西工大翻译课件.ppt

Unit 4 Amplification;;;;; I. Amplification in English-ChineseTranslation 1. Putting in Words Omitted in the Original e.g. Matter can be changed into energy, and energy into matter. 物质可以转化为能量，能量也可以转化为物质。 The best conductor has the least resistance and the poorest the greatest． 好的导体电阻最小，最差的导体电阻最大。 ; 2. Putting in Necessary Connectives e.g. Heated, water will change into vapor． 水如受热，就会汽化。 Pairwork: ① However carefully boiler casings and steam pipes are sealed, some heat escapes and is lost． ② Since air has weight, it exerts force on any object immersed in it． ; 2. Putting in Necessary Connectives ① However carefully boiler casings and steam pipes are sealed, some heat escapes and is lost． 不管锅炉壳与蒸汽管封闭得多么严密，还是有一部分热散失损耗掉。 ② Since air has weight, it exerts force on any object immersed in it． 因为空气具有重量，所以处在空气中的任何物体都会受到空气的作用力。 ;3. Putting in Words to Convey the Concept of Plurality Note that the words “velocity” and“speed” require explanation． 请注意，“速度”和“速率”这两个词需要解释。 He stretched his legs which were scattered with scars．他伸出双腿，露出腿上的道道伤痕。 The mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valley。 群山开始向山谷投下一道道蔚蓝色长影。 ; 4. Putting in Words to Indicate Different Tenses or Sequences We won‘t retreat; we never have and never will.我们我们不会后退，我们从未后退过，将来也绝不后退。 ;5. Amplification by Logical Analysis e.g. Air pressure decreases with altitude． 气压随海拔高度的增加而下降。 I was taught that two sides of a triangle were greater than the third。 我学过，三角形的两边之和大于第三边。 ;6. Amplification for the Purpose of Rhetoric or Coherence e.g. This printer is indeed cheap and fine． 这部打印机真是价廉物美。 Pairwork: ① I came to a garden of grottoes, pavilions and shapely rocks and trees． ② A scientist constantly tried to defeat his hypotheses, his theories, and his conclusion． ; ① I came to a garden of grottoes, pavilions and shapely rocks and trees． 我来到一个假山花园前，园中亭阁玲珑，山石嶙岣，树木葱郁。 ②