适用家庭的款式新颖的低价位小型轿车.ppt

* * Lecture Seven Application of Minor Sentences to C-E Translation Translation Theory Practice (2) Course No. 1400142 Lecturer: 1. Distinction: major and minor sentences Lecture Seven Application of Minor Sentences to C-E Translation On the syntactic level, sentences (simple or multiple) which conform to the regular patterns of clause structures [S + Finite Verb P + (O) +(C) + (A)] may be defined as major sentences; minor sentences do not conform to the regular clause pattern. 2. Structure of noun phrase  Noun PhraseDeterm. pre-modi. Head Post-modi.Determiners Adj. Ps Nouns Prep. PsNumerals Nouns Pronouns Non-finite clauses(a few, Geni. Ps Adjectives Relative clauses the, two, etc ) Numerals NP phrases  Adjs or Advs [Simple NP Complex NP] (1) 适用家庭的款式新颖的低价位小型轿车。Low-priced small cars of new models suitable for family use. (2) 一个集生产、贸易、旅游、娱乐于一身的亚洲第一汽车城。An international auto city incorporating auto manufacture, trade, tourism, and recreation which is the biggest auto base in Asia. Compare: But:(3) 一个身材矮小、脸蛋圆胖，乡巴佬似的中年人。 A bumpkin of a short, middle-aged man with chubby cheeks.  cf. 一个有魄力、饱经沧桑、毫不气馁的人。A tough, abrasive, and resilient person. NP vs Logical S-P structure (i.e. nominative absolute construction) Nominative absolute construction (NAC) can serve as the subject or object, besides the more common adverbial in a sentence (4)两国经贸领域的互补性很强，双方可以彼此分享巨大的市场。The fact that the two countries are highly complementary in economic and trade areas makes it possible for them to share each other’s huge market. ?The two countries highly complementary in economic and trade areas makes … (5)在不到一个月的时间里，有这么多新型汽车推向市场，超过以前5年的总和，创下我国