《英漢語(yǔ)篇翻譯》教程 著者范守義、郭立秋、賈令儀

1、第1段第1句n Sunday morning and the park is humming with activityn 其中在語(yǔ)境中是什么意思呢？n hum這個(gè)詞的定義取自,如下：n hum v. intr. 1. a. To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged. b. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz. c. To give forth a low continu

2、ous drone blended of many sounds: The avenue hummed with traffic.2. To be in a state of busy activity.3. To produce a tune without opening the lips or forming words.v.tr. 1. To sing (a tune) without opening the lips or forming words.2. Baseball To throw or pitch (a ball) very fast.n. 1. The sound pr

3、oduced by humming.2. The act of erj. Used to indicate hesitation, surprise, or displeasure.第1段第2句n And here I am, aimlessly wandering along the leafy paths.n wandern intransitive verb1. to move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam 2. to go to a destinatio

4、n in a casual way or by an indirect route; idle; stroll: a. to turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose ones way b. to stray from home, friends, familiar places, etc.: often with offn wander3. to go astray in mind or purpose; specif., a. to drift away from a subject, as in discussion;

5、stray or roam in thought b. to turn away from accepted belief or morals c. to be disjointed, disordered, incoherent, etc.4. to pass or extend in an irregular course; meander, as a river 5. to move idly from one object to another: said of the eyes, a glance, the hands, etc.n Origin: ME wandren OE wan

6、drian, akin to Ger wandern, akin ? to wend, windn transitive verb1. to roam through, in, or over without plan or destination: to wander the world 第2段第1句n “We cant carry on as we are, just drifting along,” Greg had said.n carry on1. continue an activity or task: you can carry on with a sport as long

7、as you feel comfortable, she carries on watching the telly. continue to move in the same direction: I knew I was going the wrong way, but I just carried on.2. informal behave in a specified way: they carry on in a very adult fashion behave in an overemotional way. 3. informal be engaged in a love af

8、fair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves: she was carrying on with young Adam n I asked a question about which of the two senses that can best fit the context of We cant carry on as we are, just drifting along, Greg had said”. n Here comes the reply from website.n Setanta:

9、n I would suggest number three, although number two works as well. A word or an expression not only can have more than one meaning, but more than one meaning can be applicable in a situation. If you insist that you only want one, or the best one, maybe three is better.On reflection, I prefer number

10、two.n Setanta hesitates between sense 2 and sense 3. If we agree with him that “more than one meaning can be applicable in a situation,” can we manage to translate the phrasal verb in a way that the meaning of the Chinese construction can cover both senses? Then how would you revise the current vers

11、ion? n Engineer:n I agree with number 2. The use of number three is generally derogatory. That man is carrying on with a marrying women in the office! The first one means to continue as you have been doing. “Although he was very distraught that his wife died, he was determined to carry on for the ch

12、ildren.”n However, as you can see from Engineers reply, favours number 2, not number 3 for carry on used in this sense is derogatory. And Contrex supports Engineers opinion. n Contrex:n I think he just means We cant continue as we are. That is the most usual meaning of carry on, and it fits just fin

13、e. What Greg says next reinforces this.第2段第4句n Im happy with the way things are n Happy1. feeling pleased and satisfied The children seem very happy at school.Sarah felt happy for the first time in her life.n happy about: Anna was excited and happy about the baby.n happy doing something: So youre ha

14、ppy living in London?n make someone happy: Money alone will never make you happy.n Happy2.satisfied that something is good or right, and therefore not worried about it n happy with: Are you happy with this arrangement?n happy about: Im not very happy about the children being out so late.n happy that

15、: Happy that everything had been finalized, we left.n happy to do something: Her parents were happy to know shed got a good job.n keep someone happy: Rising profits is the only news that keeps the bosses happy.n reasonably/perfectly happy: Most people were perfectly happy with the decision.第2段第8句n O

16、ur life, our relationship is in danger of falling apart, why is he risking it all by wanting more?n fall apart 1. disintegrate 2. to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down 第3段n “Why are you so scared, Zoe? What is it youre frightened of?”，句中使用了兩個(gè)同義詞，我們可以查找有關(guān)這兩個(gè)同義詞的具體用法和細(xì)微辨義。n afraid / sc

17、ared / frightenedn There are differences in use and I shall try to illustrate these. But all these adjectives express roughly the same degree of worry or fear and can therefore be used interchangeably to some extent. Frightened suggests more sudden fear: 1. All small children are afraid of / scared

18、of / frightened of school bullies. 2. Dont be scared / afraid / frightened. Im not going to hurt you. n All three can be followed by of + -ing clause. Frightened cannot always be followed by of + pronoun or noun: 1.Hes afraid of / scared of / frightened of flying in small planes. 2.Hes a strict teac

19、her. Everyone seems to be afraid of / scared of him. n All three can be followed by the to + infinitive pattern: 1.She seemed too scared to swim where there were such big waves. 2.After such an experience shes afraid to go anywhere near the sea. 3.I was too frightened to jump in at the deep end of t

20、he pool. n We can be scared by or frightened by something. We cannot use afraid in this way: 1.She was scared by the hooting of the owl. 2.They were frightened / terrified by the gunfire and the breaking of glass. n Note that terrified expresses a stronger degree of fear. 1.Shes terrified of / by la

21、rge dogs and wont go near them. n afraid / scared / frightened - position in clausen Note that afraid is one of those adjectives that cannot normally be used before a noun, but instead is used after a verb. Scared and frightened can be used in both positions: 1.He seemed afraid. He appeared frighten

22、ed. 2.He was, without doubt, a frightened man. n frightened / frightening n As a general rule, adjectives ending in -ed are used to describe how people feel. Adjectives ending in -ing describe the things or situations that give rise to these feelings. So, remember, frightened describes how you feel.

23、 Frightening describes the things that make you feel frightened: 1.She looked very frightened when I told her she would lose her job. 2.It was one of the most frightening films I had ever seen. 3.Its frightening to think that they are capable of producing nuclear weapons. n scared / scary n Scary is

24、 the adjective relating to things or situations; scared the adjective relating to how people feel. Scary and frightening express similar levels of fear or worry: 1.Being alone in a cave with five thousand bats was scary. 2.I felt scared when night fell and I was nowhere near human habitation.第6段n“Im

25、 not so sureliving together is bound to involve us changing, compromising our freedom”n 這句話里的 “compromise”在字典里可能會(huì)提供幾個(gè)義項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)參看下面的內(nèi)容：n compromise r. 1.To arrive at a settlement by making concessions. 2.To reduce the quality, value, or degree of something.v.tr. 1.a. To expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute: a secret mission that was compromised and had to be abandoned; compromise ones standing in the community. b. To reduce