Conversion of Word Types Classes 词类转译课件.ppt

**Lecture4ConversionofWordTypes

词类转译**DefinitionByconversionitismeantthatintranslationawordofacertaintype/classintheSLtextisnotnecessarilytobeturnedintoawordofthesametype/classintheTLtext,i.e.nocorrespondenceofwordtypes/classesbetweenthetwolanguagesisnecessaryintranslating.Awordoftenhastobeconvertedintoadifferentwordtype/classsoastoconformtotheusageoftheTLduetodifferencesinsyntacticstructuresandidiomaticexpressionsofthetwolanguages.**Motivation理据Hisdrawingofchildrenisexceptionallygood.他的小孩画特别好。他画小孩尤其擅长。他画孩子画得特别好。Talkingwithhisson，theoldmanwastheforgiveroftheyoungmanspastwrongdoings．和儿子谈话时，老人是年轻人过去做错事的原谅者。在和儿子谈话时，老人宽恕了儿子过去做的错事。**Rocketshavefoundapplicationfortheexplorationoftheuniverse.火箭已经发现为宇宙探索的应用。火箭已经用来探索宇宙。**4TypesofConversionConversionintoVerbs

转译成动词Conversionintonouns

转译成名词Conversionintoadjectives

转译成形容词Conversionintoadverbs

转译成副词**ConversionintoVerbs

转译成动词英语和汉语比较起来，汉语中动词用得比较多，这是一个特点，往往在英语句子中只用一个谓语动词，而在汉语中却可以几个动词或动词性结构连用。HeadmiresthePresident‘sstateddecisiontofightforthejob.他对总统声明为保住其职位而决心奋斗表示钦佩。**汉语没有词形变化，但可以几个动词连用。因此，英语中不少词类（尤其是名词、介词、形容词和副词）在汉译时往往可以转译成动词。张三打算进城买驴推磨做豆腐挣钱娶媳妇。ZhangSandecidedtogotothemarkettobuyadonkey,whichwouldthenhelphimmakebeancurdbyturningthemillsothathecouldearnenoughmoneytogetawife.**Nounsintoverbs

名词转译为动词AglancethroughhisofficewindowoffersapanoramicviewoftheWashingtonMonumentandtheLincolnMemorial.从他的办公室窗口可以一眼看到华盛顿纪念碑和林肯纪念馆的全景。IamafraidIcantteachyouswimming.IthinkmylittlebrotherisabetterteacherthanI.我恐怕不能教你游泳。我想我弟弟比我教得好。**ThethoughtthatshewouldbeseparatedfromherhusbandduringhislonganddangerousjourneysaddenedMrs.Brown.布郎太太一想到丈夫要踏上那漫长而危险的旅途而自己又不能同行，（心里）不禁感到难过。**ThepresenceoftheIndianshereatthetimeofColumbus’arrivalwassufficientpr