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1、第十四讲 特殊句式的翻译 导入译例A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.I was no less frightened than surprised.既.又.I was not so much troubled by the guitarists as by his lack of talent.与其说不如说.The people are to the army what water is to fish.军民鱼水情A teacher is to the students what a lighthouse to the people at se
2、a.You are to me what rice is to mice.我爱你就像老鼠爱大米The alternative we must be certain we never have to face.我们应当相信：我们决不会面临这种选择（宾语倒装）Just as necessary for us as financial support are criticism and suggestions.对我们来说，和财政援助同样必要的是批评和建议（倒装）Reading exercises ones eyes; speaking, ones tongue; while writing, one
3、s mind.阅读训练人的眼睛，说话训练人的口才，写作训练人的思维 比较句式的基本构成1）同级比较In 1998 we produced as many cars as we did in the previous five years.We have accomplished as mush in 2007 as would have taken ten years in the past.2）比较级Small-town residents are more involved with kin than are big-city residents.We can live longer wi
4、thout food than without water.3）最高级This is the most interesting book I ve ever read.Of all his novels I like this one best.4）the. the.结构The more you study, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why study?5）选择比较I prefer face-to-face comm
5、unication to cyber-chatting.Some people would rather work than sit idly.宁可.也不.6）对比Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.He is tried out, whereas she is full of vigor. 比较句式的用法：表示对比He was more dead than alive.他已经半死不活（奄奄一息）Ask her to sing a song for us. She is more of a singer than a guitaris
6、t.她唱歌比弹吉它还要棒He was more shy than unsociable.他不是不擅长社交，只是有点难为情 比较句式的用法：表示强调John more than hesitated to lend me his new Benz.John犹豫了老半天，简直不肯把新奔驰借给我It is more than probable that he will fail again.他非常有可能再次不及格He has more than repaid her kindness.他所做的远远超过了对她的报答（他对她真可谓滴水之恩，涌泉相报） 比较句式的用法：表示比喻A fool can no m
7、ore see his own folly than he can see his own ears.正像看不到自己的耳朵一样，傻瓜也看不到自己的愚蠢He can no more swim than a hammer.他简直就是秤砣，才不会游泳呢Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.拥有一架钢琴不见得一定会成为钢琴演奏家，同样，有孩子不一定就会成为好父母 比较句式的用法：表示否定 这个我不能告诉你I cant tell you this. This is more t
8、han I can tell. （语气婉转）I had expected better judgment from you.没想到你判断力这么差I really wanted to cry, but thought better of it.我真的很想哭，但是，我没有哭There is more to peace, not just the absence of war or armed conflict.仅仅没有武装冲突和战事，还不等于和平 省略句译法：补译1）排比句式The symbol for hydrogen is H; for oxygen O; for nitrogen N.氢气的
9、符号是H，氧的符号是O,氮的符号是NHistories make man wise; mathematics subtle; logic and rhetoric able to contend.历史使人明智；数学使人精细；逻辑和修辞使人善辩2）比较句式The breakthroughs would create as much danger as they would hope.这些突破会创造他们所希望的危险？这些突破既会带来希望，也会带来危险3）其它Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother
10、three times, but her husband never.那是两年前的事了。从那时起，玛拉只回来看过她母亲三回，而她的丈夫却从未回来探望过I discovered that more than desire and feeling were necessary to write and I dropped the idea. 我发现要写作，只有愿望和热情是不够的，于是我放弃了写作的念头 省略句译法：相应省略My uncle is better than when I wrote to you last time.我伯父的身体比我上次给你去信时好些了Although advanced
11、 in years, Thomas Edison remained as active and creative as many young people.托马斯-爱迪生虽然上了年纪，但仍跟年轻人一样活跃并富有创造力 省略句译法：转换When the media add interpretation and analysis as they must to do their job fully, strong dislike of the messengers may become intense.媒体一旦增添了解释和分析，就会引起人们的强烈反感。然而，媒体又必须这样做才能充分 发挥其作用（m
12、ust 之后省略了 add interpretation and analysis）And so we let the exciting new knowledge slip from us, a little further everyday, and our confidence with it.于是我们就让那些振奋人心的新知识悄悄地从我们身边溜走，一天一天离我们远去，我们的 信心也随之渐渐消失He has to feel that he is as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. 他应该认为
13、自己跟世界上其他外科大夫一样称职甚至比他们还强 语法层面的倒装：疑问句Dont they speak English?难道他们不讲英语吗？（一般疑问句）How long have you been here?你来这儿多久了？（特殊疑问句）Are you going to the library or to the classroom?你是去图书馆呢？还是去教室？（选择疑问句）He has left his telephone number with you, hasn t he?他给你留下了电话号码了，对吗？（反义疑问句） 语法层面的倒装：表示让步Child as he was, Mike c
14、ould play the piano very well.尽管还是孩子，迈克的钢琴已经弹得很好了We will be much better for knowing the knowledge in other fields, be it scientific or artistic.不管是理科方面还是文科方面的，了解这些其它领域的知识对我们是大有裨益的 语法层面的倒装：表示假定Had it not been for you help, I would not have achieved so much.如果没有你的帮助，我就不会有这样的成就 语法层面的倒装：表示重复I dont like
15、watching TV, nor does Mary.我不喜欢看电脑，玛丽也不喜欢Society has changed, so have the people in it.社会变了，人也跟着变了 语法层面的倒装：表示否定Not until the game had begun did he arrive at the sports ground.直到比赛开始他才赶到赛场We have been told by the manager that under no circumstances should we use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.经理告诉我们说，任何情况下都不能用办公室电话处理私事 修辞层面的倒装1：强调This we have never thought of before.这一点，我们以前从未想过（强调宾语）Scattered like stars in the deep mountains are numerous reservoirs.在深山里有星罗棋布的水库（强调主语）In went the su
