人事部初级笔译第六讲直译意译讲义.docVIP

直译与意译： 第一种： 词汇意义的外延 It is paradoxical that we should know comparatively little about the life of the greatest English author.令人难以理解的是，我们对这位英国最伟大的作家的生平却知之甚少。 Shakespeare’s poetry and Shakespeare’s people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere.莎士比亚的诗歌及其笔下的众多人物，长期以来不仅为英国人所称道，而且也受到世界各地的文学爱好者的喜爱。（意译，拆句） Nike’s obsession with cost, quality and speed of production has enabled it to beat the competition. 耐克公司致力于降低成本，提高质量，加快生产速度，从而能够在竞争中获胜/成为赢家/立于不败之地。（obsession: a fixed and often unreasonable idea with which the mind is continually concerned着迷，困扰人的情绪，思想，冲动等，该句中该句并没有贬义，因此意译为“致力于” beat: To be victorious or successful; win.但打败竞争是不合理搭配。） Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams.好莱坞充满了诱惑力，一心想当明星的年轻人，运气的话，能在那里实现自己的梦想。（To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke: 使人想到通过逻辑或联想使想起或唤起；唤起：） Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. 提到好莱坞，就令人想到百万富翁的豪宅大院，精美陈设，棕榈环绕的游泳池和鸡尾酒吧。 The southwest region suffer from weather extremes, with cloudbursts causing flooding and serious droughts afflicting it.西南地区冷热明显，两极分化，时而大雨成灾，时而赤地千里。 The decentralization of control explains the remarkable diversity that characterizes American education美国实行分权制，因此其教育多样性特点也就不难理解了。 There is not much social snobbery or job snobbery in US. The manual worker is usually quite at east in any company. 在美国不大会因为社会地位或者所作工作而受到轻视，体力劳动者在任何公司里都心安理得。（snobbery一词的翻译。） Music in Britain is not just a highbrow interest, it is above all democratic.在英国音乐不是阳春白雪，从根本上说是属于大众的。（highbrow: a person who is thought to have more than average knowledge of; or interest in artistic and intellectual matters） American football has a reputation for being a brutal and dangerous game. This reputation is not really deserved.人们都说美式足球又野蛮又危险，事实并非如此。 第二种： 词组意义的外延。 The English have never shown themselves averse to a gamble, though fortunately most of t