英汉翻译技巧 英汉翻译中词义选择.ppt

Unsentimental and gruff, his accent betraying his hometown in China’s far northeast, Mr. Zhao has been plying his trade for more than 30 years. 他说话带着明显的东北口音，粗糙且不加修饰，从事磨刀这个行当已经超过30年了。 “When you’re good at sharpening knives, you get to know everyone,” he said. 他说：“刀磨得好，你就可以认识每一个人。” How good is he? Customers sometimes foolishly test his handiwork by touching the sharpened edge. “I’ve had ladies draw blood and swear they didn’t feel a thing,” he said. As he spoke, there was a loud crash behind him, followed by a choking plume of dust. Workers in orange vests were tea