四种翻译方法之二

Free translation is also called liberal translation, which does not adhere strictly to the form or word order of the original.（郭著章）

直译法是指在不违背英语文化的前提下，在英译文中完全保留汉语词语的指称意义，求得内容和形式相符的方法。

意译是指译者在受到译语社会文化差异的局限时，不得不舍弃原文的字面意义，以求疑问与原文的内容相符和主要语言功能的相似。（陈宏薇）

简单地说，直译指在译文中采用原作的的表达方法，句子结构与原句相似，但也不排除在短语层次进行某些调整。

意译指在译文中舍弃原作的表达方法，另觅同意等效的表达方法，或指对原作的句子结构进行较大的变化或调整。（杨莉藜）

Literal translation may be defined as having the following characteristics:

1, literal translation takes sentences as its basic units and the whole text into consideration at the same time in the course of translating.

2, literal translation strives to reproduce both the ideological content and style of the entire literary work and retain as much as possible the figures of speech and such main sentence structures or patterns as SV,SVO, SVC, SVA, SVOO, SVOC, SVOA formulated by Randolph Quirk, one of the authors of the book A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.

Free translation may be defined as a supplementary means to mainly convey the meaning and spirit of the original without trying to reproduce its sentence patterns or figures of speech. And it is adopted only when and where it is really impossible for translators to do literal translation. (Liu Zhongde).

练习

1. He walked at the head of the funeral procession, and every now and then wiped his crocodile tears with a big handkerchief.

他走在送葬队伍的前头，还不时用一条大手绢擦一擦他的鳄鱼泪。

2. It‟s an ill wind that blows nobody good.

对有些人有害的事情可能对另一些人有利。

3. Every dog has his day.

人人皆有得意日。

4. It means killing two birds with one stone.

这意味着一石二鸟。

这意味着一举两得。

这意味着一箭双雕。

5. 你不要班门弄斧。

Don‟t display your axe at Lu Ban‟s door.

Don‟t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

Never offer to teach a fish to swim.

6. Nixon was smiling and Kissinger smiling more broadly.

尼克松满面春风，基辛格更是笑容可掬。

7. 在我的后园，可以看见墙外有两株树，一株是枣树，还有一株也 是枣树。

Behind the wall of my backyard you can see two trees: one is a date tree, the other is also a date tree.

8. 油蛉在这里低唱，蟋蟀们在这里弹琴。

Here field crickets droned away while house crickets chirped merrily.

9. There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in the character of a French man.

法国人的性格混合有老虎和猿的成分。

法国人的性格既残暴又狡猾。

虎恶狐狡，兼而有之，这就是法国人的性格。

10. Every spirits you take is a nail in your coffin.

你喝的每一杯酒都在缩短你的性命。

你喝的每一杯酒都是你棺材上的一颗钉子。

11. The first time I saw her, half of my life ago, she nearly took my breath away.

大半生前第一次见到她，她差点儿把我的呼吸带走。

大半生前第一次见到她，我就惊呆了。

12. 芦笛岩是桂林最精彩的岩洞。

Reed Flute Cave is the most magnificent of all in Guilin.

13. Don‟t cross the bridge till you get to it.

不必担心太早。

不必自寻烦恼。

14. Do you see any green in my eye?

你以为我是好骗的吗？

15. I want a man who will throw his hat over the Chindwin and then lead his troops after it.

我要的是这样一个人，他决心在亲顿江破釜沉舟，然后率领部队前进。

16. Ruth was upsetting the other children, so I showed her the door.

鲁斯一直在扰乱别的孩子，我把他撵了出去。

17. The operation may not succeed; it‟s a gamble whether he lives or dies.

手术不一定成功，能否保住他的性命，只能一赌。

18. But after six years of a stormy marriage, Cewe decided to end it.

六载婚姻生活，风雨交加，赛维决定结束这种婚姻。

19. The boxes, being museum quality, would have increased in worth over the years, and made people remember me “with growing appreciation.”

九只盒子，都足以当作文物收藏在博物馆里，随着岁月流逝，它们的价值还会越来越高，人们也会记住我，“越来越感激”我。

20. 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。

21. . 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。

22. “你真是不到黄河不死心。”她低声地说，无可奈何地摇摇头。（《寒 夜》）

“You really do refuse to give in until all hope is gone.” she murmured, shaking her head helplessly.

23. It is a long lane that had no turning.

误：那是一条没有弯的长巷。

正：无论多长的巷也有弯的地方（路必有弯，事必有变）。

24. We cannot estimate the value of modern science too much.

误：我们不能过高地估计现代科学的价值。

正：对现代科学的价值无论如何重视也不过分。

25. At the door to the restaurant, a stunning, porcelain-faced woman in traditional costume asked me to remove my shoes.

在通往餐厅的门口有一位迷人的陶瓷般脸蛋的妇女叫我脱下鞋子。

在通往餐厅的门口有一位妇女，涂脂抹粉、细皮嫩肉、身着和服、十分迷人，她叫我脱下鞋子。

在通往餐厅的门口有一位妇女，她身着和服，仪态优美，面庞陶瓷般光洁白皙，叫我脱去鞋子。

26. The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.

古老的小日本漂游在灰棕色的钢筋混凝土摩天大楼之间的引人景象是和服与超短裙之间的不断斗争的象征。

式样古老小巧的日本房屋像小船一般，漂游在灰棕色的钢筋混凝土摩天大楼之间，这引人注目的景象象征着旧传统和新发展之间的不断斗争。

米黄色的混凝土摩天大楼之间，飘荡着小小的古老的日本，构成了一道吸引人的风景，恰恰象征着和服与迷你裙间不断的斗争。

27.千字比十字只多一小撇，不是差不多嘛？

The character千 differs from 十 in merely having one additional short stroke. Aren‟t they about the same?

28，我们尽忙着鸡毛蒜皮的事儿，还没有顾得上呢。（新儿女英雄传）

We haven‟t had time, we‟ve been too busy with chicken feather and onion skin affairs, with light trivial matters!

29，“八字没有一撇呢 ”

Not even the first stroke of the character 八 is in sight.

30、三个人品字式坐了，随便谈了几句（子夜）

The three men sat down facing each other and began casually chatting.

(许孟雄、A. C. Barnes译)

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