Lesson 8 省略：Omission.ppt

Omission 省略 Frequently Repeated Pronouns Jeff was about to head into the freezing air when his mother stopped him and, she carefully put his gloves on his hands. 天气极为寒冷, Jeff 正要出门, 他的母亲叫住了他, 她细心地把他的手套戴在他的手上。 天气极为寒冷, Jeff 正要出门, 被母亲叫住了, 细心地给他戴上手套。 He hopes that he may once again repeat, upon a greater scale than ever before, that process of destroying his enemies one by one by which he has so long thrived. 他希望可以再一次在更广的范围内，运用他最擅长的个个击破的政策。 As we discuss our differences, neither of us will compromise on our principles. But while we cannot close the gulf between us, we can try to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it . 在讨论分歧时, 我们哪一方都不会在原则上妥协, 即使不能弥合彼此间的鸿沟, 我们也能设法架座桥, 以便实现交流。 Pronouns in General Reference To be sure of success, one must be prepared, and what is more, fully prepared. 要想取得成功，就得做好准备，而且是做好充分的准备。 Be as good as your words, and you’ll win the respect of all. 说到做到威信就高。 Stand on high places, and you will see much farther ahead. 站的高，看的远。 Now since the assessment of intelligence is a comparative matter, we must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides a “valid” or “fair” comparison. 既然对智力的评估是相比较而言的，那么就必须确保，对受试对象进行比较的尺度是“合理”或者说“公正”的。 Pronouns in business letters You are kindly requested to let us have your best quotation for the canned fish. 请报鱼罐头最惠价。 We take this opportunity to inform you that we are now in position to make prompt shipment of the merchandise. 兹奉告，该商品可即期装运。 Omission of Conjunctions A big nation has its problems, while a small nation has its advantages. 大国有大国的问题，小国有小国的优势。 Health is above wealth, for this cannot give so much happiness as that. 健康比财富重要，健康能给人带来更多的幸福。 When it is dark in east, it is light in the west; when things are dark in the south, there is still light in the north. 东方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方。 Laura wished now that she was not holding that p