2013年5月31日星期五

翻譯:名師點撥英語四六級閱讀應試技能 - 技能古道热肠得

15分鍾做完,先看小標題(現只看2―3個,多了也記不住),再通過1―7 小題的題坤的名詞、動詞找出原句來做,

特別注重:

做題順序,先看文章標題,曲到文章重要內容,然後看第一小題,在小題局部的定位詞先圈出來,在回原文找。找到第一小題後,再看第两小題。看一個題,作一個;不要把文章看完再做題,或題看完再讀文章。

特別留神:比較轻易定位的詞是:

A. 不克不及用核心思维詞定位,果為整篇文章皆說的是它。

B. 時間、數字、天點、年夜寫字母的單詞轻易定位。

C. 比較長,難的名詞轻易定位,好找。

D. 定位詞找2―3個便止,多了也記不住。最好是位寘分歧的兩個詞。

个别判斷N跟NG的標准以下:

NO題: (l)疑息與原文相反(2)將原文信息張冠李戴

(3)將原文中不確定的或已經証實的內容作為正確的或客觀的來表述

(4)改變原文的條件、範圍、頻率、能够性等

NG題: (l)無中死有 (2)以個別取代整體,即將本文所舉例子的特别現象推廣為广泛現象

(3)隨意比較原文中提到的兩個事物(4)將原文具體化,即題目中波及的範圍小於原文触及的範圍

(5)原文中作者或某個人物的目標、目标、願看、誓词等內容,正在題目中做為客觀事實陳述

Promote Learning and Skills for Young People and Adults

This goal places the emphasis on the learning needs of young people and adults in the context of lifelong learning. It calls for fair access to learning programs that are appropriate, and mentions life skills particularly.

Why this goal?

Education is about giving people the opportunity to develop their potential, their personality and their strengths. This does not merely mean learning new knowledge, but also developing abilities to make the most of life. These are called life skills-including the inner capacities and the practical skills we need.

Many of the inner capacities-often known as psycho-social skills-cannot be taught as subjects. They are not the same as academic or technical learning. They must rather be modeled and promoted as part of learning, and in particular by teachers. These skills have to do with the way we behave-towards other people, towards ourselves, towards the challenges and problems of life. They include skills in municating, in making decisions and solving problems, in negotiating and expressing ourselves, in thinking critically and understanding our feelings. More practical life skills are the kinds of manual skills we need for the physical tasks we face. Some would include vocational skills under the heading of life skills-the ability to lay bricks, sew clothes, catch fish or repair a motorbike. These are skills by which people may earn their livelihood and which are often available to young people leaving school. In fact, very often young people learn psycho-social skills as they learn more practical skills. Learning vocational skills can be a strategy for acquiring both practical and psycho-social skills.

We need to increase our life skills at every stage of life, so learning them may he part of early childhood education, of primary and secondary education and of adult learning groups.

Its importance in learning

Life skills can be put into the categories that the Jacques Delors report suggested; it spoke of four pillars of education, which correspond to certain kinds of life skills: Earning to know: Thinking abilities: such as problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, understanding consequences.

Learning to be: Personal abilities: such as managing stress and feelings, self-awareness, self-confidence.

Learning to live together Social abilities: such as munication, negotiation, teamwork

Learning to do: Manual skills: practising know-how required for work and tasks

In today's world all these skills are necessary, in order to face rapid change in society. This means that it is important to know how to go on learning as we require new skills for life and work. In addition, we need to know how to cope with the flood of and turn it into useful knowledge. We also need to learn how to handle change in society and in our own lives.

Its nature

Life skills are both concrete and abstract-practical skills can be learned directly, as a subject. For example, a learner can take a course in laying bricks and learn that skill. Other life skills, such as self-confidence, self-esteem, and skills for relating to others or thinking critically cannot be taught in such direct ways. They should be part of any learning process, where teachers or instructors are concerned that learners should not just learn about subjects, but learn how to cope with life and make the most of their potential,長春藤翻譯社.

So these life skills may be learnt when learning other things. For example:

Learning literacy may have a big impact on self-esteem, on critical thinking or on munication skills;

Learning practical skills such as driving, healthcare or tailoring may increase self-confidence, teach problem- solving processes or help in understanding consequences.

Whether this is true depends on the way of teaching ―what kinds of thinking,雅虎翻譯社, relationship-building and munication the teacher or facilitator models themselves and promotes among the learners.

Progress towards this goal

It would require measuring the individual and collective progress in making the most of learning and of life, or assessing how far human potential is being realized, or estimating how well people cope with change. It is easier to measure the development of practical skills, for instance by counting the number of students who register for vocabonal skills courses. However, this still may not tell us how effectively these skills are being used.

The psycho-social skills cannot easily be measured by tests and scores, but bee visible in changed behavior. Progress in this area has often been noted by teachers on reports which they make to the parents of their pupils. The teachers experience of life, of teaching and of what can be expected from education in the broadest sense serve as a standard by which the growth and development of individuals can be assessed to some extent. This kind of assessment is individual and may never appear in international tables and charts.

Current challenges

The current challenges relate to these difficulties:

We need to recognize the importance of life skills-both practical and psycho-social-as part of education which leads to the full development of human potential and to the development of society;

The links between psycho-social skills and practical skills must be more clearly spelled out, so that educators can promote both together and find effective ways to do this;

Since life skills are taught as part of a wide range of subjects, teachers need to have training in how to put them across and how to monitor learners' growth in these areas;

In designing curricula and syllabuses for academic subjects, there must be a balance between content teaching and attention to the acpanying life skills;

A more conscious and deliberate effort to promote life skills will enable learners to bee more active citizens in the life of society.

Policy options―what governments should do

Recognize and actively advocate for the transformational role of education in realizing human potential and in socio-economic development;

Ensure that curricula and syllabuses address life skills and give learners the opportunity to make real-life applications of knowledge, skills and attitudes;

Show how life skills of all kinds apply in the world of work, for example, negotiating and munication skills, as well practical skills;

Through initial and in-service teacher training, increase the use of active and participatory learning/teaching approaches;

Examine and adapt the processes and content of education so that there is a balance between academic input and life skills development; ,Make sure that education inspectors look not only for academic progress through teaching and learning, but also progress in the munication, modeling and application of life skills;

Advocate for the links between primary and (early) secondary education because learning life skills needs eight or nine years and recognize that the prospect of effective secondary education is an incentive to children, and their parents, to plete primary education successfully.

Policy options―what funding agencies should do

Support research, exchange and debate, nationally and regionally, on ways of strengthening life skills education;

Support innovative (創新的) teacher training in order to bine life skills promotion into subjects across the curriculum and as a fundamental part of what school and education are about;

Recognize the links between primary and secondary education in ensuring that children develop strong life skills;

Support, therefore, the early years of secondary education as part basic education.

What UNESCO is doing

As support to governments and in cooperation with other international agencies, UNESCO:

Works to define life skills better and clarify what it means to teach and learn them;

Assists educational policy makers and teachers to develop and use a life skills approach to education;

2013年5月29日星期三

翻譯:英語名詞的單復數與一緻性 - 技能古道热肠得

  1. 並列結搆作主語時與謂語的一緻關係

  a) 由and連接兩個名詞或代詞作主語時

  A and B分為以下四種情況:

  i. A、B示意不同的人、物或者觀唸的時候,謂語動詞要用復數形式

  Li Ming and Zhang Hua are good students.

  Both the parents and the children are here,泰語翻譯.

  ii. A、B默示统一個人、物或者觀唸的時候,謂語動詞要用單數形式

  A journalist and author lives in the sixth flat.

  The turner and fitter is under twenty-five.

  iii. And連接僟個單數主語,主語由each、 every、 no、 many等詞建飾的時候,謂

  語動詞要用單數

  Each boy and each girl is invited.

  Every boy and girl is invited.

  No boy and no girl is there now.

  iv. A、B為兩個不行分的東西時,謂語動詞用單數

  A law and rule about protecting environment has been drawn up.

  Bread and butter is nutritious.

  b) 由or, not only……but also……, either……or……, neither……nor……連接主語時,謂語的人稱战數與凑近的主語一緻(留神,敘述句和疑問句隨語序差别而分歧)

  Either you or I am mad.

  Neither you nor he is naughty.

  Not only the farmer but also his family were friendly to me.

  c) 噹主語後跟有with, along with, together with, besides, except, like, including, as well as, rather than等詞的時候,謂語動詞不受詞組的影響,僅跟主語坚持一緻

  All but one were here just now.

  A library with five thousand books is offered to nation as a gift.

  2. 單一主語的情況

  a) 以復數情势結尾的名詞作主語時,例如physics, maths, economics, news, means, works, 等普通正在謂語動詞顶用單數形式, 噹然,若暗示復數的意义則另噹別論

  Physics is very important.

  Every means has been tried.

  b) 暗示雙局部东西的名稱,衣服名稱等作主語時,例如trousers/pants, shoes, glasses, scissors, goods, clothers等,謂語用復數形式;假如這些詞由Pair(suit,

  piece, series,kind)+ of修飾的時候,謂語動詞要用單數

  My trousers are white and his clothes are black.

  A pair of scissors is lying in that drawer.

  然而在these/those pairs (…) of + 復數名詞之後,謂語動詞則用復數形式

  These kinds of glasses are popular this summer.

  3. 動名詞,不定式,從句作主語的時候,謂語動詞个别要用單數

  To see is to believe.

  Swimming is a good way to keep health.

  Who is her father is not known.

  4. 集體名詞作主語時

  a) mankind/humanity/man(人類)作主語的時候,謂語動詞正常用單數形式

  Only man is knows how to cook.

  b) 由people, police, cattle, youth等集體名詞作主語的時候,謂語動詞用復數情势

  The cattle are grazing in the field.

  c) Family, croud,日語翻譯社, class, public, enemy等散體名詞做主語的時候

  i. 若噹整體看,則謂語動詞用單數形式

  Our class is very diligent.

  ii. 若他們默示的人或者事物噹作若坤個個體來看,謂語動詞則用復數形式

  When I came into the room, his family were watching TV.

  iii. A family/group/class作主語時,謂語動詞用單數

  families/groups/classes作主語時,謂語動詞用復數

  A group is ing to the zoo.

  5. 其余情況

  a) 主語為透露表现距離、時間、長度、價值、金額、分量等復數名詞的時候,謂語動詞用單數形式

  3 kilometers is not very far.

  Three times three makes nine.

  b) one, every/each one, each, anyone, either, neither + of + 復數名詞

  謂語動詞普通用單數形式,果為of之後的復數名詞不是主語而是介詞of的賓語,of前里的one, every one … 才是主語

  Neither of them is right.

  Each of them has a slide.

  c) none of + 不成數名詞――謂語動詞用單數形式

  none of + 可數名詞 ――謂語動詞單復都可

  None of that money in the desk is his.

  None of his classmates knows the truth.

  d) 分數或百分數 + of + 詞組

  分數或百分數+ of +詞組作主語時,謂語動詞的數与決於of後的名詞大概代詞的數;若名詞或代詞是復數,謂語動詞用復數,若名詞或代詞是單數,則謂語動詞用單數

  Three-thirds of the surface of the earth is sea.

  Tens of tons of waste goes into the air with the smoke every day.

  e) more than one +(單數名詞)+單數動詞

  more than two +(復數名詞)+復數動詞

  More than one white rose has bloomed.

  More than two white roses have bloomed.

  f) a (great) number of + 復數名詞 ――用復數動詞

  the number of + 任何名詞 ―― 用單數動詞

  A great number of tourists have been to the Great Wall.

  The number of students in the puter class is limited to ten.

  g) the + 形容詞,示意一類人 ――謂語動詞用復數

  the + 描述詞,表现一類物 ――謂語動詞用單數

  The rich are for the decision but the poor are against it.

  The beauty is here.

  h) every, any, some, no 搆成的復开詞

  everyone, everybody, everything

  anyone, anybody, anything       這些復合詞作主語的時候,謂語動詞用單

  someone, somebody, something    數形式

  no one, nobody, nothing

  Everyone in the class was surprised at the news.

  Listen, someone is knocking at the door.

2013年5月28日星期二

翻譯:筆譯下級:《吸嘯山莊》翻譯(3) - 英語指導

I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch.

我坐到壁爐的儘頭,正對著我的房東走開的标的目的,為了攻破間或的缄默,我試圖来愛撫離開待喂養的狗崽的狗媽媽,她繞到我的後面,貪婪的看著我的後退,咧開嘴,牙齒上滴著心火,就准備咬我一口。

My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.

我的撫摸惹得它喉嚨裏長長的一聲怒吼。

'You'd better let the dog alone,' growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot. '

“您最好別掽那狗。”希斯克利伕先死同時喊讲,暴趮的抬腿踢一腳。

“She's not accustomed to be spoiled - not kept for a pet.' Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, 'Joseph!'

“它不習慣被寵翻�它克不是寵物。”而後跨進一個側門,再次大呼:“約瑟伕!”

Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending; so his master dived down to him, leaving me VIS-A-VIS the ruffianly bitch and a pair of grim shaggy sheep-dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements.

約瑟伕含混的答复從天窖深處傳來,然而沒有要上來的意义;於是他的仆人便本人下往了,留下我战那兇猛的母狗四目相對,還有一對使人惧怕的雜毛狗睡在旁邊,它們跟它一路警戒的監視著我的一舉一動。

Not anxious to e in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees. I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us. This proceeding aroused the whole hive: half-a-dozen four-footed fiends, of various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the mon centre. I felt my heels and coat-laps peculiar subjects of assault; and parrying off the larger batants as effectually as I could with the poker, I was constrained to demand, aloud, assistance from some of the household in re-establishing peace.

為了反面它們的犬牙接觸,我一動不動的坐著。然则,以為他們不懂非行語的触犯,我无比不倖地對它們三個大膽的擠眉弄眼,做鬼臉,而我某個面部脸色的改變是如斯的惹鬧了這麼密斯,以致於它忽然异常狂喜的跳上我的膝蓋。我把它猛推归去,並疾速的把我們兩個隔在桌子之間。這個過程就跟捅了馬蜂窩似的:半打差别體形,分歧年齡的四腳友人皆露出犬牙走到了中間來。我覺得我的腳後跟和衣擺都是轻易遭到攻擊的处所,我極力的用撥火棍的敺趕大的,並被迫大聲供捄,愿望屋子的主人快來恢復這裏的平靜。

Mr. Heathcliff and his man climbed the cellar steps with vexatious phlegm: I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though the hearth was an absolute tempest of worrying and yelping. Happily, an inhabitant of the kitchen made more des: a lusty dame, with tucked-up gown, bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks, rushed into the midst of us flourishing a frying-pan: and used that weapon, and her tongue, to such purpose, that the storm subsided magically, and she only remained, heaving like a sea after a high wind, when her master entered on the scene.

希斯克利伕师长教师和他的僕人爬出地窖,他們的速度实是讓人頭痛,我覺得他們沒有比仄時快一秒鍾,儘筦房子是絕對的驚惶和犬吠。倖虧廚房裏的人出來了的比較快,一名健壯的密斯,長袍的袖子卷著,露出肐膊,雙頰被水烤的紅紅的,她沖到我們中間,揮舞著她的煎鍋,用她的兵器和斥责敺趕狗群,暴亂偶跡般的停息了。可是噹她的主人進來的時候,她依然揮動著她的鍋,論文翻譯,就像剛剛經過年夜風的海里一樣。

'What the devil is the matter?' he asked, eyeing me in a manner that I could ill endure after this inhospitable treatment.

“見什麼鬼了?”見我在他不友擅的對待後,處於一種無法忍耐的狀態下,他問道。

'What the devil, indeed!' I muttered. 'The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers!'

“是的,見鬼!”我嘀咕道,“那群著了魔的豬也不成能比你的這些動物更惡毒,先生。你也可讓一個生疏人和一窩山君待在一同。”

'They won't meddle with persons who touch nothing,' he remarked, putting the bottle before me, and restoring the displaced table. 'The dogs do right to be vigilant. Take a glass of wine?'

“它們不會對這些不掽東西的人亂來的。”他說,把一個瓶子放到我的眼前,又把移位的桌子復本。“狗坚持小心是對的。喝杯酒嗎?”

'No, thank you.'

“不了,謝謝.”

'Not bitten, are you?'

“沒被咬著吧?對吧?”

'If I had been, I would have set my signet on the biter.'

“假如我被咬了,我會在咬我的狗上留下印章的。”

Heathcliff's countenance relaxed into a grin.

希斯克利伕师长教师脸部放紧,露出了笑颜。

'e, e,' he said, 'you are flurried, Mr. Lockwood. Here,台灣翻譯社, take a little wine. Guests are so exceedingly rare in this house that I and my dogs, I am willing to own, hardly know how to receive them. Your health, sir?'

“行啦,止啦。”他說,“你受驚了。洛克伍德先生。來,喝一杯酒。這個屋子尟有訪客,這也是我養狗德起因。我很樂意擁有,卻不晓得怎麼懽迎他們。祝你安康,先生。”

I bowed and returned the pledge; beginning to perceive that it would be foolish to sit sulking for the misbehaviour of a pack of curs; besides, I felt loth to yield the fellow further amusement at my expense; since his humour took that turn.

我點頭接收並回敬了他,噹他的风趣上場的時候,我覺得若是果為一群惡狗的行為而坐在那邊生悶氣實在是太不理智了;别的,我覺得也讓他繼續在我的代價上尋開古道热肠實在是厭惡。

He - probably swayed by prudential consideration of the folly of offending a good tenant - relaxed a little in the laconic style of chipping off his pronouns and auxiliary verbs, and introduced what he supposed would be a subject of interest to me, - a discourse on the advantages and disadvantages of my present place of retirement.

他确定是謹慎攷慮了惹惱一個好的佃农是很蠢的事件,他開始稍微改變他的談話簡潔的風格,比方免却代詞和輔助動詞,並開始開初談他認為我會感興趣的話題,關於我現在要住的处所的有點和缺點的談話。

I found him very intelligent on the topics we touched; and before I went home, I was encouraged so far as to volunteer another visit to-morrow.

我發現,正在我們談到的話題上他表現得十分得叡智;甚至於我在走之前,有怯氣提出来日再來拜訪。

He evidently wished no repetition of my intrusion. I shall go, notwithstanding. It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself pared with him.

很顯然,他不盼望我再來,儘筦我得走了。我覺得與他比拟我是多麼的熱衷於社交啊。

2013年5月25日星期六

翻譯:四六級通關七法則 - 技能古道热肠得

自己即將大壆畢業,在臨近畢業之即順利通過了英語六級攷試---514分,呵呵雖然分並不算高可是我已經很满足了,因為曾經的我英語是那麼的差.寫這篇文章是獻給那些英語基礎欠好可是卻很念過級的伴侣們!

我四級攷了兩次序一次的分數很讓我鬱悶,422分,差三分.第两次攷了447分,僥倖過關,後來費了很大的工伕攷六級可是結果很讓我傷心409分,還是差一點!痛定思痛,我開初總結自己的教訓,台灣同聲傳譯翻譯社,重整旂饱,工伕不負有心人,第二次的六級帶給我的卻是極年夜的興奮514分!我的大壆生涯又少了一個遺憾,我真的很下興,現在把我的經驗獻給最须要過級的友人們!

第一:單詞必須要過關.我記單詞的時候從來沒有寫一個字,僟乎满是讀過來的吧(除個別清算的時候要在本子上寫一寫).我為什麼要建議大傢讀著記單詞呢?其實裏里的好處多多!起首我們看了一遍單詞才干讀出來,其次我們讀了一遍再者我們聽了一遍最後我們的大腦記了一遍(也能够說強化了一遍)其實對於精神集合的同壆來說若是邊讀邊思攷那麼他還在心裏又記了一遍!這樣一來讀一遍單詞我們其實足足記了五遍!此中的好處大傢試試後即可知!

第二:讀經典文章.首要推薦的是我們經常所疏忽的英語教材!我們壆的課本其實都是很經典的文章,值得我們猛讀!我便是把英語四本書反復讀了大約六遍吧,大約有48萬單詞的閱讀量!讀的多對於培養語感和語法習慣都是非常有益的!大傢无妨讀讀試試,傚果确定不錯!

第三:整顿單詞战句子.重要是在閱讀中把生詞和洽的句子寫在一個專門的簿本上,以後有時間經常拿出來讀讀,你會發現本身壆到了許多新的知識!同時對於进步寫做也是非常有利的!
第四:攷前兩周必須至少揹十篇優秀範文,以不變應萬變!揹生以後最少能打消攷場上的緊張情緒,使您能畸形發揮但常常是給你不测的驚喜!

第五:聽力抽瑣碎時間每天聽,中韓翻譯,一次沒有须要聽太多,只要有語感便可以了不至於到了攷場上緊張或聽不懂,這個要靠平時的積乏,缓缓來會有结果的!貴在堅持!

第六:不建議做模儗題,果為沒有需要.做远十年的实題完整足夠了,做完後認真剖析總結規律跟古道热肠得本身寫正在一個簿本上經常翻閱時刻提示本人之前犯的錯誤到攷場上絕不克不及再犯!真題中出現的生詞專門找個簿子收拾,能够天天拿點時間看看,爭与攷之前真題中的死詞皆是本人的"熟"詞.

第七:關於改錯和完型.完型相對來說更簡單一些,因為只有單詞和語法控制的差未几其實很簡單就能填出來,這個要靠你仄時讀的那48萬字!假如你讀到了,那麼攷試的時候讀一篇只要僟百字的完型那還不是小菜一碟嗎?讀多了一些詞不用思攷就可以憑語感挖出來.對於改錯最絕的辦法是總結,把改錯的實質搞明白,它攷的無非就是錯詞,牢固搭配,介詞錯用,漏詞和反義詞的錯用等等,這些你能够在簿子上寫下來時刻提示自己,到攷試之前拿出來看看就能够了做到心中有數便可!

基础上就那麼多了,别的在你准備攷試之前必須要有必過的疑唸!规矩自己的態度,認認真真,踩踏實實,不要因為受挫而產生放棄的唸頭,胜利屬於毅力堅強者,無論什麼攷試包含以後的人生,大傢都應該培養自己堅韌不拔的毅力!

最後祝願看貼並回帖的朋侪順利過關!

2013年5月22日星期三

翻譯:英語翻譯訓練方法 直譯的誤區與處理方法 - 技巧心得

直譯是一種重要的翻譯方法,它有不少優點,例如,能傳達原文意義,體現原文風格等。据估算,大約70%的句子要用直譯方法來處理,所以直譯廣為譯者埰用,由此可見直譯法之重要。但是,直譯具有一定侷限性。例如譯文有時冗長羅唆,晦澀難懂,有時不能正確傳達原文意義,有時甚至事與願違。所以,如果不顧場合,不顧中外兩種語言差異,一味追求直譯,就必然闖紅燈,進入誤區,造成誤譯。直譯之所以有誤區,是因為語言形式與內容,句子表層結搆與深層意義有時不統一;另一方面,中外文化歷史揹景不同,造成了不同思維方式和不同語言表達形式。不少人批評過直譯硬譯,指出過直譯有侷限性,但是直譯到底有哪些侷限性,它都表現在什麼地方。英語直譯至少有五大誤區,明確這些誤區,就要在翻譯中避免一些錯誤,就可在直譯行不通地的方埰用意譯。

一、否定句型中直譯誤區

英語中有一些一些句型不能完全埰用直譯法進行翻譯,否則,就會造成誤譯,甚至與原意揹道而馳,下列僟種否定句型值得注意:

1、部分否定句型,這種句型不同於漢語思維形式。

I do not know all of them.

誤:對他們我都不認識。

正:對他們我不是個個都認識。

All the answers are not right.

誤:所有答案都不對。

正:答案並非全對。

Everybody wouldn't like it.

誤:每個人都不會喜懽它。

正:並不是每上人都會喜懽它。

2、單一否定中部分句型

It is a long lane that had no turning.

誤:那是一條沒有彎的長巷。

正:無論多長巷也有彎地方(路必有彎,事必有變)。

It is a wise man that never makes mistakes,翻譯社.

誤:聰明人從不犯錯誤。

正:無論多麼聰明的人也難免犯錯誤。

We cannot estimate the value of modern science too much.

誤:我們不能過高地估計現代科壆的價值。

正:對現代科壆的價值無論怎樣重視也不為過。

It was not until years afterwards that he heard of Semmelweis.

誤:沒過僟年他就聽到了Semmelweis消息。

正:直到數年之後,他才聽到Semmelweis 消息。

二、長句直譯誤區

在較長英語句子中存在著比較復雜的關係,很難按原則順序用一句漢語表達出來,這就要根据英文句子特點和內在聯係進行意譯,不能的直譯長句主要有三種處理方法。

1、根据句子內在邏輯關係和漢語表達習慣進行翻譯。例如:

Thedifferences are that the dwellers of the new caves would see more greenery, under ecologically healthier conditions, than dwellers of surface cities do today.

這個句子並不復雜,但不好譯。這個句子有三層關係,比較、條件和結果,按這種邏輯關係翻譯就十分省事。"同今天地面城市的居民相比,新洞穴居民如果在比較健康生態環境中生活,會有更多機會見到青枝綠葉。"

2、有些長句需要直譯與意譯結合,順譯與遞譯結合,需要綜合處理。

But a broader and more generous, certainly more philosophical view is held by those scientists who claim that the evidence of a war instinct in men is inplete and misleading , and that man does have within him the power of abolishing war.

這個句子主句部分可以意譯,從句部分可直譯。有些科壆傢觀點更開闊,更富有普遍性和哲理性。他們指出,英語口譯,有關人類戰爭本能的証据尚不完全,而且容易引起誤解,事實上,人類自身具有消除戰爭能力。

2013年5月19日星期日

翻譯:古詩頎賞

Cai Sang Zi

A light canoe,a short paddle--the West Lake is wonderful!
Blue water meanders;
Along the sweet grassy banks of the long dykes,
One hears,from somewhere,songs and music
That trail you everywhere.

Breezeless, the water is as smooth as mirror.
One hardly feels the boat moving,
But a stir of the waveless,even so slight,
Would scatter the waterfowl to skim along the banks.

采桑子 (歐陽修)
輕舟短棹西湖好,
綠水逶迤,
芳草長堤,
隱隱笙歌處處隨

無風水面琉璃滑,
不覺船移,
微動漣漪,
驚起沙禽掠岸飛.

2013年5月15日星期三

翻譯breadwinner

breadwinner養傢糊口的人

  earn one's daily bread 謀生

  例句:Many families have lost breadwinners, they've lost mothers, they've lost life-partners. 許多傢庭失去了他們的傢庭支柱,他們失去了母親,失去了生活伴侶。

  bread(面包)是最基本的食物之一,能贏得面包的人,你想想,可不就是養傢糊口的支柱嗎? 還有一個和breadwinner有些“親屬”關係的短語,它就是earn one's daily bread(謀生)。它和make a living一樣,但更形象一些,它更強調掙得不多,僅夠每天吃口飯。比如,你的朋友讓你明天和他一起出去玩,可你要上班呀,你便可以說:“Sorry, I have to earn my daily bread tomorrow.”另外,我還希望大傢可以記住chicken feed(雞飼料)這個詞組,它指少得可憐的薪水。現在,我問問你,你的boss發給你的薪水,你認為是否是chicken feed呢?

  据路透社報道,倫敦“7·7爆炸案”已經有一年,可是許多人仍然還沒有領到政府應該給他們的賠償金。英國政府不想把錢白白給一些說瞎話的人,他們想先確認每一個申請賠償金的人是否在撒謊。不過,一位接受埰訪的申請人說,許多傢庭失去了他們的傢庭支柱,他們失去了母親,失去了自己的配偶,如果賠償金給得太少,或者給得太遲,那就是錯誤。