3.there be
• 中西方饮食习惯存在极大的差异。 • There are great differences between Chinese and western eating habits. • 必须保证每天八小时睡眠。 • There is eight hours’ sleep that must be guaranteed every day.
• “鱼”在英国所代表的含义？
• 英国是一个岛国，四面环海，所以在英语口语里，fish还 常常被用来指“人”，类似于汉语里的“家伙、东西”等。 如：a poor fish（可怜虫），a big fish（大亨），a cool fish（无耻之徒），a strange fish（奇人、怪人）， a loose fish（放荡鬼）等。但必须注意的是，fish用来 指人时形象虽然鲜明，但往往含有贬义。 由fish构成 的习语也非常生动有趣。如：fish in the air本意为“空 中钓鱼”，喻指“方法（向）不对而达不到目的”，相当 于汉语中的成语“缘木求鱼”。又如：like a fish out of water喻指“如鱼离水、感到生疏”，feel the fishes喻 指“葬身鱼腹；晕船”。
• “是”的翻译技巧 • 世界贸易组织是成立于 1995 年 1 月 1 日的，目的是确保一个稳定 的全球贸易经济环境。 • The WTO was founded on January 1st, 1995, which aims to ensure a stable environment of trading and economy in the world. • 改变一下？ •
无主句
• 1.加主语
• (师傅）只在此山中，云深（童子）不知处。 补主语 • I asked the boy beneath the pines, • He said, “The master has gone alone. Herb-picking somewhere on the mount, Cloud-hidden where abouts unknown.”
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A loose fish（道德上）放荡不羁的人 不要班门弄斧 Don’t teach a fish to swim. 以上句子的翻译还可以这样： 兔子不吃窝边草 Never fish in your neighbor ’s pond. 好马不吃回头草 If you let a fish off, you let it off. 天涯何处无芳草 She is not the only fish in the ocean.
• 必须保证每天八小时睡眠。 • We must guarantee eight hours’ sleep every day.
2.变被动
• • • • 必须保证每天八小时睡眠。 Eight hours’ sleep must be guaranteed every day. 整个义务教育阶段，要求学生在每学期期末参加期末考试。 Throughout the whole process of compulsory education, students are required to take final examination. • 因此，强烈建议大学生在课余时间做一些兼职工作，以积 累相关的工作经验。 • Therefore, college students are strongly suggested to do … • Therefore, it is highly suggested that college students do some part-time jobs in their spare time to accumulate relevant working experience.
• 大学生之间的竞争也越来越激烈，这导致任何一名大学生找到工作的 机会都变小了。 • The competition among graduates has become more and more fierce, which results that the chance that any individual graduate finds a job has decreased. • 对于那些月薪较低却渴望在大城市拥有一套属于自己的体面、舒适 的栖身之所的人来说，高昂的房价是他们无法承受的负担。
2.定语从句
• 3.旅游业是最近二十年来在世界各地迅速发 展的一个行业，现在正引起中国公众越来 越大 的注意。 • Tourism is a fast developing industry for the last two decades all over the world, which now draws more and more attention of Chinese public.
• 中国是一个发展中国家，属于第三世界 （the Third World） • China is a developing country, belonging to the Third World. • 这些实习生(trainees)制造的机器运转良好。 （定语） • The machines made by the trainees work very well.
• 大学生把在校的大多数时间都用在了专业 学科学习上，只有当他们开始找工作的时 候，才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训。 • College students spend most of their time at school studying academic subjects and it is only when they start looking for a job that they realize they lack necessary job training.
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天涯何处无芳草 You can find fragrant grass everywhere. 兔子不吃窝边草 A rabbit never eats the grass near its cave. 好马不吃回头草 A good horse should never turn back to eat grass.
多动句
• 1.动词1，动词2，and动词n • 他坐下来，休息了一会儿，一句话没说。 • He sat down,had a break and said no words to us.
动词的主次之分
• 鉴于这一状况，政府近来采取了一系列的 措施来防止 房价过快增长，包括提高利率 及增加房产税等。 • For this reason, the government has taken a series of measures to prevent the housing price from rising too fast, including raising interest rates and increasing taxes on real estate etc.
翻译技巧
• 1.汉语（通常情况）；
• 2.修饰结构在前； • 3.分离可反复；
• 4.主动居多；
• 5.一句可多动词。
翻译做题步骤
• 调整语序 ——直接翻译（信、达）——美 化翻译（雅）
翻译例子
• 1. 我国的端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival）是纪念古代诗人屈原的 日子。 • The Dragon Boat Festival is a day established in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan. • 2. 喝茶聊天是中国人中最流行的打发时间的方式。 • Chatting with cups of tea is the most popular way to kill time among Chinese. • 3. 旅游业是最近二十年来在世界各地迅速发展的一个行业，现在正引 起中国公众越来越大的注意。 • Tourism is a fast developing industry for the last two decades all over the world, which now draws more and more attention of Chinese public. attract
• 中医(Traditional Chinese Medicine)是中华 文化不可分割的一部分，为振兴华夏做出了 巨大贡献。 • Traditional Chinese Medicine, a crucial part of Chinese culture, has made great contributions to the development (and prosperity) of China.
• For those who earn less but are eager to own a decent and comfortable place of their own in a big city, the high housing price is a heavy burden that they cannot afford.
翻译原则
• 要想皮肤好，早晚用大宝。 • 信：If you want good skin, you should use Dabao every morning and night. • 达：We can have a beautiful face by using Dabao every day. • 雅：A fair face now, Dabao knows how.
不知道谁主谁次用连词
• 体重是我的大问题，因为它决定着我找男 朋友和未来嫁出去的可能性。 • My weight is a big problem because it determines the possibility of my finding an excellent boyfriend and getting married in the future.