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科技英语(2) 科技英语(2) PAGE PAGE 20 科技英语(2) 第一章 概论 一、科技英语翻译的标准 准确规范，通顺易懂, 简洁明晰。 准确规范Samples 1 We shall mention here two temperature scales, namely, the Fahrenheit scale and the Centigrade scale。 Oil and gas will continue to be our chief source of fuel. Three of Archimedess extant works are devoted to plane geometry。 Translate by yourself 1: 1．The power plant is the heart of a ship. 发电设备是船只的核心。 2．The power unit for driving the machines is a 50—hp induction motor。 驱动这些机器的动力装置是一个50马力的发动机。 3．The largest and most expensive products can not， because of their size， be testable in the factory. 这个大型又昂贵的产品由于它的型号问题不能在这间工厂里测试， 通顺易懂Samples 2 A more common way of joining these metal pieces together is to weld them. Molten salts range from ideally ionic fluids to molecular melts and liquid. These compressors have proved themselves useful in a variety of ways in installations where large volumes of air or other gases are compressed. Translate by yourself 2: 1．Semiconductor devices, called transistors， are replacing tubes in many applications。 被称为晶体管的半导体装置正在许多应用中取代电子管。 2．Cramped conditions mean that passengers’ legs cannot move around freely. 狭窄的情况下乘客无法自由走动。 3．All bodies are known to possess weight and occupy space。 所有的身体都有重量，占据空间。 简洁明晰Samples 3 It is forbidden to dismantle it without permission so as to avoid any damage to its parts。 It should be realized that magnetic forces and electric forces are not the same. All living things must， by reason of physiological limitations， die。 Translate by yourself 3： 1．The removal of minerals from water is called softening。 去除矿物的水被称为软水. 2．The smelting reduction process can be applied for the production of iron as well as ferroalloys. 未经熔炼的铁也被称为铁合金。 二、翻译的一般方法 1、直译与意译2、合译与分译3、增译与省译4、顺译与倒译 直译与意译Samples 4 Read a book on a new subject and change your daily newspaper。 The combustion often produces hot condensed particles. We can get more current from cells connected in parallel。 If the rate of the back—ward reaction becomes significant， the rate law