英汉翻译之四Inversion.pptVIP

Inversion and Division 为了表达的顺畅； 为了突出主要(primary)信息； 为了照顾译语习惯。 Function of word order 1a. He foolishly answered the question. 1b. He answered the question foolishly. 2a. I, too, have been to Paris. 2b. I’ve been to Paris, too. 3a. They failed to trust the matter to a responsible person. 3b. The man responsible was at last punished. It was very funny the way in which the penguins used to waddle. The theory is of great importance that the hotter the body is, the more energy it radiates. It is not surprising that, when humidity is low, the water evaporates rapidly from the fruit. In the engine the heat required to change the water into steam, is produced by the combination of the oxygen gas in the air with the fuel. The property the air has of taking up a great amount of water when heated and giving it out when cooled, is the cause of our clouds and rain. Let me once more thank you for the constructive way you helped to settle all the problems that were in the way of signing the contract. He didn’t blame me for not having heard a word of a story which had lasted while we walked three miles. He had returned the previous evening from a tour of the countryside, and wanted to go through the papers that had accumulated in his absence before visiting hours started. I couldn’t beat a boy who hadn’t got a relation in the world and whose father had left him to me because he thought I’d be kind to him. Smaller countries have always been torn between their desire for protection and their fear of becoming pawns in the games of their protectors. We recognize ― and share ― China’s resolve to resist the attempts of any nation which seeks to establish global or regional hegemony. English Chinese effect → cause cause → effect conclusion → analysis analysis → conclusion hypothesis → premise premise → hypothesis At 6:30 p.m., December 6, 1973, Gerald Rudolph Ford, raised his right hand in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he had spent 25 years working toward but