倍数的翻译-陆欣.ppt

1、Group Work,倍数的翻译 陆欣,New Product Xenon bulb lasts three times longer than regular bulbs The product lasts two to three times longer and consumes 66 percent less power than regular halogen bulbs. It is three times brighter and covers an area two times larger than ordinary halogen bulbs.,Dictionary Tel

2、ls Different:,1. times n. pl (used to express multiplication 用以表示倍数) : This book is three times as long as/three times longer than/three times the length of that one. 这本书是那本书篇幅的三倍/比那本书长两倍/篇幅为那本书的三倍。 - OALD Extended 4th edition page 1600 2. times noun pl. used in comparisons to show how much more, be

3、tter, etc. sth is than sth else （用于比较）倍： three times as long as sth 某物的三倍长 three times longer than sth 比某物长三倍 three times the length of sth 三倍于某物的长度 - OALD 6th edition page 1853 ? ? ?,Further Searching:, Q&A Texas has an area of 268,581 square miles and Alaska has an area of 663,267 square miles, so

4、 Alaska is about two and a half times bigger than Texas. * 663,267268,5812.5,规律小结 倍数增加的译法,A is N times as great（long，much，）as B.（） A is N times greater (longer，more，) than B.（） A is N times the size (length，amount，)of B. () 以上三句都应译为；A的大小（长度，数量，）是B的N倍 或A比B大（长，多，）N-1倍. 增加到了 N 倍 e.g. Branch As business

5、 volume is three times as big as （three times bigger than，three times the size of ）Branch Bs. 甲分行的业务量是乙分行的3倍（即大两倍）。,规律小结 倍数增加的译法,increase to N times（） increase N timesN-fold（） increase by N times（） increase by a factor of N（） There is a N-fold increase/growth（） 以上均应译为：增加到了N倍（或：增加了N-1倍）。 e.g. The pro

6、duction of integrated circuits has been increased to three times as compared with last year。 集成电路的产量比去年增加了两倍(即增加到了三倍)。 增加到 了N 倍,规律小结 倍数增加的译法,*使用表示倍数的动词 double duplicatetreble/triple triplicate quadruple quadruplicate quintuple - quintuplicate sextuple - sextuplicate octuple octuplicate octopus (八爪鱼)

7、 *英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来表示倍数的方法 A is as much （large，long，）again as B. 【= A is twice as much （large，long，）as B. 应译为：A比B多（大，长，）1倍 (A=2B) A is half as much （large， 1ong，)again as B. 【= A is one and a half times as much （large， 1ong，）as B.】 应译为:A比B多（大，长）一半（A=1.5B）,规律小结 倍数增加的译法,* triple/treble v. to become

8、, or to make sth three times as much or as many 成为三倍，增至三倍 1. Cases of food poisoning have trebled in the last two years. 在过去的两年里，食物中毒事件增加了两倍。 2. Output should triple by next year. 到明年产量应增至三倍。 * factor C the amount by which sth increases or decreases （增或减的）数量，倍数 The real wage of the average worker ha

9、s increased by a factor of over ten in the last 70 years. 近70年来工人的实际工资平均增长超过了10倍。 *again adv. Added to an amount that is already there again指净增加了一倍 The leads of the new condenser are as long again as those of the old. 新型电容器的引线是老式的两倍长。 The antenna is half again as high as that one. 这根天线比那根高一半。 The co

10、st is about half as much again as it was two years ago. 现在的成本比两年前提高了约一半。,规律小结 倍数减少的译法,A is N times as small （light，slow，）as B.（12） A is N times smaller （lighter， slower，）than B.（13） 以上两句均应译为：A的大小（重量，速度，）是B的1/N 或A比B小（轻，慢，）(N-1)/N。 This sort of membrane is twice thinner than ordinary paper. 这种薄膜比普通纸张要

11、薄一半（即是普通纸厚度的12）。 到达了原来的 1/N (1/2),规律小结 倍数减少的译法,decrease N timesN-fold （14） decrease by N times（15） decrease by a factor of N（16） There is a N-fold decreasereduction （17） 以上三式均译为：减少到1N 或：减少(N-1)N 到达了原来的 1/N decrease常被 reduce， shorten， goslow down等词替代。 e.g. The weight of the electronic device has decr

12、eased by 4 times. We see that the collector series resistance is reduced by a factor of 5.,小练习 学以致用哦！,规律小结：N是增减到达的终点，即 增加到了原来的N倍 或者 减少到了原来的1/N 翻译策略： 直接译出增加/减少了N倍； 间接译出增加/减少了(N-1)倍。 Ex. The banks net profit is three times lower this year than last year. Their operational cost is twice higher this yea

13、r than last year.,最后的两点讨论：,1. A is N times as great（long，much，）as B.（） A is N times greater (longer，more，) than B.（） A is N times the size (length，amount，)of B. () A is N times as small （light，slow，）as B.（12） A is N times smaller (lighter， slower，)than B.（13） *当相比的对象B很明显时，than（as，of）B 常被省去！ A is two times larger. 2. 引进“减少多少倍”的译法很有必要（实际上已有人采用这种译法），但目前，采用此种译法的毕竟还很少，人们对此译法还不习惯，不熟悉。为了避免误会，在一篇文章或一本书中第一次采用此译法时可加注。 许建忠 工商企业翻译实务,参考资料：,许建忠 编著 . 工商企业翻译实务 . 北京： 中国对外翻译出版公司， 2002 陈仕彬 编著 . 金融翻译技法 .北京： 中国对外翻译出版公司， 2002 刘季春 编著 . 实用翻译教程 . 广州： 中山大学出版社， 2003 卢敏 主编