英汉翻译教程1课文.ppt

Lesson 1 The Quest探索;1.Taking the train, the two friends arrived in Berlin in late October 1922, and went directly to the address of Chou En-lai. 他们两人坐火车于1922年十月(底)到达柏林，立即去周恩来的住处。 Taking the train 坐火车 arrived in Berlin 到达柏林 in late October 1922 1922年十月底 directly 立即= at once went directly to 立即去 the address of Chou En-lai 周恩来的住处 ;2.Would this man receive them as fellow countrymen, or would he treat them with cold suspicion and question them cautiously about their past careers as militarists? 这个人会不会像同胞手足一样接待他们呢？ 会不会疑虑重重，详细询问他们在军阀时代的经历呢？ receive as 当作...接待 fellow countrymen 同胞 treat with 处理，对待，对付 with suspicion 怀疑地 militarist 好战分子，军国主义，军事家 ;3.Chu Teh remembered his age. He was thirty-six, his youth had passed like a screaming eagle, leaving him old and disillusioned. 朱德想起自己的年龄，他已三十六岁，青春像一路鸣叫的鹰，早己一闪而逝，留给他的是衰老和幻灭。 a screaming eagle 一路鸣叫的鹰 leaving him old and disillusioned 留给他的是衰老和幻灭 leave = cause to be 使....处于(某种状态) 使他衰老，使他感到失望 ;4. When Chou En-lais door opened they saw a slender man of more than average height with gleaming eyes and a face so striking that it bordered on beautiful. 周恩来的房门打开时，他们看到的是一个身材瘦长、比普通人略高一点的人，两眼闪着光辉，面貌很引人注意，称得上清秀。 more than average height（中等身材） 比普通人略高一点的人 gleaming eyes 两眼闪着光辉 bordered on 接界；相邻于，近似于 a slender man 后面有一连串的介词短语作定语 英语在描写一个人的容貌的时候，经常使用这种结构 汉语往往使用一连串的短句 ;5.Yet it was a manly face, serious and intelligent, and Chu judged him to be in his middle twenties. 可是，那是个男子汉的面庞，严肃而聪颖，朱德看他大概是二十五六岁的年龄。 in his twenties 可译作码 二十多岁 in his middle twenties 二十五六岁 汉语没有相应的说法，只好译作 in the twenties 二十年代;6.Chou was a quiet and thoughtful man, even a little shy as he welcomed his visitors, urged them to be seated and to tell how he could help them. 周恩来举止优雅，待人体贴，在招呼他们坐下，询问有何见教的时候，甚至还有些腼腆。 urged t