Translation of attributive clause.pptVIP

My dormitory is a large, spacious and comfortable room with four beds. As you walk into the room, you are faced with a large window on the southern side of the room. Below the window is a large desk on which there is a clock, a telephone and a computer. Around the desk are four chairs for us to sit on during out study. The four bed are located in the four corners of the room. Between the two beds on the ease side of the room is a large wardrobe for hanging clothes and storing bedding. Opposite to it is a large bookcase with neatly arranged book. * * Translation of attributive clause 定语从句的翻译 Translation INTRODUCTION Contributive clause includes Restrictive Attributive Clause (RA) and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause (NRA). RA clauses have a close relation to the words they modify (or their antecedent先行词), while the relation between NRA clause and its antecedent is not that close. Accordingly, we can translate attributive clauses in three ways： 1. Since restrictive attributive clause is to modify a noun, it is usually put before its antecedent. But the clause has to be short enough so as not to break the main sentence: I want to buy a house which is inexpensive yet comfortable. 我想买一座又便宜又舒适的房子。 But if the attributive clause may cause ambiguity or logic mistake, it should be put after its antecedent, usually as an individual sentence： They killed four men and injured the fifth who later died of his wounds. 他们打死四人，并打伤了后来伤重死去的第五人。 他们打死四人，打伤一人，伤者后来因伤势过重而死去。 2. In translation of non-restrictive attributive clause, we usually split it from the main sentence and put it into an independent sentence. This is because: 1) Non-restrictive attributive sentences are usually too long to be put in one single sentence: World War II was more complex than World War I, which was a collision among the imperialist powers over the spoils of markets, recourses and territories. 第一次世界大战是帝国主义列强之间争夺市场、资源和领土的冲突，因而第二次世界大战比第一次更复杂。 2) Non-restrictive attributive clause is usually descriptive or exp