汉译英错误范例第二季.ppt

,汉译英误范例 第二季,这种钢材价钱相对更便宜。 This kind of steel is relatively cheaper. 错误原因：画蛇添足 汉语是分析语，词义变化喜欢加修饰词；英语是屈折语，词义变化喜欢改变词形。 cheaper已经含有比较的含义，没必要多此一举加上“relatively”。汉语加上“相对”则无所谓。,在我们的日常生活中，绝大多数人不会关心它。 In our daily life, most people do not concern about it. 错误原因：语法 汉语语法讲究变通，英语语法讲究逻辑。our 是第一人称，怎么most people又成了第三人称呢？ 前半句our改为their,我想尽快给他写信。 I want to write letter to him. 错误原因：画蛇添足 write to sb.就是写信。,她去商店买东西了。 She has gone to the shops to buy things. 错误原因：啰嗦 去掉to buy things,那要看情况而定。 That depends on the situation. 错误原因：画蛇添足 “That depends”就够了。,因故停用 Stop using because of some reason. 错误原因：啰嗦 直接说“Out of order”简洁明了,刘先生从事研究工作。 Mr. Liu is engaged in researh work. 错误原因：画蛇添足 去掉work,他开枪打死人。 He shot someone to death. 错误原因：画蛇添足 shoot sb.就是打死。删掉“to death”,他断然拒绝接受我的意见。 He rejected to accept my proposal. 错误原因：画蛇添足 reject就是“拒绝接受”。不需要“to accept”,这台先进设备从国外进口。 This sophisticated equipment is imported from abroad. 错误原因：啰嗦 进口肯定是从国外，from abroad删掉。,同一个世界，同一个梦想 The same one world, the same one dream 错误原因：啰嗦 标语、口号越简洁越好。One world, one dream.,他们向我挥手。 They waved their hands to me. 错误原因：画蛇添足 wave to sb.已经有向谁挥手致意的意思。去掉“their hands”,他是一个所谓的“医生”。 He is a so-called “doctor“. 错误原因：画蛇添足 英语“so-called”后不必加引号。,有困难找政府。 Look for the local government if you have difficulties. 错误原因：汉语强行对应 “找政府”的“找”不是不知道政府的地点然后找来找去。这里是指“咨询政府” Look for改成ask for help、contact等等,他成为了一个正式成员。 He became a formal member. 错误原因：习惯搭配 “正式成员”是“full member”,她正在照镜子。 She is looking at the mirror. 错误原因：习惯搭配 照镜子是“look into the mirror”,昨晚他直到12点才睡。 He went to bed until 12 oclock last night. 错误原因：语法 until表示动作延续到某时。谓语必须是延续性动作，否则应用否定式。 改为“He did not go to bed until 12 oclock last night.”,我没有空，即便是在放假。 I dont have any spare time, even in holidays. 错误原因：语法 即使在放假也没空，表达的是否定意义。而原文却是肯定。所以要改成“not even in holidays”,所有这一切都具有非凡的政治意义。 All these have enormous political significance. 错误原因：语法 “所有这一切”是“all this”，除非后面跟一个复数名词，才用“all these sth.”,每一个国家都有它们自己的战略目标。 Every country has their own stragetic target. 错误原因：语法 every和their是矛盾的。把their改成its,我永远不会忘记您对我的关心和友善。 I will always remember your concern and kindness to me. 错误原因：语法 concern后常用介词with、about.不能跟kindness混在一起。 应改成I will always remember your concern about me and kindness to me.,字典是这么说的。 It is said by the dictionary. 错误原因：汉语强行对应 by改为in,电话铃虽然很响，他似乎不想去接。 Although ringing loudly, he seemed not to answer the call. 错误原因：语法 前半句的暗含主语是“电话铃”，但主句的主语是“he“。明显错误。 改为Although the phone rang loudly,.,他孤独地生活着。 He lived lonely. 错误原因：语法 lonely只有形容词性。改为a lonely life,我没有地方可去。 I have no place to go. 错误原因：语法 I have no place to go to.,不要那样说，老兄。 Dont say like that, old chap. 错误原因：语法 改成Dont say it like that.,我决定在上海，或是北京逗留。 I decide to stay either in Shanghai or Beijing. 错误原因：语法 改成either in Shanghai or in Beijing.,展览从元旦开始。 The exhibition began from January 1. 错误原因：语法 from改为on,这可被称为“心理治疗” That can be termed as “divine cure“. 错误原因：语法 term本身就是“命名为”，没必要加as,他耳朵聋了。 His ear became deaf. 错误原因：语法 “聋”的主语应该是人,昨晚工厂着火了。 The factory bro