(一)词语的翻译.pptVIP

汉译英的词语处理 * . The translation of 事(情) 我们对这件事当然有发言权。 这个人办事挺机灵的。 这是你们内部的事情，我们不便干预。 他把为老大娘挑水看作是他该做的事。 玩笑归玩笑，事情可得认真去办。 What a surprise! It is the talk of the town. (matter, thing, incident, trifle, event, affair, business, job, duty, work) * . Reference versions: 1. Of course we have a say in this matter. 2. This chap manages things quite cleverly. 3. This is your internal affair. It is not for us to interfere. 4. He made it his business to fetch water for the granny. 5. It’s all right to crack jokes but you must do your job seriously. 6. Why bother your head about such trifles? （你何苦为这些小事伤脑筋？） 7. The new book was the cultural event of this year. （这本新书的出版是今年文化界的大事。） 8. That is an ordinary incident. （那是一件普通小事。） * . 办事公道 be evenhanded; be impartial 万事大吉 all is well 就事论事 judge the case as it stands; consider something as it stands; just discuss the thing by itself 人浮于事 be overstaffed; more hands than needed; more applicants than available jobs 表扬好人好事 praise good people and good deeds 有志者事竟成 where there is a will there is a way 万事开头难 everything is difficult at first; anything is hard to start with; it is the first step that costs; the first step is always difficult 干坏事 do evil 好话说尽，坏事做绝 say every fine word and do every foul deed 唤起对往事的回忆 evoke past memories 积压的事情 arrears of work * . The same word with different meanings 8. 提高生活/文化/科学/教育/会话/英语/领导水平 9．赛出风格，赛出水平 10．世界上一些国家发生问题，从根本上来说，都是因为经济上不去。 11．中国的经济是一个大问题。 12．在谈话中，他涉及的是一些严肃的问题，诸如国有企业的改 革，快速膨胀的政府机构。 13．搞改革，总难免要犯一些错误，这是历史经验证明了的。 14. 我们必须研究中国的历史情况和当前的社会状况。 15. 现在大多数的私人企业只有十多年的历史，我们就要求它们那么好，这是不合理的。 * . Some reference versions 8. to improve/raise/upgrade the living standard to raise the level of science and technology to improve one’s conversational ability/English to promote education/to raise the intellectual level to raise to a new height the military and political quality of our army 9. up to one’s best level in skill and style of play Bring into full play one’s skill and adhere to good sportsman