汉英翻译基础教程

英语翻译基础教程总主编：冯庆华主编：冯庆华陈科芳1“意思”的译法甲：这是一点小意思，请务必收下。乙：你这个人真是有意思，怎么也来这一套。甲：哎，只是意思意思，乙：啊，真是不好意思。译文：A：Thisisalittlegiftasatokenofmyappreciation.Pleasedotakeit.B：Oh，aren'tyouabittoopolite?youshouldnotdothat.A:Well,itjustconveysmygratitude.B:Ah,thankyouthen,thoughireallydonotdeserveit.2“说”（1）阿Q将衣服摔在地上，吐一口唾沫，说：“这毛虫”！《阿Q正传》译文：AhQflunghisjacketontheground,spat,andswore,“hairyworm!”(2)“三个臭皮匠，合成个诸葛亮”，这就是说，群众有伟大的创造力。《毛泽东选集》译文:Theoldsaying,threecobblerswiththeirwitscombinedwouldequalZhugeLiangthemastermind,simplemeansthemasseshavegreatcreativepower.（3）：也不知安居乐业，最早见于什么典籍，四个字一针见血的点名了生活中的一个因果关系。译文：Icannotsayinwhatcanonthewordssecureinone'shomeandhappyinone'sworkfirstappeared,butthatexpressioncutstothecoreofaprimarydeterminantinhumanlife.3你们偶然看见一颗花生瑟缩的长在地上，不能立刻分辨出它有没有果实，非得等到你接触到它时你才能知道。译文1:Whenyoucomeuponapeanutplantlyingcurledupontheground,youcanneverimmediatelytellwhetherornotitbearsantnutsuntilyoutouchthem.译文2：Whenyoucomeuponapeanutplantlyingcurledupontheground,youcannevertellwhetherornotitbearsanynutsuntilyoudigitup.4金杯牌充气床垫工艺先进，结构新颖，造型美观，款式繁多，舒适大方，携带方便。译文：The'Goldcup'Brandair-filledbedcushionsaremadeinadvancedtechnology.withnovel，structure,beautifulshapeandvariouspatterns,theyarecomfortableandconvenienttocarry.5人民犯了法，也要受处罚，也要坐班房。译文：whenanyoneamongthepeoplebreaksthelaw,hetooshouldbepunished,imprisoned..6只有充分发展商品经济，才能把经济真正搞活，使各企业增加效率。译文：thedevelopmentofacommodityeconomyistheonlywaytoinvigorateoureconomyandpromptenterprisetoraisetheirefficiency.7我的姐姐又因为我不爱整洁而向我唠叨地劝戒了。译文：mysisterhasbeenpreachingatmeagainaboutmylackofneatness.8我国人民在中国共产党第十五次全国代表大会的精神鼓舞下，正沿着建设有中国特色的社会主义道路，满怀信心，昂首阔步地迈向二十一世纪。Inspiredbythespiritof15thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,thepeopleofChinaareadvancingconfidentlytowardsthe21stcenturyalongtheroadtosocialismwithChinesecharacteristics.9本公司生产的地毯美丽大方、光彩夺目，富丽堂皇。Thecarpetsmadeinourcompanyarebeautifulandmagnificent.10我们进行了长期不懈的努力。Wehavemadeunremittingeffortsforit.11目标的轻重缓急，孰先孰后应该仔细研究、认真考虑和反复推敲。Targetprioritiesshouldbeverycarefullystudied.12那件令人不快的事件，已经搞得满城风雨、人人皆知了。Therehasbeenmuchpublicityabouttheunpleasantcase.13在长期的革命历程中，各民主党派与中国共产党同呼吸共命运。IntheprotractedprocessoftheChineserevolution,thevariousdemocraticpartiessharedacommonfatewiththeChineseCommunistParty.14我们的教育方针，应该使受到教育者在德育，智育，体育几方面都得到发展，成为有社会主义觉悟，有文化的劳动者。Oureducationpolicymustenableeveryonewhoreceivesaneducationtodevelopmorally,intellectuallyandphysicallyandbecomeaworkerwithbothsocialistconsciousnessandculture。15一定文化是一定社会的政治和经济的反映，一定的文化又给以一定社会政治和经济以巨大的作用和影响。Anygivencultureisareflectionofagivensociety，andtheformerinturnhasatremendouseffectandinfluenceonthelater。16潘一堂虽然没有儿没女，但很爱穷人的小孩。译文1：PanYitang，anoldbachelor，likedthechildrenofthepoorverymuch。译文2：PanYitang，thoughwithnofamilyofhisown，likedthechildrenofthepoorverymuch。17他等着她来，急的像热锅上的蚂蚁。Hewaitedforherarrivalwithafrenziedagitation。18妈妈非常激动，我感到她的背在颤抖，就在那一刻，我第一次明白妈妈也有脆弱的一面。Inthatmoment，feelingmother’sbackrackedwithemotion，Iunderstoodforthefirsttimehervulnerability。19语言这东西不是随便可以学好的，非下苦功夫不可。Themasteryoflanguageisnoteasyandrequirespainstakingeffort。20交易增加，要求流通的货币量也增加。译文1：Thefactthatbusinessincreasesrequiresthattheamountofmoney，whichisgenerallycirculated，alsoincreased。译文2：Anincreaseinbusinessrequiresanincreasesintheamountofmoneycomingintogeneralcirculation。21政府支持这个项目。Thegovernmentisbehindthisproject。22这时，只见一个人，头上蒙着一个湿淋淋的口袋，从冒着熊熊烈火的后门直冲进去。Thenafigurewithadripping-wetbagrounditsheaddashedthroughtheflame-filledbackdoor。23我看不起他，他酗酒，好赌，语言粗俗。WhatIdespiseabouthimwashisdrinking，gamblingandcursing。24看来我们的发展，总是要在某一个阶段，抓住时机，加速搞几年，发现问题及时加以治理，尔后继续前进。译文1：itseemsthatweshouldholdontoopportunityinacertainperiodaccelerateourdevelopmentforseveralyears。Asproblemscropupintheprocess，wewillsolvethemimmediatelyandcontinuetoforgeahead。译文2：itseemstomethat，asarule，atcertainstagesweshouldseizetheopportunitytoacceleratedevelopmentforafewyears，dealwithproblemsassoonastheyrecognized，andthenmovedon。25美国移民研究中心1999年9月发表的一份报告指出，移民的贫困率1979年至1997年间增长了123%，移民贫困人口从270万增加至770万。1989年至1997年在新增贫困人口中，移民达300万人，占75%。AreportbytheAmericancenterforImmigrationResearchinSeptember，1999pointedoutthatthepovertyrateofpoorimmigrationincreased123percentbetween1979and1997，andthepopulationofpoorimmigrantssoaredfrom2.7millionto7.7million.indeed，between1989and1997，thenewlyincreasedpoorpopulation，3Millionwereimmigrants，accountingfor75percentofthetotal。26你是知道的，咱们家所有的这些管家奶奶们，哪一个是好缠的？错一点儿他们就笑话打趣，偏一点他们就指桑骂槐的抱怨。译文1：Andyouknowhowdifficultouroldstewardessare，laughingattheleastmistakeand“accusingtheelmwhilepointingatthemulberrytree”ifoneshowstheleastbias。译文2：Andyouknowwhatadifficultlotthoseoldstewardessesare.Thetiniestmistakeandtheyarealllaughingatyouandmakingfun:thetiniesthintoffavouritismandtheyaregrumblingandcomplaining.youknowtheirwayof“curingtheoak-treewhentheymeantheash”27只为工业积累，农业本身积累的太少或者没有积累竭泽而渔，对于工业的发展反而不利。Ifagricultureaccumulatedonlyforindustryandverylittleornoneforitself,thatwouldmean“drainingthepondstogetallthefish“andwouldonlyharmthedevelopmentofindustry.28不要动声色，不要打草惊蛇。我们不妨看看他们如何活动，。Don’tsayanythingaboutit;wemustn’tbeatthegrassandstartlethesnake.Thereisnoharminour