中译英长句翻译技巧.ppt

长句的翻译 汉语与英语构句的不同特点 英语长句结构： 主语+谓语+修饰语 并列成分或并列句 短语或从句 英语主谓关系非常明显，其他成分通过各种手段（介词、连词、关系代词、关系副词）同主谓成分挂钩 汉语连接词相对少，使用频率也低， 少用介词而多用动词 结构松散，分句间缺乏应有的形式连接 汉语构句注重意义连贯 逻辑顺序，先后及因果 原序翻译： 按原来的句子顺序将原文译成英文，而且原文是一个长句，译文保持长句的形式。原序翻译的基础是，中国人和英美等西方人在思维方式上存在共性。 这家实业公司建于四年前，隶属上海工业技术发展中心，注重协调帮助所属企业进行生产技术的更新、老厂机制的转换，并且参与投资。 Set up four years ago, this Enterprises Corporation is subordinate to the Industrial Technology Development Center of Shanghai. It helps to coordinate and assist subordinate enterprises in updating production technology and to transform mechanism of old factories, as well as taking part in capital investment. 上海大众汽车公司是一家中德合资企业，去年汽车产量为十万辆，预计今年产量可再增加五万两。 Shanghai Volkswagon, a German-Sino joint venture which turned out 100,000 cars last year, is expected to increase production by 50.000. 你可能知道中国一向坚持开放政策并对引进国外投资采取积极立场，以在平等互利的基础上与其他国家扩大经济合作和技术交流。 You are probably aware that China has always persisted in an opening up policy and taken a positive stand to attract foreign investment, with a view to expanding economic cooperation and technical exchange with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. 分译： 拆句或断句。汉语句内关系不明显，英语通过使用连词明确表现出来。汉语分句可独立成句，因此英译时 透彻理解原文，体会思路，分析句子内部关系 根据英语表达习惯重新分译 含以下句式则分译 疑问、感叹、反诘句 比方句 概括句 对立句 阐述句 多层次意义 疑问、感叹、反诘句 1. 许多人都说他是个笨蛋, 但果真如此吗? Many people say he is an ass. But is that so ? 2. 应当承认, 每个民族都有它的长处, 不然它为什么能存在? 为什么能发展? It must be admitted that every nation has its strong points. If not , how can it survive ? How can it progress ? 中国学生很灵, 一挥而就, 洋教师阅后, 评出了最佳作文一篇, 学生们听后大为不 解, 这种文章怎么能被评为“最佳”? His Chinese students , quick at writing , finished the homework at one go and turned it in very soon. He went through the papers and picked the one that he thought the best . When he read it out to the students, they were generally perplexed. Of all the comments, why did he like this one best? 几千年来，形成老者自以为经验丰富而鄙薄少年为处事幼稚，而少年自以为活力充沛而蔑视老者为老朽昏庸。这真是偏颇的见地！ For thousands of year