英译汉技巧之一-否定句式.ppt

英译汉技巧之一否定句式、句式的翻译,翻译技巧论,Sheisnotadancer./Sheisnodancer.Itisnotaneasytask./Itisnoeasytask.Itisnotajoke./Itisnojoke.一、完全否定Thereisnodenyingthefacts.Noneoftheanswersareright.Mattercanneitherbecreatednorbedestroyed.Hehasnothingtodowiththematter.Thismaterialisnomoreelasticthanthatone.,二、部分否定Allthatglittersisnotgold.Eachsideofthestreetisnotclean.Bothofthebuildingsarenotbig.Everywordisnotknown.Idonotwanteverything.HeisnotalwaysathomeonSundays.Idonotwhollyagreewithyou.Thiskindoftreescannotbeseeneverywhere.,Wedonotoftendomorningexercisesnow.Thewaterisnothotenough.Youhavenotentirelyforgottenme.Icouldhardlyrecognizeyou.Hescarcelyknewtheaccident.Herarelyspeakstoothersthesedays.Meetingsareseldomheldrecently.Fewofthefilmsareinteresting.Thereislittleinkinmypen.,Heisnotthemanagerandchiefengineer.Shecouldnttakeoffthetimetoseethedoctorandtodotheexperiment.不能/并非既-又Hischieftroublewasthathedidnotknowanyeditorsorwriters.Hedidnotcareabouttimeormoney.既不也不三、形式否定Cannottoo无论怎样都不过分,Wecannotestimatethevalueofmodernsciencetoomuch.Wecannotbetoocarefulindoingexperiments.Theimportanceofscientificresearcherscannotbeovervalued.科研的重要性无论怎样估计都不过分。Itisa(an)+adj.+N.+negativeclause再也会Isisawisemanthatnevermakesmistakes.再聪明的人也会犯错误。,Itisagoodhorsethatneverstumblesandagoodwifethatnevergrumbles.Not.alittle;nolittle,not.slightly很，很多Hetooknolittlepainsoverit.在这件事上他花费了很多工夫。Theydidntpraisehimslightly.Shewasnotalittlesurprised.Shespentnotalittleonherclothing.,Aslikelyasnot大概，很可能nonetheless,依旧andwhatnot诸如此类Hewillforgetallaboutitaslikelyasnot.他很可能忘得干干净净。Heisold,nonethelessheworkslikeayoungman.Too.to,nototherthan除了就不Wedonotlikehimotherthanheisnow.我们就喜欢他现在的样子。Icannotreadthelongletterotherthancuriosity.,四、含蓄否定1、too+adj.+infiniteclause.太以至于不Thepatientistooweaktobeoperatedon.Hewastootiredtogoanyfurther.2、itis.that/who无论怎样，都不免Itisfoolishbirdthatfoulsitsownnest.再笨的鸟也不会弄脏自己的窝。Itisagooddivinethatfollowshisowninstructions.能说者未必能行。,Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwice.Butthat=if.notShecouldcarryoutherintentionbutthatweadheredtoprinciples.Butthathewasprevented,hewouldhaveaccomplishedhisdesign.ButthatsometimescanbereplacedbyexceptforIasknothingfromyoubutthatyoushouldstudyhard.,Sheknewnothingabouthisjourneybutthathewaslikelytobeawayforthreeweeks.Morethan.+含有can的从句ThatismorethanIcando.ThebeautyofHangzhouismorethanIcandescribe.Thelast,theleast,thelimit最不可能的，最不合适的Heisthelastmantoaccepttheabribe.ThisisthelastplacewhereIexpectedtohavemetyou.,Heisthelastpersonforthejob.Youngpeoplearetheleastconservative.IamwillingtotakeworkhomewithmewhenIhavetime.Butwhenheaskedmetoworklateattheofficeeverynightoflastweek,thatreallywasthelimit.五、否定转移Ihavenotcometoyouformoney.ItoldyouIdidntsaythatforamusement.Henevertraveledbyair.,Onedoesnotlivetoeat,buteatstolive.Wearenotheretointerfere,norareweheretobeanyoneswhippingboy.IhavenotcometoChinatoforthonwhatdividesusbuttobuildonwhatbindsus.Idontthinkyouhavepaidforityet.Wedontbelievehewillagreewithyou.Itdoesntseemthatwecangetourmoneyback.Itisntlikelythatoilpriceswillfallthisyear.,Ididntassumethatheknewme.Atnotimecanwegiveuplearning.Scientistsdonotfindoutwhatthingsaresomuchaswheretheycanbefound.与其说科学家们想弄清事物的实质是什么，不如说想弄清能找到这些事物的场所。Theoceansdonotsomuchdividetheworldasuniteit.Heisnotmorefondofplayingchessthanyouare.,Nonegavehimmorehints,inansweringquestionsoraskedhimsimpleonesthantheeconomicsprofessor,athin,kind-heartedmannamedBassum.Shedidnotmarryyoubecauseyouwereabigshot.六、双重否定ThereisnostudentbutwishestolearnEnglish.没有学生不想学好英语。Itneverrainsbutitpours.,Iwonderifheisnotanhonestman.IpromisedthatneveradayshouldpassthatIdidnotvisithim.Hespokenothingtonopurpose.Fightnobattleunprepared.Heistoowickednottomeetabadendsomeday.Thiswastoogreatanhonornottoexcitetheenvyofhisrivals.,TheRoadtoSuccessAndrewCarneige,Itiswellthatyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningandoccupythemostsubordinatepositions.ManyoftheleadingbusinessmenofPittsburghhadaseriousresponsibilitythrustuponthemattheverythresholdoftheircareer.Theywereintroducedtothebroom,andspentthefirsthoursoftheirbusinesslivessweepingouttheoffice.Inoticewehavejanitorsandjamtressesnowinoffices,andouryoungmenunfortunately,missthatsalutarybranchofabusinesseducation.Butifbychancetheprofessionalsweeperisabsentanymorning,theboywhohasthegeniusofthefuturepartnerinhimwillnothesitatetotryhishandatthebroom.TheotherdayafondfashionablemotherinMichiganaskedayoungmanwhetherhehadeverseenayoungladysweepinaroomsograndlyasherPriscilla.Hesaidno,heneverhad,andthemotherwasgratifiedbeyondmeasures,butthensaidhe,afterapause,“WhatIshouldliketoseeherdoissweepoutaroom.”itdoesnothurtthenewestcomertosweepouttheofficeifnecessary.Iwasoneofthosesweepersmyself.,Assumingthatyouhaveallobtainedemploymentandarefairlystarted,myadvicetoyouis“aimhigh”.Iwouldnotgiveafigfortheyoungmanwhohasnotalreadyseenhimselfthepartnerortheheadofanimportantfirm.Donotrestcontentforamomentinyourthoughtsasheadclerk,orforeman,orgeneralmangerinanyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,“Myplaceisatthetop.”Bekinginyourdreams.,Andhereistheprimeconditionsofsuccess,thegreatsecret:concentrateyourenergy,thought,andcapitalexclusivelyuponthebusinessinwhichyouareengaged.Havingbeguninoneline,resolvetofightitoutonthatline,toleadinit,adopteveryimprovement,havethebestmachinery,andknowthemostaboutit.,年轻人应该从头学起，担当最基层的职务，这是件好事。匹兹堡有许多大企业家在创业之初都肩负过重任。他们与扫帚结伴，以扫清办公室度过了企业生涯的最初时光。我注意到现在的办公室都配备了工友，这使我们的年轻人不幸丢掉了这个有益的企业教育的一个内容。不过，如果哪一天早晨清扫工碰巧没来，某位具有未来合伙人气质的青年就会毫不犹豫地试着拿起扫帚。有一天，一位溺爱孩子的、时髦的密歇根母亲问一位男青年，是否见过像她女儿普里西拉那样的年轻女郎如此潇洒地在房间进行打扫。男青年说从未见过；那位母亲高兴得乐不可支。但男青年顿了顿说：“我想看