“Another is paid some compliments in return for saying, ‘The child is destined to be an official.’ “Still another, however, is given a sound beating by the whole family for saying, ‘The child will eventually die.’ “To call the child mortal is to state the inevitable while to say that the child will become very rich or a high official is probably a lie. Yet the former gets a thrashing while the latter is rewarded. You……” “I don’t want to tell a lie, and neither do I want to be beaten. Then what should I do, sir?” “Well, just say, ‘Ai-ya, this child! Just look! Oh, my! Hah! Hehe! He, hehehe!”  

生活 所謂“生活”，簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)，就是生下來(lái)就要活著，不想活你可就別生。 可是生與不生，這由得了你么？ 中國(guó)人常說(shuō)，“本人出生于某年某月某日”。“本人”真是了得，好像 背著雙手，邁著方步，逍遙自在地在后花園轉(zhuǎn)悠了一圈，然后找個(gè)出口 溜達(dá)了出來(lái)，“本人”來(lái)到這個(gè)世界似乎與生身之母全然沒(méi)有了關(guān)系。 這真是自大得可以。 在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上，歐洲人就被中國(guó)人實(shí)際得多。若他是1986年來(lái)到這個(gè)世 界的，他則說(shuō)I was born in 1986。翻譯成中國(guó)話，則是“我是1986年被 生出來(lái)的”。聽(tīng)起來(lái)似乎不如“我出生于1986年”順耳，但卻是大實(shí)話。 對(duì)于中國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，講大實(shí)話真是一個(gè)遙遠(yuǎn)的故事。 歐洲人祝愿君主時(shí)說(shuō)long live，就是活得長(zhǎng)久一些。通過(guò)保健養(yǎng)生，延年 益壽，long live是可能的，但卻不能讓你不死。這一點(diǎn)歐洲人很明白，所 以他們不說(shuō)“萬(wàn)壽無(wú)疆”，而說(shuō)“活得長(zhǎng)些”。 中國(guó)人則截然不同，明知道“人生自古誰(shuí)無(wú)死”，還偏要一本正經(jīng)地高 喊“萬(wàn)歲！萬(wàn)歲！萬(wàn)萬(wàn)歲！”。 口是心非，大概就是這樣的吧。  

漢語(yǔ)無(wú)主→英語(yǔ)被動(dòng) 1、必須加快經(jīng)濟(jì)體制改革。 2(世博北京翻譯公司)、還沒(méi)有決定采取哪個(gè)方案。 3、應(yīng)當(dāng)堅(jiān)定不移地貫徹執(zhí)行一國(guó)兩制的 政策。  

漢語(yǔ)泛指→英語(yǔ)被動(dòng) 1、大家認(rèn)為他是比較合適的人選。 2(世博北京翻譯公司)、有人看見(jiàn)他上課的時(shí)候溜出了教室。 3、眾所周知，臺(tái)灣是中國(guó)不可分割的一 部分。 4、數(shù)千年前人們就發(fā)現(xiàn)，血液在人體是 循環(huán)的。  

漢語(yǔ)被動(dòng)→英語(yǔ)主動(dòng) 1、在鄉(xiāng)下，老師的工資常常被拖欠 （arrear)。 2(世博北京翻譯公司)、海浪突然襲來(lái)，我被卷去好遠(yuǎn)。 3、這個(gè)罪犯理應(yīng)受到懲罰。  

第七講 分譯法概說(shuō) 所謂分譯，即將原語(yǔ)中的一個(gè)較為復(fù)雜 的句子翻譯成目的語(yǔ)中兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上 的句子，這樣可以使譯文結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)潔、語(yǔ) 義清晰、意思明了。  

一、英語(yǔ)單詞→漢語(yǔ)分句 1. The northern Koreans seem justifiably proud of their diplomatic achievements. 2(世博北京翻譯公司). He had long been held in cordial contempt by his peers; now that contempt was no longer cordial. 3. He stalked away, but with a gnawing uncertainty in his breast.  

長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，同僚們（同事們）雖瞧他不起，卻 還友善。然而現(xiàn)在，友善不再，只有蔑視。 Stalk: walk with slow stiff strides (大步、闊 步), especially in a proud, self-important or threatening way. He walked angrily out of the room:他悻悻然 踱出房間 He walked along the road: 他在路上得意地踱 著方步。  

二、英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)→漢語(yǔ)句子 1. As a secret training base for a revolutionary new plane, it was an excellent site, its remoteness effectively masking its activity. 2(世博北京翻譯公司). Their power increased with their number. 3. Nixon arrived in Beijing at a ripe moment internationally.  

秘密訓(xùn)練全新機(jī)型，此地方位可謂絕佳。 因其地處邊陲，保密效果甚好。  

英語(yǔ)從句→漢語(yǔ)單句或復(fù)句 1. A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps: for there is a companionship of books as well as of men. 2(世博北京翻譯公司). On behalf of all your American guests, I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality for which the Chinese people are justly famous throughout the world.  

1、了解一個(gè)人，觀其所讀之書(shū)與所交之 人即可。書(shū)有伴，人有朋。 2(世博北京翻譯公司)、我謹(jǐn)代表所有的美國(guó)客人向你們表示 感謝，你們的盛情款待世所罕見(jiàn)。中國(guó) 人民以其熱情好客而聞名于世，真是當(dāng) 之無(wú)愧。  

去掉可有可無(wú)的字詞 When Kunta got home with the massa well into one night a few months later, Bell was less irritated than concerned that they were both too tired even to eat the good supper she’d prepared. 幾個(gè)月以后的一個(gè)晚上，昆塔和老爺于深夜才 回到家里。貝爾看到他們兩累得連她做好的美 味晚餐都吃不下，心里的擔(dān)心超過(guò)了氣惱。   翻譯公司 (責(zé)任編輯：世博翻譯公司)