第9单元翻译.pptVIP

Unit 9 分译法(Division) 合译法(Combination) 试译以下句子: 1. He, not surprisingly, did not come at all. 2. He is honest. He is straightforward. 3. About one hundred elements, two thirds of which are metals, have been found. 4. He did not remember his father, who died when he was only three years old. 5. We tried in vain to persuade him to give up his wrong belief. 6. Is there any problem I mentioned that you don’t understand? 1. He, not surprisingly, did not come at all. 他根本就没来，这是不足为奇的。 2. He is honest. He is straightforward. 他为人纯朴而坦诚。 3. About one hundred elements, two thirds of which are metals, have been found. 已经发现100种元素，其中三分之二是金属。 4. He did not remember his father, who died when he was only three years old. 他三岁时父亲就去世了，因此，他不记得父亲。 5. We tried in vain to persuade him to give up his wrong belief. 我们尽力劝说他放弃错误的信念，但没有成功。 6. Is there any problem I mentioned that you don’t understand? 我提到的问题中，你们还有没有不懂的？ 分译法与合译法 英语重形合，而汉语则重意合，这种截然不同的外在表现形式要求我们在英汉翻译时要谨记这种差异，化繁为简，化长为短，化整为零。 一般说来，英语长句比较多，汉语句子一般比较短。英语的后置修饰语有时很长，而汉语的修饰语一般前置，不宜过长。 因此，在很多情况下，英语长句的翻译通常采用分译法分译成几个短句，原封不动地对原文中的长句进行汉译，往往会使译文读者感到费解。 一本英文合同解读的书，书里为了论述英文法律中的句子是多么地冗长和繁琐，列举了以下的例句 In the event that the Purchaser defaults in the payment of any installment of purchase price, taxes, insurance, interest, or the annual charge described elsewhere herein, or shall default in the performance of any other obligations set forth in this Contract, the Seller may: at his option: (a) Declare immediately due and payable the entire unpaid balance of purchase price, with accrued interest, taxes and annual charge, and demand full payment thereof, and enforce conveyance of the land by termination of the contract or according to the terms hereof, in which case the Purchaser shall also be liable to the Seller for reasonable attorney’s fees for services rendered by any attorney on behalf of the Seller, or (b) sell said land and premises or any part thereof at public auction, in such manner, at such time and place, upon s