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名师指导如何翻译长难句

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  考研英语中的翻译是众多考生头疼的事情,既考察单词的基本概念及生僻含义,又考察长难句的学习程度,此外还有翻译的策略与方法。众所周知,英汉两种语言在表达方式上有相似之处,但更多的是差异。同一思想或概念,英语有英语的表达方式,汉语有汉语的表达方式。

  名师指导如何翻译长难句

  无论是英译汉还是汉译英,都提出“忠实”、“通顺”为其基本标准,这是大家所公认的。虽然英译汉和汉译英都以“忠实”、“通顺”为其标准,但并不等于它们之间没有差异,更不等于它们没有各自的特点。

  比如,字面和实质往往有很大的差距,“七嘴八舌”就不能译成“七张嘴八条舌头”,“寒暄”也不能译成“寒冷的谈话”,“干脆”也不宜译成“又干 又脆”,“在朋友面前我只感到惭愧”(巴金《朋友》),也不宜说成“羞愧”(ashamed),实指“不好意思”(illatease)。

  下面,长句的翻译,首先要进行断句,汉语的断句是个难点汉语是形散意连,断句不如英语那样严格。如何划分汉语的句界之间的关系,在很多情况下要取决于读者的语感和对语句的理解,

  如:每一个人,作为社会的一个成员,有权享受其人格和尊严的自由发展所必需的社会、经济、文化权利,这些权利是通过国家努力和国际合作来实现的,并且与所在国家的组织、资源、现状相一致。

  对于这种比较复杂的中文句子,在正式翻译成英文句子之前,应当按照它的含义,将它划分成不同的部分,以便我们确定英文句子的结构。首先将这个中文句子划分成6个部分,请特别注意,第4部分嵌套在第3部分中间。

  ①每一个人,②作为社会的一个成员,③有权享受 [④其人格和尊严的自由发展所必需的] 社会、经济、文化权利,⑤这些权利是通过国家努力和国际合作来实现的,⑥并且与所在国家的组织、资源、现状相一致。

  这样划分之后,可以初步决定,将第4、5、6部分翻译成三个定语从句,用来修饰第3部分的最后一个单词rights:

  ①Everyone

  ②as a member of society

  ③is entitled to the social, economic and cultural rights

  ④which are necessary to the unrestrained development of his/her personality and dignity

  ⑤which are realized through national effort and international cooperation

  ⑥which are concordant with the organization, resources and situation of each country。

  不过,在英语中,通常是一个定语从句修饰一个名词,很少有三个定语从句修饰一个名词,因此我临时决定,将第4部分改写成一个短语,将第5、6部分合并成一个定语句子,请看:

  ①Everyone

  ②as a member of society

  ③is entitled to the social, economic and cultural rights

  ④necessary to the unrestrained development of his/her personality and dignity

  ⑤which are realized through national effort and international cooperation and concordant with the organization, resources and situation of each country。

  最后,将这5个部分组合起来,就是这个中文句子的英文译文。

  Everyone, as a member of society, is entitled to the social, economic and cultural rights necessary to the unrestrained development of his/her personality and dignity, which are realized through national effort and international cooperation and concordant with the organization, resources and situation of each country。

  另提供一版本如下:

  Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality。

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