4.数词的译法.pptVIP

数词的译法 Translation of Numerals 不管三七二十一 casting all caution to the winds; regardless of the consequences; recklessly 三思而后行 Look before you leap 九死一生 A narrow escape from death 以五十步笑百步 The pot calls the kettle black. 确定的数量 1、用阿拉伯数字表示的较小的数量，可直译。 The range of sound audible by man is from 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second. 人类能听到的声音的音域是20—20, 000 赫兹每秒。 2、对于用阿拉伯数字或文字表示的较大的数量，应换算成汉语的“万”、“亿”等来表示。 Halley’s Comet had a tail 94 million miles long when it visited here in 1910. 当哈雷彗星在1910年出现时，其尾部长达九千四百万（9400万）英里。 9千4百万英里 不定数量的译法 1. 在number, lot, score, decade, dozen, ten, hundred, thousand, million等词后加复数后缀-s. These books are packed in tens. 这些书每十本装一包。 tens of magazines 几十本杂志 These products are counted by hundreds． 这些产品是成百成百地计数的。 2. 数字前加 above, more than, over, up to等，可译为“超过”，“多达” Supplies of this commodity greatly exceed the demand. 这种商品的供应大大超过了需求。 The patients are children of three years old and upwards. 这些病人是三岁和三岁以上的儿童。 The output last year was above 60 million tons. 去年的产值超过6千万吨。 3、as +形容词( high, many, much …)+as +具体数字, 表示“(高,多)达……”. The temperature is as high as 6000℃. 温度高达6000 ℃. Some layers between the third and last layers of an atom contain as many as 32 electrons. 原子内第三层和最外层之间的一些电子层含有多达32个电子. 注意：“……+as much (many, large, fast) again as +……”表示净增加一倍。 Wheel A turns as fast again as wheel B. A 轮转动比B轮快一倍. A is as long again as B A的长度是B 的两倍. 4、数字前加less than, under, below 等词，可译为“不到……”，“低于……”，“……以下”等。 Less than 50 不到50， 五十以下 Below zero temperature 零度以下 Three years ago the number of laser neurosurgical operations done in the U.S. was less than 20; today successful operations number in the thousands. 三年前，美国施行的激光神经外科手术不足20例；但今天，这类手术成功的已有成千上万例。 5. 数字前加about, some, approximately, more or less, or so, close to等词，常译为“左右，大约，上下，接近”等。 Development costs have been estimated at approximately 100 million dollars. 据估算，研制经费大约为一亿美元。 6、from …to…, between…and…可译为“从……到……”，“到”等。 The half life of isotopes may vary from a fraction of a second to million of years. 同位素的半衰期可由几分之一秒到数百万年