翻譯常用之八大技repetition

1、翻譯常用之八大技巧一 重譯法RepetitionHow to understand?英語行文多“替代”，漢語行文多“重復(fù)”。One of the important differences between Chinese & EnglishEnglish always tries to avoid repetition unless for special purposesChinese tends to repeat a lot even in common situationsFour aims of repetitionFor emphasisFor livelinessFor clea

2、rnessFor aesthetic purpose of the languageWe talked of ourselves, of our prospects, of the journey, of the weather, of each other of everything but our host and hostess.我們談到了我們自己，談到了我們的前程，談到了那次旅行，談到了當時的天氣，談到了我們彼此 談到了一切，但就是沒有談到我們的男女主人。He was particularly interested in the articles on and by Lu Xun.他對

3、關(guān)于魯迅的文章以及魯迅所寫的文章尤其感興趣。 We find ourselves rich in goods, but ragged in spirit; reaching with magnificent precision for the moon, but falling into raucous discord on earth. We are caught in war, wanting peace. Were torn by division, wanting unity. We see around us empty lives, wanting fulfillment. We

4、see tasks that need doing, wanting for hands to do them. (R. Nixon: Inaugural Address) 我們物質(zhì)豐富，但精神貧乏；我們以巨大的精確程度登上月球，但卻讓地球陷入極度紛爭。 我們被卷入戰(zhàn)爭，我們渴望和平。我們被四分五裂，我們渴望團結(jié)。我們看到周圍的人們生活空虛，我們渴望生活的充實。我們看到等待人們?nèi)プ龅母黜椚蝿?wù)，我們需要人手來完成它們。 Although credit cards are becoming a more acceptable part of the financial scene, they ar

5、e still regarded with suspicion by many as being a major part of the “l(fā)ive now, pay later” syndrome. Although with hire-purchase, rental and leasing schemes, they provide encouragement to spend more money. 盡管信用卡正在成為金融業(yè)更能接受的付款方式，但許多人仍然心存疑慮，把信用卡看成是“今日享受，明日付款/ 寅吃卯糧”的一種主要表現(xiàn)。同分期付款、租賃方式一樣，信用卡鼓勵人們消費。He nee

6、ds assistants in his research work, but he hasnt yet got a competent one.他做研究工作需要幾個助手，可至今他還沒有找到一個能夠勝任的助手。Jesse opened his eyes. They were filled with tears.杰西睜開雙眼，眼里充滿了淚水。 On the wings of hope, of love, of joy, Miss Meadows sped back to the music hall, up the aisle, up the steps, over to the piano.

7、美多斯小姐仿佛插上了希望的翅膀，愛情的翅膀，歡樂的翅膀，一路飛奔回到音樂廳，她穿過通道，跑上臺階，三步并作兩步走到鋼琴前。The ballot is stronger than the bullet. (Lincoln)1 選舉權(quán)比子彈更具威力。（陸谷孫，1993：124）2 選票比大炮更具威力。3 選票勝于槍炮。April is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain. - T. S. Eliot:

8、 The Waste Land 四月是最殘忍的一月，荒地上長著丁香，把回憶和欲望摻和在一起，又讓春雨催促那些遲鈍的根芽四月，一年中數(shù)你最酷,此時的荒原,只有丁香醒目，把記憶和憧憬交互,春雨正撼醒孤寂的根符人間四月最猖狂，催生荒原紫丁香,摻和記憶與欲望,灑下春雨根芽長。HomeworkI am lonely only when I am overtired, when I have worked too long without a break, when for the time being I feel empty and need filling up. And I am lonely s

9、ometimes when I come back home after a lecture trip, when I have seen a lot of people and talked a lot, and am full to the brim with experience that needs to be sorted out.Then for a little while the house feels huge and empty, and I wonder where my self is hiding. It has to be recaptured slowly by watering the plants and, perhaps, by looking again at each one as though it were a person.It takes a while, as I watch the surf blowing up in fountains, but the moment comes when the worl