chapter8英语翻译方法技巧4.ppt

Chapter 8 Inversion 倒置法 吴宜涛 2013/5 Inversion implies a necessary change of word order to conform to the good usage in the target language. Besides differences of word order in sentence structures, logical sequences of thinking, saying and writing between the two languages may differ, which is especially true of long sentences. Contents 词组或短语的词序 定语的词序 定语与名词的词序 前置序列定语 定语从句 句子结构 Inversion of Word Order in Translating Word-Groups or Phrases Four cardinal points: north, south, east, and west. Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest Men and women, young and old; sisters and brothers Sooner or later; rich and poor; loss and gain Examples: 无地和少地的农民 peasants who have little or no land 中小企业 small and medium-sized enterprises 我们并不认为，他们必须或者应当采取我们的做法。 We do not maintain that they should or must adopt our way. Inversion of Word Order in Translating Attributes Invert the word order of the attributive and the noun consul general 总领事 court-martial 军事法庭 God Almighty 万能的神（上帝） Invert the word order in translating a series of attributive modifiers before a noun She was an intelligent, attractive and somewhat temperamental daughter of a well-to-do doctor in Haddington. 她是哈丁顿一位富裕医生的女儿，有才华，又迷人，但有点脾气。 The order in multiple attribution General principle for placing several attributive modifiers before a noun Position of Adjective Clauses In English, adjective clauses are divided into two kinds: restrictive and non-restrictive. These are all placed after the noun they modify. In translation, however, they are treated in different ways. 1. Restrictive adjective clauses which confine the meanings of nouns usually precede the nouns they modify to make the expressions closely connected in structure if they are not very long. Objects that do not transfer light cause shadows. 不透光的物体会造成阴影。 Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals