比較結(jié)構(gòu)的翻譯.ppt

比較結(jié)構(gòu)的翻譯,同級比較,一、原級的翻譯 1The sun is 330,000 times as large as the earth. 太陽比地球大330，000倍。 2The speed of sound in water is about four times as fast as in air. 聲音在水中的傳播速度比在空氣中大三倍左右。,1Air is to us as water is to fish. = Air is to us what water is to fish. 空氣對于我們，猶如水對魚一樣。 = What water is to fish, that air is to us. = As water is to fish, so air is to us. 2As the house is to the man, so is the nest to the bird and the cave to the animal. 室之于人，猶巢之于鳥，穴之與獸。 3As fire tries gold, so does adversity try virtue. 烈火可煉真金，同樣，逆境可考驗(yàn)人的美德。,倍數(shù)的翻譯,“A比B高五倍” 不可譯成：（1）A is 5 times higher than B 應(yīng)譯成： （2）A is 6 times as high as B （3）A is 6 times higher than B 解釋：在英語中如使用time，就不存在“比大幾倍”的語義，只有“是幾倍”的語義。即使添加by，說成A has incread by three times，其語義與A has increased three times相同，都是指A增加了兩倍。,關(guān)于倍數(shù)的用法，對學(xué)生的建議是：從理解的角度上應(yīng)把A is 8 times as high as B與A is 8 times higher than B視為意義相同的表達(dá)法。 但使用百分比，或者具體數(shù)字，便表達(dá)了漢語的“增加了百分之幾”的概念。 如： Increased 200% : 增加了百分之200 = increased three times Increased 7times= increased 600%,比較級的翻譯,1. no more than、no morethan、notmore than、no less than、not lessthan A. no more than = only 不過、僅僅 （后接數(shù)詞和名詞）,His whole school education added up to no more than one year. 僅有一年 2) I have no more than two yuan in my pocket.我口袋里真眼只有兩塊錢。 3) The gun was no longer than 18 inches.那支槍只有18英寸長。（強(qiáng)調(diào)短） 4) I have taken no more than six courses this semester. 本學(xué)期我只選了六門課。 5) You are no more than a child.你不過還是個(gè)小孩。,B. no more than = notany more than = as little as，“與一樣不”，表示兩邊程度都低，或否定雙方（more 是much 和many的比較級，單音節(jié)詞加-er） She is no more beautiful than her sister.= She is not beautiful any more than her sister. 她的容貌跟她姐姐相差無幾（一樣丑）。 比較： She is not more beautiful than her sister. 她沒有她姐姐漂亮。 She is not less beautiful than her sister. 她比她姐姐漂亮。 She is no less beautiful than her sister. 她的容貌跟她姐姐相差無幾（一樣漂亮）。,It is not much more than noon. 剛過晌午。 You are no better than a coward. 你簡直就是一個(gè)膽小鬼。,She is no more fond of swimming than I am. 她和我一樣不喜歡游泳。 I am no more mad than you are. 我和你都沒瘋。 He is no cleverer than his brother. 他和他兄弟一樣笨。 He is no more a god than we are. 他和我們一樣不是神。 You can no more swim than I can fly. 你不會游泳正如我不會飛一樣。 。,He could no more be a valet （仆人） than he could be a stockbrokers or a wire-walker. 仆人的活他干不了，就像他當(dāng)不了證券經(jīng)紀(jì)人，也走不了鋼絲一樣。,no lessthan = as much（many）as 不少于，不亞于，與一樣多（高），與一樣 (肯定雙方，雙方程度都高) 1）We walked no less than 10 miles. 我們走了十英里。 She is no less active than she used to be 她和從前一樣活躍。 The lion is no less cruel than the tiger. 獅子與老虎一樣殘忍。 She is not less beautiful than her sister. 她比她姐姐漂亮。,China insists always on the need for self-reliance, no less in economic policies than in making revolution. 中國始終堅(jiān)持自力更生，不但在進(jìn)行革命方面，而且在經(jīng)濟(jì)政策方面也是如此。,more than、morethan、less than、lessthan more than超出、不僅僅 (后接名詞、數(shù)詞、動名詞、不定式、形容詞、副詞、從句等) My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing. 我去北京不僅僅是觀光. The consequence was much more than he imagined. 結(jié)果遠(yuǎn)超出他的想象。,more than (前邊程度高于后邊) The girl is more shy than timid. 這女孩是害羞而不是膽怯（著女孩與其說膽怯不如說害羞）。 John is more modest than he is prudent. 與其說約翰謹(jǐn)慎，不如說他謙虛。,Americans carry with them an appearance which is more a result of attitude than of clothing. 美國人所呈現(xiàn)出的外表，與其說是衣著所致還不如說是觀念所致。 Hitlers mistake gave Roosevelt the victory; just as at Waterloo it was less Wellington who won than Napoleon who lost. 希特勒犯下的錯(cuò)誤使羅斯福取得了勝利；正如在滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)場上，與其說惠靈頓打勝了，不如說是拿破侖戰(zhàn)敗了。,My upbringing had been more that of a wild boy than that of a young lady. 我早年所受的教育，使我不大像一個(gè)嬌小姐，倒很像一個(gè)也孩子。,最高級的翻譯 ： I shall do it with the greatest pleasure. 我很樂意做這件事。 The design of an