Sentence Combination合句翻译.ppt

Sentence Combination 合句翻译 Sentence Combination—the process of combining two or more than two short Chinese or English sentences into one long English or Chinese sentence so as to make the version acceptable in the target language. 合句译法—在翻译中依照所译入语的表达习惯与需要,将原文的两个或者更多的句子翻译成译语的一个句子。该译法常用于汉译英，因为英语句子一般要比汉语句子长，具有更大的容量。因此，在汉译英时有必要、也有可能把汉语的两个或者更多的句子翻译成一个英语句子。偶尔该译法亦可用于英译汉。 In English and Chinese, sentences are built in different ways: hypotaxis(形合法) in English and parataxis(意合法) in Chinese. In other words, co-ordinate or subordinate clauses in Chinese composite sentences are usually connected by parataxis, whereas those in English compound or complex sentences by parataxis. Parataxis is co-ordinative or subordinative ranging of of propositions one after another without other expression of their syntactic relation while hypotaxis is the co-ordinative or subordinative arrangement with some corresponding expression of the syntactic relations between the propositions, as is shown as follows: 1). Whoever plays with fire will perish by fire. 玩火自焚 2). Befriend those far away while attacking those nearby. 远交近攻 In addition, in Chinese there is a wide use of short or separate sentences—Chronicle style—while English is characterized by a wide use of long or complex sentences—Architectural style. 1).门口放着一堆雨伞，少说也有十二把，五颜六色，大小不一。 In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors. 2).彩虹有多种颜色，外圈红，内圈紫。 The many colors of a rainbow range from red on the outside to violet on the inside. 3).这是一次精心组织的会议。市政大厅里济济一堂，热情洋溢，主持会议的是布莱克先生。 This was an intelligently organized and fervent meeting in a packed Town Hall, with Mr. Black in the chair. 4).我有个问题弄不懂，想请教你，你能回答吗？ Can you answer a question which I want to ask and which is puzzling me? Combination in C-E Translation A、在主语变换处合译，常出现主从句或分词结构。 1)、爱丽斯站在我身边，帮我拿起电报。她的手在微微颤动。 Her hands slightly trem