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翻译技巧:汉译英最易翻错的100句(16)

76. 他的病情好多了。

[误] his sick condition is much better.
[正] his condition is much better.

注:在英美人看来,sick 只是一种无意义的重复,因为去掉它以后意思一亲清楚,而且还更地道。我们甚至可以更简单地翻译为 he is much better。

77. 经常给我写信。

[误] write letters to me often.
[正] write to me often.

注:中文动宾结构的宾语在翻译成英文时常常省略,因为这些英语动词本身已经包含了中文宾语的意思,不言自明,除非需要强调,否则可以省略,不省略反而与英语习惯不符。上面的例句就是个很好的例子。又如:“你会唱歌吗”(can you sing);“我会付钱给你”(i'll pay you);“他花很多时间读书”(he spends a lot of time reading)等。

78. 挑战者以0比4的比分输了与冠军队的那场比赛。

[误] the challengers lost the game by zero to four to the champion.
[正] the challengers lost the game by nil to four to the champion.

注:zero 和 nil 虽然都可以表示“零”,但 zero 多用于电话号码或邮政编码,而 nil 则特指比赛的比分。同样,0比0就应该翻译成 nil to nil。

79. 在一次具有历史意义的表决中,北京羸得了申办奥运会的机会。

[误] in a historical vote, beijing won the bid for the olympics.
[正] in a historic vote, beijing won the bid for the olympics.

注:historic 表示“历史上著名的,有历史意义的”,而 historical 则表示“有关历史的,历史学的”。

80. 你读没读过菲尔丁的经典长篇小说《汤姆.琼斯》?

[误] have you ever read fielding's classical novel tom jones?
[正] have you ever read fielding's classic novel tom jones?

注:classic 即可作形容词,表示“经典的,第一流的”,又可作可数名词,表示“经典作品”;而 classical 却是一个没有比较级和最高级的形容词,常指“(建筑,文学,音乐等方面)古典的,传统的”。

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