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Translation Part 7 Hypotactic vs. Paratactic When I try to understand what it is that prevent so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes, of which one goes much deeper than the other. 为什么如此众多的美国人不能如想象中那样幸福呢？我认为原因有二，而两者之间又有深浅之分。 The many colors of a rainbow range from red on the outside to violet on the inside. 彩虹有多种颜色，外圈红，内圈紫。 Change of information, if any, concerning the contents of this section will be found in the appendix at the end of this book. 本节内容如有更改，均见书末附录。 He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in rapid succession. 他有一种令人难堪的习惯，一会一个看法，自相矛盾，变化无常。 There is nothing more disappointing to a hostess who has gone to a lot of trouble or expense than to have her guest so interested in talking about politics or business with her husband that he fails to notice the flavor of the coffee, the lightness of the cake, or the attractiveness of the house, which may be her chief interest and pride. 最令女主人失望的是，她花了许多心神或费用来招待客人，可是这位客人只顾津津有味地和她丈夫谈政治、谈生意，却没有注意到香喷喷的咖啡、松软的蛋糕，或房间讲究的陈设，而这些却可能是她的兴趣和自豪之所在。 她不老实，我不能信任她。 Because she is not honest, I can’t trust her. 说是说了，没有结果。 I’ve made proposals, but they prove futile. 抓住了主要矛盾，一切问题就可以迎刃而解。 Once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems can be readily solved. 否极泰来 When misfortunes reach the limit, good fortune is at hand. 不进则退 He who does not advance falls backward. 物极必反 Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable. 玩火自焚 Whoever plays with fire will perish by fire. 欲盖弥彰 The more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed. 远交近攻 Befriend those far away while attacking those nearby. Paratactic in English Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追。 The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue. 英语的形合：表现为语句意义的高度浓缩与结构的紧凑性; 汉语的意合：表现为语句意群的分立性与意群的层次性 Human affairs are all subject to changes and disasters. (Daniel Defoe) ？V1: 人类的事情全都