英汉翻译讲义-第六-Conversion.pptVIP

Conversion I. Conversion of Word Classes 一、转译为动词 1、名词转译成动词 He looked on the Convention as a fair and faithful representation of the people. 他认为这次大会是人民的公正忠实的代表。 他认为这次大会公正忠实地代表了人民。 Television is the transmission and reception of images of moving objects by radio waves. 用无线电波传送和接收活动物体图像的技术称为电视。 To my knowledge, some computers have gone missing. 据我所知，有几台计算机失踪了。 He was a good listener and they would like to talk with him. 他是个好听众，所以他们喜欢同他谈话。 他善于听取别人意见，所以他们喜欢同他谈心。 2、介词、副词转译成动词 With a rifle across his shoulder the boy was playing the soldier. 那男孩肩上扛着枪在扮演士兵。 The street runs westward, across a great bridge, down a hill and up again, by little shops and meat-markets, past single-storied homes, until suddenly it stops against a wide green lawn. 这条大街向西而去，跨过一座大桥，延伸下坡后又上坡，经过了几家店铺和肉市，又越过了几幢平房，最后在一片开阔的绿草坪前突然到了尽头。 Training as a salesperson would guarantee her some employment once her schooling was over. 参加推销员培训就会确保他在完成学业以后能找到工作做。 The performance is on. 演出已经开始了。 3、形容词转译成动词(同源） His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted. 他母亲很宠他，他不管想干什么她都愿意让他干。 John is quite familiar with the machine. 约翰十分熟悉这台机器的性能。 The practice is applicable to our school. 这种做法适合我们学校的情况。 We are especially grateful to you for arranging the meeting for us with the Machinery Trading Delegation at such short notice. 我们特别感谢你们在时间那么短促的情况下安排我们同机械交易团的成员们会面。 Be+表达思维、知觉、情感、欲望等有关的形容词，如conscious, sure, excited, confident, doubtful, hopeful, willing, anxious, etc. 4. 复合转性 形容词+名词 汉语动词+副词 All peace-loving people demand the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons. 一切爱好和平的人民都要求全面禁止核武器，彻底销毁核武器。 Large fields of the same crop also result in rapid multiplication of destructive insects. 大面积种植单一作物也会造成害虫迅速繁殖。 He was a clever man; a pleasant companion; a careless student; with a great propensity for running into debt, and a partiality for the tavern. 他是个聪明人，谈吐非常风趣，可是学习又不肯用功，他老是东挪西借，又喜欢上酒店喝酒。 二、转译成名词 1、名词派生的动词 In Greek mythology, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite. 在希腊神话中，阿佛洛狄特女