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Translating Skills —— Conversion Try to translate the following sentences: 1. This watch never varies more than a second in a month. 2. Rockets have found application for the exploration of the universe. 3. It is demonstrated that gases are perfectly elastic. 4. Careful comparison of them will show you the difference. 1. 这块表一个月的误差从不超过一秒钟。 2. 火箭已被用来探索宇宙。 3.人们已经证实，气体具有理想的可收缩性。 4. 只要将他们仔细比较一下，你就会发现不同之处。 Definition of Conversion: Conversion, one of the commonly adopted translation techniques, means the change of parts of speech in translation. Owing to the syntactical differences between English and Chinese, it is usually impossible for a translator to keep to the original part of speech in the process of translation. Ⅰ. Converting the English Word into Chinese Verb One of the most remarkable differences between English and Chinese syntax is the use of the verb. It is taken for granted that an English sentence contains no more than one predicate verb, while in Chinese it is not unusual to have clusters of verbs in a simple sentence. 动词多是汉语的一大特点， “请你陪我去走走，去看看。” 这句当中，就有“请”、“陪”、“去走走”、“去看看”这些动词。英语句法要求一个句子当中只能有一个谓语动词，因此，英语中有不少此类，尤其是名词、前置词（也称介词）、形容词、副词在汉译时往往可以转译成动词。 1. from noun into verb Noun + “er/ar” I am an amateur actor. He is a better player than I. 我是一个业余演员。他演得比我好。 The old hunter is a good skier. 这位老猎人滑雪滑得很好。 I am no drinker, nor smoker. 我既不喝酒，也不抽烟。 He is a great talker/ liar. 他这个人最爱说谎了/ 老是说谎。 He is a commander of a regiment. 他指挥着一个团。 He is the murderer of his boss. 他谋杀了他的老板。 He had been the ruler of that region for as long as twenty years. 他统治那个地区长达20年之久。 He is an ardent lover of classical music. 他酷爱音乐。 He was a regular visitor. 他经常来访。 Other nouns into verbs： She was looking for a single-mom roommate. 她正在找一个单身妈妈合住。 The government called for the establishment of more technical schools. 政府号召建立更多的技术学校。 His acceptance of bribes led to his arrest. 他因受贿而被捕。 There is a big increase in demand for all kinds of consumer goods in