被动语态的翻译

1、Passive Voice 1. English Passive Sentences into Chinese Active Sentences I.I. 原文中的主语在译文中仍作主语原文中的主语在译文中仍作主语 The whole country was armed in a few days. 几天以内全国武装起来了。 The sense of inferiority that he acquired in his youth has never been totally eradicated. 他在青少年时期留下的自卑感还没有完全消除。 This liquid became mixed

2、with salt at room temperature. 这液体在室温下和盐混合了。 II.II.原文中的主语在译文中作宾语原文中的主语在译文中作宾语 By the end of the war, 800 people had been saved by the organization, but at a cost of over 200 Belgian and French lives. 大战终了时，这个组织拯救了八百人，但那是 以两百多比利时人和法国人的生命为代价的 It would be astonishing if that loss were not keenly felt.

3、如果（人们）不强烈地感到损失，那倒是奇怪 了。 Mr. Billings cannot be deterred from his plan. （人们）不能阻止比林斯先生实行他的计划。 III. III. 译成带表语的主动句译成带表语的主动句 The crew were trained at Eglin Field, Florida. 机组人员是在佛罗里达埃格林空军基地训练 的。 The decision to attack was not taken lightly. 进攻的决定不是轻易作出的。 He then continued his walk down the alley. Sir Ch

4、arless body was found at the end of it. 然后他继续沿着小道走下去。查尔斯爵士的 尸体就是在小道的尽头发现的。 IV. IV. 常用被动句型的翻译常用被动句型的翻译 Sentence pattern: it without subject: It is hoped that It is reported that It is said that It is supposed that It must be admitted that It will be seen from this that 希望 据报 据说 据推测 必须承认 由此可见 with sub

5、jects It is asserted that It is believed that It is generally considered that It is well-known that It will be said that It was told that 有人主张 有人相信 大家认为 众所周知 有人会说 有人曾经说 2. English Passive Sentences into Chinese Passive Sentences I.I.“被被”或或“给给” Any minute we would surely be spotted by enemy planes fl

6、ying in and out of the airfield. 我们随时都会被出入机场的敌机发现。 I started to explain that I could not do my best since my spectacles had been taken away from me, but she wouldnt let me finish. 我开始解释，我不可能干得很好，因为我的 眼镜已给拿走了，但她不准我讲完。 But shortly afterwards they heard that every single member of that first party had

7、been captured by Spanish Frontier police and put into a concentration camp. 可是，不久以后他们听说，第一批的所有人都 被西班牙的边防警察逮捕并关进了集中营。 II. “II. “（遭）受（遭）受” Our foreign policy is supported by the people all over the world. 我们的对外政策受到全世界人民的支持。 They were given a hearty welcome. 他们受到热烈欢迎。 He was policed by the bosses cops.

8、 他受到老板雇佣的警察的监督。 II. “II. “为为所所” These views of Marx and Engels have now been adopted by all proletarians who are fighting for their emancipation. 马克思和恩格斯的这种观点， 现在已为正 在争取解放的全体无产阶级所采纳。 Once the men had been accepted by the Comet organization, they were brought to Brussels. 士兵们一旦为彗星组织所接受，就被送去布 鲁塞尔。 I w

9、as so impressed by these words that I used them later for a Christmas card. 我为这些话所深深感动，后来我就把他们写 在圣诞卡上。 3. English Passive Sentences into Chinese Sentences with “把把”，“使使”，“ 由由” By evening the occupation was complete, and the people were chased off the streets by an eight oclock curfew. 至傍晚，占领已告完成。八点钟开始的宵禁 把人们从街道赶走。 The famous hotel had been practically destroyed by the big fire. 大火使这家著名的旅馆几乎全部毁灭。 Most letters from his wife, are read to him by the nurse in the hospital. 他妻子给他的信，大多数是由医院里的护士念给他听 的。 And the most astonishing thing is that this most dangerous oper