翻译的技巧增词法与重复法.ppt

Lesson Three Clearing in the SkyBy Jesse Stuart About the Text 1. I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging my eyes. (Para.2) 1) Stream: a flow of water, air, etc. The word ‘stream’ can be used figuratively as well as literally. It may refer to a continuous flow of anything. A stream of people was coming out of the cinema. 2) To sting: to cause to feel sharp pain. A bee stung him on the arm. 2. He didn’t care if it was 100℉in the shade or 20℉below zero. (Para. 3) Fahrenheit (F): Centigrade(C)=5/9*(F-32) Fahrenheit=C * 9/5 +32 100℉=5/9*(100-32) ℃= 37.7℃ - 20℉ = ? ℃ 3.Suddenly he stopped, …, and cut a wisp of alfalfa. (Para. 4) Wisp: (formal) a small tuft or strand A wisp of hair escaped from her hat. A wisp of smoke curled up from the chimney. The words stream, creek, brook, and river are comparable in that each denotes a body of water flowing in a water course or channel. In popular usage, brook and stream are often used interchangeably. Stream: the most general word in this group, embracing all the other terms in its meaning. A creek: asmall stream. A brook: usually a primary stream ermerging from a spring. A river: a large stream of water that discharges into a larger body of water such as a sea, a lake, or another stream. 1)as if: in this sentence, as if introduces an adverbial clause of comparison. Since there is doubt of “uncertainty”, the modal past is used. 2)Fondle: vt. to handle tenderly; show affection by caressing to fondle a baby/ a doll/ a kitten He fondled the dog’s ears. The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her. This land had never been farmed before and “new” earth smells very fresh and good. Soil: 1) the top layer of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water and air After the harvest, the farmer began to prepare the soil for seed. Clean: adj.(here) to be devoid of weed Three-score years and ten: the span of a life. In the days that this was coined that