英譯漢教程第一章練習答案連淑能

英譯漢教程第一章練習答案連淑能

Examples & Drills 1.3.1

Improve or correct the following translations:

(1) Poor translation due to inaccurate comprehension:

1）This will go a long way towards overcoming the

difficulties.

這對克服困難有很大的幫助。

2）Go it while you are young.

趁還年輕就放手去做吧。

3）I could do with more leisure time.

我需要更多的空閑時間。

4）This failure was the making of him.

這次失敗造就了他。

5）I wish peace could be saved at the eleventh hour.

我希望在最后時刻可以贏得和平。

6）. She knew a thing or two about it.

她對此事有些了解。

7）She is too ready to speak.

她很樂意發言。

8）News came through on the wireless of a rich oil field

district.

通過無線電傳來了某一藏油豐富地區的消息。

9）News came through on the wireless of a rich oil field

district.

根據當時的形勢他深信將會有一場漫長而艱苦的戰爭。

10）What are the perspectives of the national liberation

movement and the relations between China

and the Third World countries?

對民族解放運動和中國同第三世界國家關系的看法是什么呢？

(2) Poor translation due to inappropriate reprentation:

1）This is a 100-hour reliable engine.

這臺發動機可以連續運轉100個小時，非常可靠。

2）The OED is the final court of appeal in all matters

concerning English words.牛津英語詞典是有

關英語單詞一切問題的最高權威。

3）He wanted to learn, to know, to teach.

他愛好學習，了解知識，并授之于人。

4）Linda is a good singer and a good dancer, a great actress

and a great joker.

琳達不僅是一位優秀的歌唱家和舞蹈家，而且是一位天資卓越的

演員和了不起的幽默大師。

5）Somehow our path took us towards the park.

不知不覺我們走到了公園。

6）How’s the world treating you?

你運氣怎樣？你過的怎樣？

7）The May Fourth Movement of 1919 saw the beginnings

of the New Redology reprented by

scholars such as Hu Shi and Yu Ping-bai.

1919年的“五四”運動見證了像胡適、俞平伯這樣的學者所代表

的“新紅學”的開始。

8）The little cha p’s good natured honest face won his way

for him. (Vanity Fair)

這小伙子忠厚老實的長相為他贏得了出路。

9）Great was the excitement as procession after procession

poured its eager mass into the town.

熱心的群眾成群地涌到鎮上，場面異常熱鬧。

10）The colorful surroundings of the restored town inspired

the photographers in the team as they lined up the ping-pong

players in front of the cameras to shouted encouragements of

“Xiao! Xiao!” (Smile,

smile.)

這座復興城鎮的五彩繽紛的環境激發隨隊的攝影記者們在當乒乓

球選手們列隊在照相機前的時候高

聲鼓勵他們要“笑！”“笑！”

Examples & Drills 1.3.2

Translate the following paying attention to the culture-

related knowledge involved.

Examples & Drills 1.3.2

Translate the following paying attention to the culture-

related knowledge involved.

1）John can be relied on. He eats no fish and plays the game.

約翰為人可靠，他既忠實又正直。

2）Didn’t she swear she’d never again believe anything in

trours?

她不是曾經發誓她再也不相信男人了嗎？

3）As the wist of the Commissioners himlf remarked,

some part of what they were shown in

Ceylon smacked a little bit of Potemkin.

就像那位最明智的委員所評論的，他們在錫蘭所展示的某些部分

有點Potemkin(造作）的味道。

4）The Japane imperialists tried to make hell while the sun

shines.

日本帝國主義企圖在光天化日之下制造人間地獄。

5）Not without reason Mr. Dulles was called a bull in the

Indo-China shop.

把杜勒斯稱作冒失鬼是有道理的。

6）The government of Gabon considers this question of

admission of the Peoples republic of China to the United Nations

as of the utmost importance, calling for specific action under

Article 18 of the

U.N. Charter.

加蓬政府認為關于允許中國加入聯合國的問題是至關重要的，需

要嚴格遵守聯合國憲章第18條的詳

細步驟。

7）His writings are devoured by Arabs from the castles of

Morocco to the oil derricks of the Persian

Gulf, by diplomats from Foggy Bottom to Peking.

從摩洛哥城堡到波斯灣石油井架的阿拉伯人以及從美國到中國的

外交家們都津津有味地拜讀他的著

作。

8）He was the acting president of the organization of African

Unity.

他是非洲統一組織的代理秘書長。