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．1．语言知识．1． 译英句子劣译举例 (15) 福建工程学院 石 河子 大学 张传彪教授 他正在发高烧。 5． 三十六计．走为上计。 误译：He is having a high fever． 拙译：Of the thirty-six stratagems，the best 正译：He has a hi gh fever． is to quit． 发烧／头痛／感冒等译成英语时不用现在 正译：，nle best thing to do now is to quit． 进行时。 “拙译”属机械照搬，会让不懂中国文化 他们为食堂种菜。 的英美读者不得要领。 误译：They plant vegetables for the can— 6． 王师傅向我挥手。 teen． 误译：Master Wang waved his hand to me． 正译 ：They grow vegetables for the can- 正译：Master Wang waved to me． teen． “手’wave本身就有“挥手”之意。无需再译 出于食用目的而“种菜”宜用grow，不用 出。“向某人挥手”英语是wave t0，at sb．。 plant。 7． 她不仅数学好，英语也好。 我被正式通知录取到清华大学。 误译：She is not only good at mathemat- 误译：1 was officially informed that 1 was ics but also at English． admitted to Tsinghua University． 正译 ：She is not only good at mathemat一 正译：1 was officially notified that l was ics but also good at English． admitted to Tsinghua Universiy． 词组：not only…but also…连接的两个对 “正式通知”，尤其是正式书面通知，不 象应该并列．而且成分也应该相同。 用inform．而用notify。 8． 他是独腿。 他做错了事，挨批评。 误译：He is one—legged． 误译：He was criticized because he had 正译：He is a one-legged man． made something wrong． 英语的合成形容词一般只用作定语，不 正译：He was criticized because he had 用作表语。 done something wrong． 她是个醋劲十足的女人。 “做错事”可以说do something wrong，或 误译：She is a woman full of vinegar． 者 make a mistake．但不能说 make 正译：She is a very iealous woman． something wrongo