英汉翻译–negationcomparative.ppt

Revision: Negative: Translation practice 1 No deposit will be refunded unless ticket produced. 凭票退还押金 比较：除非有票据，否则不退还押金 No refunds or exchanges without complete factory packing and sales slip. 商品退换须有完整包装并出示发票。 比较：没有完整的包装和发票不退换商品。 I do not doubt that he will be appointed sales manager of the company. 我相信他将被委任为该公司的营业主任。 比较：我不怀疑他将被委任为该公司的营业主任。 Negative: Translation practice 2 China did not open up to tourists until the 1980s. 中国直到20世纪80年代才开放旅游业。 There is little shared resources among the Virgin companies。 在维珍公司之间几乎不存在资源共享。 Yet the process of achieving gender equality is still an ongoing one. 然而争取男女平等的过程仍然是一项未竟之业。 I hear everything. 我什么都听到了。 （比较：什么都瞒不了我。） Negative: Translation practice 3 They could accept this suggestion with dignity. 他们可以接受这个建议，但并不失掉自己的面子。 他们可以不失面子地接受这个建议。 他们可以接受这个建议，同时又能保住自己的面子。 Skill VIIINegation in comparative Comparative in English …adj. + er （than…） Tom is taller than his elder brother. 汤姆比他的哥哥还高。 He did it better than the other students. 他比其他同学做得好。 Jogging is cheap, but then not jogging is cheaper. 跑步很便宜，可是不跑会更便宜。 Beyond these disparate reasons, however, lies a deeper cause. 不过，除了这些五花八门的理由之外，还有一个更深刻的原因。 Special patterns in comparative Try to translate the following Americans carry with them an appearance which is more a result of attitude than of clothing. My upbringing had been more that of a wild boy than that of a young lady. With Silicon Valley’s notorious housing prices in mind, I expected to see a much worse house. 美国人所呈现出的外表，与其说是衣着所致还不如说是观念所致。 我早年所受的教育，使我不大像一个娇小姐，倒很像一个野孩子。 由于对于硅谷房间出奇的高早有所闻，所以看到房子还过得去，真出乎我的意料。 Negation in comparative 1 Try to translate the following The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height. He could no more be a valet than he could be a stockbroker or a wire-walker. 一个民族的伟大不取决于其人口多少，正如一个人的伟大不取决于他的身高。 仆人的活他干不了，就像他当不了证卷经纪人，也走不了钢丝一样。 Negation in comparative 2 You couldn’t kill any more. 你不能再杀人了。 你已经恶贯满盈了。 The doctor had never seen him in better spi