英汉互译10-attributive clauses.docVIP

Unit 10 Attributive Clauses Of various English subordinate clauses, the attributive clause is perhaps the most complicated and therefore it always poses a hard nut for the translator to crack. This is either because of the disparity between English and Chinese syntax or because of their habitual modes of expressing the same idea in different ways. And here are some instances from the above Practical Translation Training: The saga of the White Star Liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912… 白星公司班轮泰坦尼克号在1912年的处女航中因撞上冰山而沉没的传闻轶事…… … the railings where doomed passengers and crew members stood… 那些惨遭厄运的乘客和船员曾站过的栏杆旁…… … Marine Geologist Robert Ballard, 44, who led the teams from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that found the Titanic last September… ……44岁的海洋地质学家罗伯特﹒巴拉德领导德伍兹霍尔海洋研究所科学探险队，该队于去年9月发现了泰坦尼克号…… … the 300-ft. gash that, according to legend, was torn in the Titanic’s hull ……传说中泰坦尼克船体上那条划破长达300英尺的裂缝 … the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800 ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180on its way down. …… 船尾在下沉时旋转了180度，在海底距船首几乎有1800英尺远。 I．A Comparative Study of English?Chinese Attributive Structures As some linguists have pointed out, an English sentence may be followed by an unlimited number of attributive clauses behind the word being modified, while a Chinese sentence allows only a limited amount of words preceding the word being modified. And eventually, there is no correspondence between their sentence structures. A comparative study of English and Chinese attributive structures helps us to bring this disparity to light. This is the cat. 这就使那只猫。 This is the cat that killed the rat. 这就使那只捕杀了老鼠的猫。 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the cake. ﹡ 这就是那只捕杀了偷吃了蛋糕的老鼠的猫。 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the cake that was put in the house. ﹡这就是那只捕杀了偷吃了放在房间里的蛋糕的老鼠的猫。 This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the cake that was put in the house that Jack built. 这﹡就是那只捕杀了偷吃了放在杰克修建的房间里的蛋糕的老鼠的猫。 Apparently,