专八之英译汉第六讲含翻译技巧解析

1、专八之英译汉第六讲含翻译技巧解析In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 1The investigations were temporarily tabled due to more pressing business. be tabled: 英 be listed in the agenda 提交讨论; 把.列入议事日程 美搁置(议案),推延对某事的考虑 to postpone the consideration of sth. pressing business 紧急的任务 由于有更紧急的任务，调查暂不进展。In-class Exercises of Unit 6

2、 No. 2After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive. After all 毕竟。译成“总之不太妥当;“总之一般是all in all. whether it be 是虚拟语气。只要理解正确，翻译时的用词可根据详细情况。 毕竟所有的生物都靠吃其他东西生存，不管这种东西是植物还是动物，是死的还是活的。 In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 3One of the great charms

3、of Lawrence as a companion was that he could never be bored and so could never be boring. as a companion 如何翻译？ he could never be bored and so could never be boring 如何翻译？ 与跟劳伦斯相处，可以感到他有一点得意之处，那就是他从不讨厌人，因此也从不讨人厌。 In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 4A grass eating animal cannot exist without grass, a pre

4、dator without prey, a plant without certain basic chemicals or certain kinds of soil. A grass eating animal 食草动物a predator without prey 翻译时要补出省略局部。下面一句一样。 certain basic chemicals 一定的或：某些根本化学物质 certain kinds of soil 一定的土壤 食草动物没有草不能生存，食肉动物没有猎物无法活命，植物没有一定的根本化学物质或一定的土壤就生长不了。 “一定的也可改为“某种In-class Exercise

5、s of Unit 6 No. 5If we could consider placing ourselves in other peoples shoes, we could teach ourselves how damaging it is to assume anything about anyone. Place ourselves in others shoes: 设身处地为别人着想 we could teach ourselves: we would understand 我们就会懂得 to assume anything about anyone 对别人作主观臆断 假设我们可以

6、设身处地为别人着想，就会懂得对别人臆断有多大害处。 In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 6A creative person will almost never follow a set pattern in developing an idea. To do so would tend to structure his thinking and might limit the creation of possible solutions. follow a set pattern 照搬固定不变的形式 in developing an idea 在形成一种想法时

7、to structure his thinking 构造他的思想束缚思想 Tend to 往往会，常常有创造性的人在形成一种想法时决不会照搬固定不变的形式。那种做法往往会束缚思想，有碍于想出多种可能的解决方案。In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 7Next door, a larger-than-expected audience of 300 attended the International Conference on Laser Atmospheric Studies, which will be covered separately next month

8、. the International Conference on Laser Atmospheric Studies 国际激光大气研究会议 which will be covered separately next month 有关会议情况将于下月另文报道 隔壁大厅里，出乎意料地有300人出席了国际激光大气研究会议，有关会议情况本刊将于下月另文报道。 In-class Exercises of Unit 6 No. 8The quality of attendance, enhanced by an exhibit-admission fee of $50 per day, was wide

9、ly extolled. The quantity was in doubt, however. All of the 14 exhibitors interviewed questioned the figure of 5,200 given by Fair director G.B. Hovel; the consensus was 2,500 attendees. was widely extolled 受到了普遍称颂。Extol(l): praise highly consensus 多数人的意见, 言论 questioned the figure of 5,200 given by sb. 对某人提供的5200这个数字表示疑心 由于每天的入场券票价高达50美元，所以前往参观的人都有些身份，受到了普遍称颂。但是参观人数值得疑心。有14家参展厂商承受了采访，都对交易会主任霍佛尔提供的5,20