英汉互译Chapter 3 Conversion of Parts of Speech.pptVIP

Chapter 3 Conversion of Parts of Speech ⅠConversion into verbs 1. nouns converted into verbs ⑴ Converting the nouns derived from verbs into verbs. ① I am no drinker, nor smoker. 我既不喝酒，也不吸烟。 ② The old hunter is a good skier. 老猎人滑雪滑得很好。 ③ My suggestion is that she should quit smoking at once. 我建议她立刻戒烟。 ④ The government called for the establishment of more technical schools. 政府号召建立更多的技校。 ⑵ Converting nouns with the indication of an act into verbs. e.g.: ① Her sighs made it clear that she was unhappy. 她这样唉声叹气充分说明她心情不好。 ② Vietnamese War is a drain on American resource. 越南战争不断消耗美国的资源。 3 The streets are marked by an absence of color. 街上明显缺乏色彩。 ⑶ Converting the principal nouns in an English idiomatic expression into a verb. e.g.: ① He made no mention of your request. 他没有提到你的要求。 ② At the sight of the old man, he could not help thinking of his parents. 一看到那位老人，他禁不住想起他的父母。 ③ He showed great concern for the students’ health. 他很关心学生的健康。 2. Prepositions converted into verbs e.g.: ① The people are with him. 人民拥护他。 ② The machine is out of repair. 机器失修了。 ③ He came to my home for help. 他来到我家寻求帮助。 ④ The women, with her two daughters, arrived. 那女人带着她的两个女儿来了。 ⑤ Millions of the people in the mountainous areas are off poverty.、 千百万的山区人民终于脱贫了。 ⑥ After several blocks, he found an empty park bench. 过了几个街区，他发现一条公园的长凳，空着没人坐。 3. adjectives converted into verbs Many English adjectives after a link verb indicating one’s consciousness, feelings, emotions, and so on, can be converted into Chinese verbs. e.g.: ① T