英语形容词翻译的小窍门
<p>英语和汉语语言结构和表达习惯有很多差异之处， 一、一些原义并无否定意思的形容词和别的词搭配，有时可译成否定句。</p><p>1. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p><p>这些货物供应不足。</p><p>2. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="equation">equation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>.</p><p>这个方程一定也不复杂。</p><p>二、为了使译文自然流畅，读起来顺口，在一些形容词前可根据上下文内容加上副词“很”、“最”等字。</p><p>1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>.</p><p>这是我度过最愉快的一天。</p><p>2. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compress">compress</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>.</p><p>气体很容易压缩。</p><p>三、有时可将英语的“形容词+名词短语”译成汉语的主谓结构。</p><p>1. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>.</p><p>她讲话声音很尖。</p><p>2. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="torque">torque</span>.</p><p>这台发动机产生的转矩很大。</p><p>四、如果一个名词前有几个形容词修饰，英译时应根据汉语习惯决定其顺序。</p><p>1. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="hall">hall</span></p><p>一个用砖砌的大会议厅</p><p>2. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="chair">chair</span></p><p>一把在花园里用的塑料椅子</p><p>五、英语中一些表示知觉、情感、欲望等心理状态的形容词，同连系动词构成复合谓语时， 1. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="marrying">marrying</span>.</p>
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