大学英语教程2读写译 UNIT 6概要1.ppt

大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * 大学英语教程1 读写译 * UNIT SIX Appreciation of Classic Work Translation The following are some extractions from both English and Chinese classics. Translate them and compare your version with the expert version given. Explain which one is better and why. BACK READING-WRITING LINK A. The original: 　　His mother had whipped him for drinking some cream which he had never tasted and knew nothing about; it was plain that she was tired of him and wished him to go; if she felt that way, there was nothing for him to do but to succumb.（Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer） Your translation: Chinese translation： 　　他的妈妈怪他吃了奶油，还揍了他一顿，其实他根本没有吃，对奶油的事儿一无所知；她分明是在讨厌他，希望他走得远远的。既然她有那个念头，他也没办法，只有认了。（《汤姆·索亚历险记》，马克·吐温著，严维明译） UNIT SIX BACK READING-WRITING LINK B. The original: 接读朋友的来信，尤其是远自海外犹带着异国风云的航空信，确是人生一大快事，如果无需回信的话。（《尺素寸心》，余光中著) Your translation: English translation: To get letters from friends, especially airmail letters from overseas that bear the stamp of exotic climes, is unquestionably one of life’s greatest pleasures, provided, that is, that they do not call for a reply. (Thus Friends Absent Speak, David Pollard译) * 1. Identify the most important words, underline them and make a sentence out of them, using a minimum of linking words. 2.Combine sentences, reduce clauses to phrases, and reduce phrases to words. Conciseness (3): Revising Wordy Sentences WRITING AWARENESS *