商务英语翻译 Unit 6

以前我们班就他一人会讲法语，现在大家都会了。（仅仅） He was the only person who was able to speak French in our class before. Now every one of us has learned to use it. 我就不信我学不会这项技术。（决心） I just don’t believe this technique is beyond me. 那人就是他的哥哥。（事实正是如此） That very man is his elder brother. 你就是送给我，我也不要。（假设的让步） Even if you give it to me as a gift, I won’t accept it. 就我所知，他的英语很好。（对象范围） As far as I know, his English is very good.
【Exercises】
翻译句子，注意使用不同的翻译方法。 1. In addition to food shortages, rapid population growth will increase the pollution of the environment. - 随着世界人口的迅猛增长，食物问题出现短缺；另外，环 境污染问题更加激化。(重组) 2. Some economists argue that the boom in services is caused mainly by firms contracting out jobs they used to do for themselves, such as catering, advertising and data-processing. - 有经济学家认为，不少公司将工作餐、广告和数据处理等 内部事务外包给服务公司，促使服务行业不断兴旺。(综 合法: 倒置/增词/转换等)
（4） She is at home on the subject. ［误译］ 她在家研究这一科目。 ［正译］ 她精通这一科目。 ［解释］ at home有“在家里”的意思，但在本句中为“精 通，熟悉”之意。其后通常接介词in，on或with短语。
New York 新乡 (纽约） Greenland 青岛 (格陵兰岛)
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《商务英语翻译》 （英译汉）
【Tips for Translation】
正确理解词义

1. 忌望文生义 （1） The boys have their respective future dreams. ［误译］ 那几个少年对未来怀有敬意的梦想。 ［正译］ 那几个男孩对未来各有梦想。 ［解释］ respect作动词意为“尊重”或“对……表示敬 意”，但形容词 respective与“尊敬”无关，其意为 “各自的”。
2. 重视一词多义的现象 (语境：Context)
“We know a word by the company it keeps.” “Each word when used in a new context is a new word.”
（1） The actor knows his lines. 译文：演员记住了台词。（ “lines”这里不作“线”解释， 而译作“台词”更合适） （2） Mother is firm with her children. 译文：妈妈对孩子很严厉。（“firm”若翻译成“坚定”仅忠 实于形式， 应翻译成“严格”或“严厉”）。 （3） Have you read any humor recently? 译文： 近来你读了什么幽默作品？
5. Most people hold some of their wealth in the form of money because it provides readily available purchasing power for dealing with an uncertain future. - 人们身边都有一些现钱，因为钞票的购买力随时可以兑现 ，是应付不时之需的上策。(减词/增词) 6. During a time of inflation, the purchasing power of money will decline, imposing a cost on those who are holding wealth in the form of money. - 通货膨胀致使货币的购买力下降，那些用货币储值的人们 便惨遭经济损失。(合译/包孕法)
3. 增词
（1） — The son: How much did you suffer? — The old man: “Plenty.” — 孩子：“你吃了多少苦？” — 老人：“一言难尽”。
（3） As he sat down and began talking, words poured out. - 他一坐下，就滔滔不绝地讲个没完。
3. Services are the fastest-growing part of international trade, accounting for 20% of total world trade and 30% of American exports. - 服务行业占全世界贸易总额的20%，美国出口总额的 30%，成为国际贸易中发展最为迅猛的行业。(倒置) 4. Labor in the United States possesses a high skill level and works with large amounts of capital equipment. These factors contribute to the high productivity and the high hourly wages of American workers. - 美国工业生产的技术含量高，且拥有大量一流的工业设 备，因此美国工人的劳动效率非常高，时薪也不菲。(意 译/合译)
Rock hometown 石家庄 （摇滚之乡） Red River Valley 丹江口 （红河谷）
Pearl harbor 蚌埠 （珍珠港） Tiger Woods 林彪 （老虎伍兹）
Phoenix 宝鸡 (凤凰城）
Broadway 宽街 （百老汇）
5th Avenue 五道口 （第五大道）

此人是书就读。
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This man reads every book he can reach.
是可忍，孰不可忍？
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If this can be tolerated, what cannot?
是古非今
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Praise the past to condemn the present.
他就着油灯读信。（凑近）
稍等一会儿，我就来。（很短的时间以内）

Just a minute. I’m coming. When she was only 13, she took part in the revevolution.
她十三岁就参加革命了。（事情发生得很早）
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我一打听到他的住址，就马上告诉你。（表示前后事情紧接着） I’ll tell you this address as soon as I get to know it. 他要是不来，我就代他在会上发言。（某种条件下自然发生） If he doesn’t come, I’ll speak at the meeting instead of him. 她三天才来看我一次，你一天就来三次。（表对比） You come to see me three times a day, but she only comes once every three days. 她身体本来就不好，高烧几天后更虚弱了。（强调本来就这样） She is always feeble, and now she is much weaker after a few days of high fever.
7. To limit the market of an industry to one country would often mean reduced efficiency and higher costs. - 把一个行业的市场局限在国家内部，只会导致该行业生产 效率降低，成本增加。(转换)
（2） Poisons of opposing qualities are said, in ancient books of medicine, to have the power of counteracting each other. - 古代医书说，毒能攻毒。
（4） University applicants who had worked at a job would receive preference over those who had not. - 大学生应聘，有工作经验者优先考虑。 （5） Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. - 多听少说。 在人际关系问题上我们不要太浪漫主义。（04年八级） 译文1：We should not be too romantic in dealing with people. 参考译文：We should not be too romantic in terms of interpersonal relations.
（2） The nursing of the sick, said Florence Nightingale, is a vocation as well as a profession. ［误译］ 南丁格尔说，看护患者不仅是一种职业，更是假期。 ［正译］南丁格尔说，看护患者不仅是一种职业，更是一种使命。 ［解释］ vocation与vacation只差一个字母，前者意为“天职，天 命”，而后者意为“假日”。这种错误只要仔细阅读便可避免。 （3） He ground his cigarette in the ashtray. ［误译］ 他把烟放在烟灰缸里。 ［正译］ 他把烟碾熄在烟灰缸里。 ［解释］ 句中ground为grind的过去式，不能看作是“把……放在 （地） 上”的ground.