翻译练习与各种技巧以和汉英语言分析.docx

When I had satisfied the first sharpness of hunger, I could eat no more. [意译]在最初的强烈饥饿感满足以后，我就再也吃不下去了。 Thus, I imagine, must the pious feel cleansed on leaving the confessional after the solemnity of absolution. [意译]我想，虔诚的信徒在参加庄严的忏悔仪式之后离开忏悔室时，一定也是这样感到自己圣洁了。 The great scientists are often men of supernormal vitality which enables them to retain a freshness of outlook and enterprise even into their old age. [意译]伟大的科学家往往具有超人的活力，因此，即令到了晚年，他们还保有新颖的观点和朝气蓬勃的事业心。 Watch out for Harlow, he’s full of mickey mouse ideas. [字面意义]要小心哈洛，他满脑子都是米老鼠的想法。 [意译]要提防着点哈洛，他满脑子歪门邪道。（下流、不高明的看法） Her father was very fond of Hughie, but would not hear of any engagement. [直译]她的父亲很喜欢休希，但不愿意听到任何??婚的事。 [意译]她的父亲很喜欢休希，但一提到订婚的事他就不干。 A good teacher should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground. [字面意义]一个好老师的头有时要放在云层中，但他的脚应该永远站在地上。 [意译]好老师有时应该富于幻想，但时时刻刻必须从实际出发。 直译vs意译 Don’t take the low-fat label as a license to eat. 不能因为食品标明低脂肪，而敞开食用。 别把标有“低脂肪”的标签看成是可“敞开食用”的许可证。 第一节 词类转换法 The abuse of basic human rights in their own country in violation of the agreement reached at Helsinki earned them the condemnation. 他们违反在赫尔辛基达成的协议，在国内侵犯基本人权，因此受到了各地热爱自由的人们的谴责。 (Cf. Freedom-loving people everywhere condemned them because they violated the agreement reached at Helsinki and abused basic human rights in their own country. ) There are stories too of early African voyages to America. 另外，还有一些传说，谈到非洲人最初航海到美洲来的情形。 His drawing of children is exceptionally good. 他画小孩尤其擅长。×他的小孩画特别好。（有歧义：一是他很善于画小孩，二是收藏了一些很好的小孩画。） O. Henry is the creator of a new short story genre in literature. 欧·亨利在文学上创造了短篇小说的一种新体裁。×欧·亨利是文学上短篇小说的一种新体裁的创造者。 They were the prime movers in all the exploration of the period. 这个时期所有的大探险事业主要是由他们推动的。 The international food shortage had a direct impact on Kuwait and other barren desert countries. 由于世界普遍缺乏粮食，这就直接影响到科威特和其他不毛的沙漠国家。 The presence of the Indians here at the time of Columbus’ arrival being sufficient proof of it. 在哥伦布来到美洲的时候，此地已经有了印地安人，仅凭这个事实，就足以证明这一点。 We we