笔译(意译与名词词组).ppt

意 译 由于英语与汉语词汇上的局部不对等，有些英语的词汇在翻译成汉语成必须在理解和上下文连贯的基础上，进行再加工，把用以表达其他意义的汉语对某些英语词汇进行意译。 The English have never shown themselves averse to a gamble, though fortunately most of them know where to draw the line. draw the line 表示“限定”、“划定界限”、“不肯做到或超越某种程度”。 英国人从不表示自己反对赌博，幸好大多数人知道适可而止。 Music in Britain is not just a highbrow interest; it is above all democratic. highbrow: a person who is thought to have more than average knowledge of, or interest in, artistic and intellectual matters democratic: believing in or practicing the principle of equality; of or favoring democracy 在英国，音乐不是阳春白雪，它首要的还是下里巴人式的音乐。 America football has a reputation for being a brutal and dangerous game. This reputation is not really deserved. 人们都说美式足球是种野蛮而危险的运动，但事实并非如此。 Americans tend to move from the specific and small to the general and large. Many other people tend to move the other way. 美国人常常从具体的小事转入一般的大事，但许多其他国家常常恰恰相反。 Watergate consumes Richard Nixon’s Presidency. (1) to eat or drink, esp. eagerly or in large amounts (2) to use up (time, money, goods, etc.) (3) to destroy 水门事件结束了尼克松的总统生涯。 Nike’s obsession with cost, quality and speed of production has enabled it to beat the competition. obsession: a fixed and often unreasonable idea with which the mind is continually concerned 耐克公司致力于降低成本，提高质量，加速生产，从而能够在竞争中获胜/成为赢家/立于不败之地。 Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. 好莱坞充满诱惑力，一心想当明星的年轻人/满怀明星梦的年轻人，要是运气还不错的话，能在那里实现自己的明星梦。 练习 There is not much social snobbery or job snobbery in USA. The manual worker is usually quite at ease in any company. Many American firms have taken fright at the prospect of being locked out of China while companies from Japan and Europe crowd in. The decentralization of control explains the remarkable diversity that characterizes American education. Recently American schools have suffered from inadequate funding as federal and state governments cut spending. In foreign policy, flying solo can be risky bu