汉语多重复,英语少重复.pptVIP

第六讲 英语多变化，汉语多重复 Warm up 1.从以下译文中选择你认为最好的译文，并说明理由。 (1) The monkeys most extraordinary accomplishment was learning to operate a tractor. By the age of nine, this animal had learned to solo on the vehicle. 译文： A. 这只猴子最了不起的成就是学会操作拖拉机。到九岁的时候，动物已经学会了在交通工具上单独玩耍了。 B. 这只猴子最了不起的成就是学会驾驶拖拉机。到九岁的时候，这只猴子已经学会了单独表演驾驶拖拉机了。 C. 这只猴子最了不起的成绩是学会驾驶拖拉机。到九岁的时候，这只猴子已经学会了单独表演驾驶交通工具了。 答案： B 分析：tractor和vehicle在句中显然都表示拖拉机，the monkey和the animal在句中显然都表示拖拉机，英语表达上有变化，而译成汉语时使用了重复表达法。 （2）原文: 我们要继续坚定不移地坚持以经济建设为中心。我们要继续坚定不移地推进改革开放。 我们要继续坚定不移地保持社会稳定。我们要继续坚定不移地贯彻执行独立自主的和平外交政策。 译文： A. We will continue to unswervingly focus on economic development. We will continue to unswervingly press ahead with reform and opening-up. We will continue to unswervingly carry out the independent foreign policy of peace. B. We will steadfastly focus on economic development, resolutely press ahead with reform and opening-up, persistently maintain social stability and unswervingly pursue the independent foreign policy of peace. C. We will unswervingly focus on economic development, press ahead with reform and opening-up, maintain social stability and pursue the independent foreign policy of peace. 答案： C 分析：四个坚定不移地全译成unswervingly，这样的英译文不仅不能加重语气，反而弱化并显得累赘。如果译成不同的副词也不可取，给人以副词堆砌的感觉。只用一个副词修饰四个动词应该就可以了。 再如：彻底粉碎completely smash, smash本意就是break completely，已经包含了彻底的意思，加上completely语气反而弱化。完全征服completely conquer, conquer不可能是partly。极为可耻extremely shameless，shameless已是最高级。伟大的历史性转变This is a great historic change。在英语里，historic已经包含了great的意思。 （3）为了推动中美关系的发展，中国需要进一步了解美国，美国也需要进一步了解中国。 A. To promote the development of China-US relations, China needs to know the US better and the US also needs to know China better. B. To promote China-US relations, China needs to know the US better and vice versa. C. To promote the development of China-US relations, China need a better understanding of US and US also needs to know China better. 答案： B 分析：B译避免了重复，英文通顺简洁。 英汉差异：替换（Substitutive）与重复（Reiterative） 英语要尽量避免重复表述，而汉语则习惯重复表述。 “一般来说，除