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Chapter three: Unit four:  You are What You Think *grammatical meaning Discussion on the translation of some sentences in passage 4（1） Alexandra talked to the men about their crops and to the women about their poultry. 亚历山德拉与当地的男人们谈论种庄稼，与女人们谈论养家禽。 That evening she held a family council and told her brothers all that she had seen and heard. 当晚她召开了一个家庭会议，向她的两 个弟弟原原本本地讲述了她的所见所闻。 Discussion on the translation of some sentences in passage 4（2） It’s not the principal I’m worried about; it’s the interest and taxes. We’ll have to strain to meet the payments. 我现在担心的不是这笔本金，而是利息和税款，我们不得不使劲付息纳税。 Do you find any difference in the expression of plural forms in English and Chinese? English: noun+s Chinese: noun+们，诸（位）/各+noun, repetition, numeral, noun Discussion on the translation of some sentences in passage 4（3） All the plural forms hold a deep meaning. They are important not only in the understanding but also in the expression. We can’t neglect them, or we can’t understand the original in a proper way, or our translation will not convey what is described in it. The rich men down there own all the best land, and they are buying all they can get. 那里的好地都属于有钱人，而且（他 们）那些人还在尽量地买地。 Discussion on the translation of some sentences in passage 4（4） But as sure as we are sitting here tonight, we can sit down here ten years from now independent landowners, not struggling farmers any longer. The chance that father was always looking for has come.” 但10年后我们再坐在这里时，我们将不再是苦苦挣扎的庄稼人，而已是温饱自足的农场主了；这点毫无疑问，就象今晚我们坐在这里一样不容置疑。父亲曾一直盼望的机会已经来到. Why are we better fixed than any of our neighbors? Because father had more brains. Our people were better people than these in the old country. We ought to do more than they do,… 现在我们家的日子为什么比邻居们要好过？就是因为 (过去)父亲比他们有头脑；咱们家的人过去在老家时 就比这里的（这些）人棒。我们应该比他们干的更 多，…… Discussion on the translation of some sentences in passage 4（5） Do you find any difference in ex