直译与意译
直译是基础,意译是补充能直译就尽量直译,不能直译就采取意译
1. Their accent couldn‘t fool a native speaker. A. 他们的口音不能愚弄本地人B.本地人是不会听不出他们是外乡人的。
C.本地人一听他们的口音便知道他们是外乡人的。
2. Smashing a mirror is no way to make an ugly person beautiful , nor is it a way to make social problems evaporate.意译:砸镜子并不能解决实际问题。
直译:砸镜子并不能使丑八怪变漂亮,也不能使社会问题烟消云散。
3.He felt a rush of fear churning his stomach.直译:他感到一阵恐惧涌上胃口意译:他感到一阵恐惧涌上心头
4. He bent solely upon profit. A. 他只屈身与利润之前B.只有利润才使他低头。
C.他惟利是图
5. Would there be any possibility of having breakfast on the train before we are decanted in Munich ?
A.当我们在慕尼黑被腾出车厢之前有任何在火车上吃早饭的可能性吗?
B.我们在慕尼黑被腾出车厢之前,有可能在火车上吃早饭吗?
6. He had about as much chance of getting a job as of being chosen mayor of Chicago. A.他找到工作的机会和当选芝加哥市长的机会差不多B.他找到工作的机会简直跟当选芝加哥市长同样困难。
C.他找到工作的机会简直微乎其微。
正说与反说
1.The administration was free corruption. 这届政府没有腐败现象
2. Wet paint. 油漆未干
3.I remained confused about the problem.这个问题我还是不懂
4. They are dependent on each other.他们谁也离不开谁
5. He is far from what I expected.他远不是我想象的那样。
6. let bygones be bygones.既往不咎
7. As was expected, he passed the exam easily. 果不出所料,他轻而易举地通过了考试
8.We will live up to what our Patty expects of us.我们决不辜负党对我们的期望。
9. I hate the lack of privacy in the dorrnitory.我讨厌宿舍里没有独处的机会。
10. You evidently think otherwise.你显然有不同的看法
11. He will die of hunger before he will steal. 他宁愿饿死,也不愿去偷。
12. That little bridge is anything but safe.那座桥一点也不安全。
13. So far from taking my advice, he went and did just what I warned in ~ainit.他不但不听我的劝告,反而去做了我警告他不要做的事情。
14. He was more frightened than hurt. 他没有受什么伤,倒是受惊不小
正说
15. Don‘t unstring your shoes.把鞋带系上
16. Ml the teachers , without exception are to attend the meet Sunday. 所有的老师都要参加星期五的会议。
17. She carne into the room without shoes on. 她光脚走进了房间。
18. The doctor lost no tune in getting the sick man to hospital.医生立即把病人送往医院。
19. I have no doubt that you will succeed.我相信你会成功。
20. It‘s no distance at all to the school , only a short walk. 从这到学校很近,只需要很短一段路。
正、反说分析
21.If he had kept his temper, the negotiations would probably have been a success.如果他克制脾气,谈判可能早就成功了。
22.Some people refrain from expressing their gratitude because they feel it will not be welcome. 有些人不愿意表达他们的感激之情,因为觉得着有可能不受欢迎。
23. If you forward the transcripts yourself , they can be considered official only if the school envelope has remained sealed. 如果证件由申请人本人递交,则本人不得擅自启封,否则证件将被视为无效。
24. We must never stop taking an optimistic view of life. 我们对生活要永远抱乐观的态度。
25. We strongly disapprove of the company‘ s new policy.我们强烈反对公司的新政策。
拆句单词拆译26.Incidentally , I suggest that you have the telephone moved to the sitting-room. 顺便说一句,我建议你把电话移至起居室。
27.He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in rapid succession.他有个习惯叫人受不了,意思反复不定,一会一个主张。