翻譯基础课外学习课件Unitpassive.pptVIP

By Sang Longyang Professor;;PRACTICAL TRANSLATION TRAINING I. THE PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH-CHINESE TRANSLATION II. THE PASSIVE STRUCTURES IN CHINESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICE ;1.English-Chinese Translation;Viewrinals;Viewrinals;Viewrinals;Viewrinals;Viewrinals;Viewrinals;;;传真机;传真机;The wide use of the passive is considered to be one of the outstanding features of the English language, especially in its scientific works. And the following is a typical example: in a short section of 14 predicate verbs, the passive account for 13! ;Original English: As oil is found deep in the ground its presence cannot be determined by a study of the surface. Consequently, a geological survey of the underground rock structure must be carried out. If it is thought that the rocks in a certain area contain oil, a “drilling rig” is assembled. The most obvious part of a drilling rig is called “a derrick”. It is used to lift sections of pipe, which are lowered into the hole made by the drill. As the hole is being drilled, a steel pipe is pushed down to prevent the sides from falling in. If oil is struck a cover is firmly fixed to the top of the pipe and the oil is allowed to escape through a series of valves. ;Here are some instances of the passive from the above Practical Translation Training: ·They are called “Viewrinals”. ·a firm called Digital View, hope to see them adopted everywhere. ·Screens can now be found in supermarkets, cornershops, and so on. ·Furthermore, the Viewrinal’s screen can now be plugged straight into the Internet, and thus be fed with commercials from anywhere in the world, which are in turn transmitted with the latest video compression techniques. ·Advertisers can keep a tab of how many times each advert is seen. ;Generally speaking, English passive voice is preferable in the following cases: 1. When the active subject is unknown or cannot be readily stated, for example: ·We are kept strong and well by