●导入译例
Law is no respecter of persons.
法律面前,人人平等(法律不偏袒任何人)
无论你走到哪里,你都能看到广告
You cannot escape advertisements whenever you go
No cross, no crown.
没有十字架就没有皇冠 (没有付出就没有回报)
●转换原则----通顺
It’s an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.
这是我一生中最宝贵的经历
Ignorance of law excuses no man.
谁也不能以不懂法律为自己辩解
●转换原则----生动
We reached the conclusion here that the change cannot be put off.
我们的结论就是,改革是大势所趋
Don’t order me about like that. You know my name as well as I know yours.
别对我那么吆五喝六的,咱们谁不认得谁呀
●正说反译
“Shortness of time required omission of some states”, said the visiting president.
来访的总统说:“由于时间不足,没能访问有些国家”
He seemed at loss for the right word to express himself.
他似乎想不出恰当的字眼来表达自己
The window refuses to open.
窗子打不开
The explanation was rather thin.
这个解释很不充分
Wet paint!
油漆未干
Mind your own business!
别管闲事
The actor modeled between his roles.
这个演员不演戏的时候就当模特
●反说正译
What’s done cannot be undone.
事成定局,无法挽回
The three-year-old was able to undress himself.
这个小孩三岁就能自己脱衣服
John is a disgrace to the whole family.
John使整个家庭蒙羞
No 禁止吸烟 No dumping! 禁止倒垃圾
P禁止张贴
The monk is only not 这和尚跟死人一样
The idea of going abroad for further studies never deserted her.
出国深造的念头一直萦绕在她心头
●完全否定:not, never, no, none, nothing, nobody, nowhere, neither, nor
●绝对否定:not at all, by no means, in no way, under no circumstances, anything but
●半否定:hardly, scarcely, seldom, barely, few, little
●部分否定:not every, not all, not much, not many, not always
●暗含否定的词汇:fail, refrain, refuse, neglect, avoid, lack
…to
●否定词缀:non- un- dis- im- in- ir- -less
●汉语常见否定
这事儿你甭管! Don’t bother about it!
甭提了! Don’t mention it!
别动!on’t move! / Freeze!
别客气! You are welcome. / Help yourself!
●否定转移
I don’t think y我认为你不对
John didn’t marry Linda because he loved her.
So far we knew of no effective way to store solar energy.
到目前为止,我们还不知道储存太阳能的有效办法
●部分否定
I don’t like both. I like neither.
我并不是两个都喜欢 我两个都不喜欢
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的未必都是金子
This plant can’t be found anywhere.
不是所有的地方都能找到这种植物
●问句中的否定
Is George here? Is not George here? Isn’t George here?
乔治在这儿吗 乔治没在这儿吗? 乔治不是在这儿吗?(知道在,只是要听的人确认一下)
Won’t
你进不进来?(进来吧) 你进来吗?
●not和no
He is not a is no poet.
他不是诗人 他才谈不上是什么诗人呢
Henry is not t no taller than Harry.
亨利不比哈利个子高 亨利跟哈利一样都不高
●比较结构与否定
H他已经不是小孩子了
He is little m他完全还是个孩子
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 正如马不属于鱼类一样,鲸鱼也不是鱼类
我受不了他吹毛求疵的做法
I can’t bear his fault-finding. / His fault-finding is more than I can bear.
这个真的不能说
I really can’t tell you this. / This is more than I can tell.
●否定与语境
H他每年花销2000美元
He doesn’t 他每年花销不足2000美元
H他每年靠2000美元维持生活
He doesn’t 每年2000美元不够他维持生活
●其它否定形式
There is no arguing with my father.
跟我爸爸讲不通
How do you know God really answer prayers? It depends on your view: if you believe, no proof is necessary; if you don’t, no proof is sufficient.
你怎么知道上帝是否真的答应你的祈祷呢?这取决于你的观点:如果你笃信上帝,那不需要任何证明;如果你不信上帝,再多的证明也没有用
●具体与抽象
One’s own past may become a gradually increasing weight.
一个人的过去可能会成为越来越沉重的包袱
曲曲折折的荷塘上面,弥望的是田田的叶子
All over the winding stretch of water, what meets the eye is a silken field of lotus leaves.
●英语抽象转换为汉语具体
Wisdom prepares for the worst; but folly leaves the worst for the day it comes.
智者未雨绸缪,愚者临渴掘井
Many rural residents have found prosperity in specialization.
农村居民通过专业化(有了一技之长)走上了致富之路(发家致富)
有了这个药箱,有个头疼脑热的就不用找大夫了
With this medical box, you will be able to deal with the slight illness by yourself.
他认为应该大张旗鼓地去为新片做宣传
He thought they should give the new movie a wider and more vigorous publicity.
High voltage current is usually carried by overhead wire system so as to prevent living things being electrocuted.
通常采用高架线来输送高压电,以防人畜触电
●汉语抽象对应英语具体
We must stop his madness.
我们必须阻止他的疯狂行为
Trustworthiness was a characteristic surely lacking in the last presidency.
上任总统任职期间的特点之一就是信任感的缺失
Every life has its roses and thorns.
每个人的人生中都有其甘苦
In the modern world salt has many uses beyond the dining table.
在当代世界,除了食用外,盐还有许多其它用途
This resort provides accommodation to suit every pocket.
这个度假村提供的食宿丰俭随意
It is very plain that my old man and I will remain at daggers to the end of our lives.
很明显,我跟老头子之间至死也是势不两立
He allowed the father to be overruled by the judge, and declared his own son guilty.
法官的责任感战胜了父子私情,他最终判决自己的亲生儿子有罪
I had the muscle, and they made money out of it.
我有力气,因此他们就利用我的力气赚钱
This does not mean that sticky-fingered people are necessarily godless.
这并不意味着贪小便宜的人一定是不信神的
Jack was such a wet blanket at the party that they never invited him again.
那次聚会上Jack实在令人扫兴,人家再也不邀请他了
●巩固练习
Students are still coming.
学生还没有到齐
The name slipped from my memory.
我记不起这个名字
Mary lay awake almost the whole night.
Mary躺在那儿,几乎一个晚上都没睡着
I dare you to do it.
我谅你也不敢
Most comets are faint objects, far below the limit of the unaided eye.
大多数彗星是十分暗淡的物体,远非肉眼可见
They have just had an addition to the family.
他们家里刚刚添了一个人
It is three days since she slept.
她已经三天没睡觉了
The truth is quite other than what you think.
事实同你想的完全不同
A little further up the administrative ladder and it would have been an “unavoidable error” instead of a “stupid one”
要是他的官衔再高一点,人们就不会说他“犯了一个愚蠢的错误”,而会说那是一个“不可避免的错误”