英汉翻译技巧之省略.pptVIP

Lecture eight Omission (1) Main contents of the lecture Omission in E-C translation e.g. ---- The time-keeping devices of electronic watches are much more accurate than those of mechanical ones. 电子表比机械表准确得多。 More examples A soldier must obey orders. ?It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10.5-mile race over a course through steep exhausting hills. 3. It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. 4. One must make painstaking efforts before one could succeed in mastering a foreign language. 1. A soldier must obey orders.  军人必须服从命令。（省冠词） 2.?????? It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10.5-mile race over a course through steep exhausting hills. 那是九月初的一天，秋高气爽，阳光明媚，正是赛跑的好时光。我正参加一场10.5英里的比赛，刚跑了几英里。比赛路线要穿越一些陡峭、使人精疲力竭的山坡。（省连词） 3. It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. 使自由保持活力的是冲突而不是绝对的一致。（省强调句中的it） 4. One must make painstaking efforts before one could succeed in mastering a foreign language. 要掌握一门外语，非下苦功夫不可。（省代词） I . Omission in English-Chinese Translation  Omission in E-C translation is generally employed in six circumstances: 1.?????? Omission of the pronoun (代词的省略) ---- He put his hands into his pocket and shrugged his shoulders. 他将双手放进衣袋，然后耸了耸肩。 ---- For two weeks, he had been studying the house, looking at its rooms, its electric wiring, its path and its garden. 两周以来，他一直注意观察房子的情况，查看各个房间，留心电线的走向、通道和花园的布局。 2.?????? Omission of the Article （冠词的省略） ---- The moon was slowly rising above the sea. 月亮漫漫从海上升起。 ---- Any substance is made of atoms whether it is a solid, a liquid or a gas. 任何物质，不论是固体，液体或气体，都由原子组成。 3.?????? Omission of the preposition（介词的省略） ---- Smoking is prohibited in public places. 公共场所，禁止吸烟。 ---- The difference between the two machines consists in power. 这两台机器的差别在于功率不同。 4.?????? Omission of the con