Chapter 5 翻译方法与技巧之五--反译法.pptVIP

Unit 5 常用的翻译方法与技巧之五 ——反译法 几个例子： The tool will fail to cut effectively as it becomes too worn. 刀具过度磨损，就不能有效地进行切削了。 Painting is the most common way to protect metals from corrosion. 涂漆是使金属免受腐蚀的最通用方法。 He is the last man to accept bribes. 他决不是收受贿赂的人。 The examination left no doubt that the patient had died of cancer. 调查结果清清楚楚地说明病人死于癌症。 You can’t be more careful while driving. 开车时越小心越好。 They never meet without quarrelling. 他们每次见面必要吵架。 一、定义 翻译时，英语中有些从正面表达的词或句子，译文中可以从反面来表达，即正说反译法；英语中有些从反面表达的词或句子，译文中可以从正面来表达，即反说正译法。 二、两种类型的反译法 1、正说反译 ①froze-free refrigerator; ②Freeze!; ③Wet paint ④mortally ill ①无霜冰箱 ②不许动！ ③油漆未干 ④不治之症 ⑤We believe that the younger generation will prove our trust. 我们相信，年轻一代将不会辜负我们的信任。 ⑥He’ll certainly come unless he is ill. 只要他没有病倒，他是不会不来的。 ⑦Father’s attitude toward anybody who wasn’t his kind used to puzzle me. 以前我总不明白父亲为什么对那些脾气跟他不一样的人采取那么个态度。 2、反说正译 “can+否定词+too/over”结构 ①We can’t be more careful in doing experiments. 我们做实验时应尽可能小心。 ②No man can have too much knowledge and practice. 一个人的知识和经验越多越好。 “no/not/nothing…+but/except/until”结构 ① It is so easy now to see the irony of smoking: children do it to be like adults, who smoke but wish they didn’t. 在今天很容易看出吸烟的讽刺性：孩子们吸烟是为了模仿大人，而抽烟的大人们却后悔自己学会了抽烟。 ②Suddenly he heard a sound behind him, and realized he was not alone in the garage. 他突然听到背后有声响，便立刻意识到车库里还有别人。 三、一些含有否定意义的词语 1、以下连词可以具有否定含义：more…than, rather…than, but that, since, etc. It is already three years since he was a teacher. 他不当教师已经三年了。 Before I could protest, he got to his feet. 我还没来得及抗议，他已经站了起来。 But that you had helped us, we should have failed. 假如你们不帮助我们，我们早就失败了。 2、以下介词可以具有否定含义：above, beyond, but, past, etc. I was past caring now, so I ordered coffee for myself and an ice-cream and coffee for her. 我现在什么都不在乎了。我为自己点了咖啡，为她点了咖啡冰激淋。 What you said is beyond my ken. 你的话我不懂。 His conduct is above reproach. 他的行为无可指责。 Thinking of You When will the moon be clear and bright? With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask