专转本英语翻译专项知识点整理.pptVIP

如：From the passage we learn that an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practice. 　　［译文］从文中我们了解到：只有把发明变成商业活动，它才会使发明者受益。 　　［分析］我们常常把not…unless…译成“不……除非……”或“除非……才……”，但实际上译为“只有……才会……”更通顺些。 　　再如：Young scientists cannot realize too soon that existing scientific knowledge is not nearly so complete, certain and unalterable as many textbooks seem to imply. 　　［译文］年轻科学家应尽快认识到，现有的科学知识远不像许多教科书所叙述的那样全面、那样肯定、那样一成不变。 　　［分析］cannot…too意为“怎么……也不过分”，即“越……越好，应该尽……”。You cannot be too careful in crossing the road.过马路越小心越好。not nearly是惯用习语，意为“远不”。There are not nearly enough peop