语词义灵活，突出表现为一词多义polysemy，英语的词义主要视词的语境(上下文联系和词在句中的搭配关系)而定。相比之下，汉语词义的稳定性就大得多。例如：story在不同的上下文中有不同的词义。 (1)事件、事情、情况、情形： 1) This war is becoming the most important story of this generation. 2) It is quite another story now. (2)报导、消息、电讯： Last December, the Post first reported that probes were being made in each of those cities, but officials refused to confirm the story. (3)内容、内情、真相： Some reporters who were not included in the session broke the story. (4)传说、说法： He’ll be very happy if that story holds up. (5)热门、谎言、有意的渲染： The story about him became smaller and by and by faded out