翻译课件第二章

1、今天周末。今天周末。（Today is Sunday.）这几天越来越暖和了。这几天越来越暖和了。（Its getting warmer and warmer.）会上讲了一些很重要的问题。会上讲了一些很重要的问题。（Some very important issues were talked about in the meeting.）Example Analysis Look at these examples. How can we translate them into idiomatic English by paying attention to the differences bet

2、ween Chinese and English? 1) 他每天风里来，雨里去，一年到头忙忙碌他每天风里来，雨里去，一年到头忙忙碌 碌。碌。 2) 面对敌人的刺刀，他脸不改色心不跳。面对敌人的刺刀，他脸不改色心不跳。1) 他每天风里来，雨里去，一年到头忙忙碌他每天风里来，雨里去，一年到头忙忙碌 碌。碌。A: He is busy all the year round coming in the wind and going in the rain.B: Braving the weather (Going through wind and rain) , he is busy all the

3、year round.2) (面对敌人的刺刀面对敌人的刺刀)，他脸不改色心不跳。，他脸不改色心不跳。A: The color of his face does not change and his heart does not beat.B: He doesnt show the slightest panic / fear and his heart does not even bear any faster. Hypotaxis (形合）形合）and Parataxis（意合）（意合）English More Hypotactic; Chinese More Paratactic 2. E

4、xample Analysis: 1) 这种人老是被动，在紧要关头老是止步不前，老是需要别人在他的背上猛击一掌才肯向前跨进一步。2) 孟子曰：“鱼， 我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也。二者不可兼得，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生， 我所欲也；义， 我所欲也。二者不可兼得，舍生而取义者也。”1)这种人老是被动，在紧要关头老是止步不前，老是需要别人在他的背上猛击一掌才肯向前跨进一步。A: Such people are always passive: They often stand still at the critical moment, and always need someone to shove th

5、em on the back to make them move a step forward.B: Such people are always passive in that at the critical moment they stand still and have to be given a hard shove on the back before they take a step forward.2). 孟子曰：“鱼， 我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也。二者不可兼得，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生， 我所欲也；义， 我所欲也。二者不可兼得，舍生而取义者也。” Mencius said, “I

6、like fish and I also like the bears paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go and take the bears paws. In a similar way, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot have the two together, I will give up my life to preserve righteousness.”Exercises: 1) 他说得太快，我们不能理解他的意思。2) 地面潮湿，一定下过雨了。3) 他老是见异思迁。4) 道路是曲折的，前途是光明的。5) 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。6) 知无不言，言无不尽。4) 道路是曲折的，前途是光明的。 While the road is tortuous, the future is bright.5) 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 As long as the green mountain are ther