●When I had satisfied the first sharpness of hunger, I could eat no more.
●[意译]在最初的强烈饥饿感满足以后，我就再也吃不下去了。
●Thus, I imagine, must the pious feel cleansed on leaving the confessional
after the solemnity of absolution.
●[意译]我想，虔诚的信徒在参加庄严的忏悔仪式之后离开忏悔室时，一定也是这样
感到自己圣洁了。
●The great scientists are often men of supernormal vitality which enables
them to retain a freshness of outlook and enterprise even into their old age.
●[意译]伟大的科学家往往具有超人的活力，因此，即令到了晚年，他们还保有新颖
的观点和朝气蓬勃的事业心。
●Watch out for Harlow, he’s full of mickey mouse ideas.
●[字面意义]要小心哈洛，他满脑子都是米老鼠的想法。
●[意译]要提防着点哈洛，他满脑子歪门邪道。（下流、不高明的看法）
●Her father was very fond of Hughie, but would not hear of any engagement.
●[直译]她的父亲很喜欢休希，但不愿意听到任何订婚的事。
●[意译]她的父亲很喜欢休希，但一提到订婚的事他就不干。
● A good teacher should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet
always on the ground.
●[字面意义]一个好老师的头有时要放在云层中，但他的脚应该永远站在地上。
●[意译]好老师有时应该富于幻想，但时时刻刻必须从实际出发。
直译vs意译
●Don’t take the low-fat label as a license to eat.
●不能因为食品标明低脂肪，而敞开食用。
●别把标有“低脂肪”的标签看成是可“敞开食用”的许可证。
第一节词类转换法
●The abuse of basic human rights in their own country in violation of
the agreement reached at Helsinki earned them the condemnation. 他们违反在赫尔辛基达成的协议，在国内侵犯基本人权，因此受到了各地热爱自由的人们的谴责。
●(Cf. Freedom-loving people everywhere condemned them because they
violated the agreement reached at Helsinki and abused basic human rights in their own country. )
There are stories too of early African voyages to America.
●另外，还有一些传说，谈到非洲人最初航海到美洲来的情形。
●His drawing of children is exceptionally good. 他画小孩尤其擅长。×他的小孩
画特别好。（有歧义：一是他很善于画小孩，二是收藏了一些很好的小孩画。）
●O. Henry is the creator of a new short story genre in literature. 欧·亨利在文
学上创造了短篇小说的一种新体裁。×欧·亨利是文学上短篇小说的一种新体裁的创造者。
●They were the prime movers in all the exploration of the period.
●这个时期所有的大探险事业主要是由他们推动的。
●The international food shortage had a direct impact on Kuwait and other
barren desert countries.
●由于世界普遍缺乏粮食，这就直接影响到科威特和其他不毛的沙漠国家。
●The presence of the Indians here at the time of Columbus’ arrival being
sufficient proof of it.
●在哥伦布来到美洲的时候，此地已经有了印地安人，仅凭这个事实，就足以证明这
一点。
●We were all concerned with serious contemporary problems, especially the
Middle East question and the continuation of the cruel war in Viet-Nam.
重复法
Tess’s excitable heart beat against his by way of reply and there they stood upon the red-brick floor of the entry, the sun slanting in by the window upon his back, as he held her tightly to his breast; upon her inclining face, upon the blue veins of her temple, upon her naked arm, and her neck, and into the depths of her hair. （64词）
苔丝那颗容易激动的心，紧靠在克莱的心上，怦怦直跳，表示反响。于是两个就站在穿堂里的红砖地上，克莱把苔丝紧紧地搂在怀里，日光从窗户眼儿斜着射了进来，射到克莱的脊背上，同时射到苔丝侧垂着的脸上，射到她的太阳穴的青筋上，射到她露着的胳膊和脖子上，又深深射进她那又多又厚的头发里。
反正-正反翻译法
英语和汉语均有从正面或反面来表达一种概念的现象。如果原文从反面表达直译出来不合乎译语习惯，就可考虑从正面表达，反之亦然。使用哪种方法，主要看译语表达习惯及修辞效果而定。
正反翻译法例句: Herb may be dying somewhere, calling out for his mum and dad,
