浅析英语长句翻译
<p>一、 英语长句的特点以及英汉语言差异</p><p>1、 英语句子一般非常注重结构语法的完整性,从而为了达到完整而明确说明的目的会大量借用各种类型的修饰词和结构。而汉语注重意义,结构松散,很少使用过多连词。</p><p>2、 英语句子在语言表达上通常采用被动句式,而汉语句子通常采用主动句式。</p><p>3、 英语语言逻辑思维上通常采用先果后因的方式,即往往将已有的判断结论放在事实及原因描述的前面。而汉语多采用先因后果的方式,即将事实和原因放在前面,然后推论出结果。并且两者在修饰语的使用位置上也存在较大差异。</p><p>二、 英语长句的翻译技巧和策略</p><p>1、 顺序操作</p><p>英语中,若长句中的各个句子在逻辑关系、表达顺序上与汉语一致,可以保留原句的句子结构,顺句译出。“断句”是翻译的关键。</p><p>例1、 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vermin">vermin</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sowed">sowed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p>译文:但我只取我所需,只取能为我所用的:有的吃有的用,我还要那些多余的干嘛?如果捕猎过多,我吃不完,只能留给狗吃,或让害虫吃掉;如果种粮过多,我吃不了,只能放着腐烂变臭;如果伐木过多,多余的木材只能扔在地上,任其腐朽,除了当柴火,别无它用,而我也只有做饭时才会烧柴火。</p>
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