英语长句及其翻译.pptVIP

Long English sentences and their translation  Short VS Long English Sentences ● Any Limit? Frequent Use of Long English Sentences o Translation Techniques Case study  Short vs Long English Sentences o Short sentence --a sentence of 16 words maximum Long sentence - a sentence of over 16 words(?)and even more  Short Engl lish sentences give international readers confidence and minimize the risk of cross cultural misunderstandings.  ong sentences tend to Obe difficult to translate accurately Ohave complex structures that confuse international readers Obscure the main point Cause grammar mistakes Create anxiety in people who don t read English fluently  nternational readers often read slowly, one word at a time. Therefore their short -term memory is strained by long sentences. By contrast, native English speakers usually read in phrases  Any limit?  One of the properties of language is its unboundedness, Consider how long the longest English sentence can be. is there an absolute limit-a point beyond which a string of words ceases to be english simply because it is too long?  One way to pursue this question is to start with a sentence like I know that 1isnt the largest number and i know that 2 isnt the largest number and to consider how long you could continue in this vein Apparently there is no longest English sentence  Notice, for example that the sentence below can be repeated extended by adding more phrases to the end of it. The result may be clumsy or redundant but still arguably, a sentence of English: