經典例題: Interest in historical methods has arisen,less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.
經典例題: With the click of a mouse,information from the other end of the globe will be transported to your computer screen at the dizzying speed of seven_and_a_half times around the earth per second.
經典例題: Additional social stresses may also occur because of the population explosion problems arising from mass migration movements-themselves made relatively easy nowadays by modern means of transport.
經典例題: Doctors have said that they are not sure they can save his life.
參考譯文: 醫生們說他們不敢肯定能否救得了他的命。
Success is dependent on his effort.
參考譯文 成功與否取決于他的努力。
3.副詞轉換成動詞
經典例題: She opened the window to let fresh air in.
參考譯文: 她把窗子打開,讓新鮮空氣進來。
4.介詞轉換成動詞
經典例題: Many laboratories are developing medicines against AIDS.
參考譯文: 許多實驗室正在研制治療艾滋病的藥物。
經典例題: "Coming!"Away she skimmed over the lawn,up the path,up the steps,across the veranda,and into the porch.
參考譯文: "來了!"她轉身蹦著跳著地跑了,越過草地,跑上小徑,跨上臺階,穿過涼臺,進了門廊。
轉換成名詞
1.動詞轉換成名詞
經典例題: The university aims at the first rate of the world.
參考譯文學校的目標是世界一流。
經典例題: The net and electronic commerce will foster a large number of free_fancers,and this will affect social structure in a big way.
參考譯文: 網絡和電子商業將會造就一大批自由職業者,從而將對社會結構產生深遠的影響。
經典例題: Numerous abstentions marked the French elections.
參考譯文: 這次法國選舉的特點是棄權的人多。
2.形容詞轉換成名詞
經典例題: They did their best to help the sick and the wounded.
參考譯文: 他們盡了最大努力幫助病號和傷號。
經典例題: The different production cost is closely associated with the sources of power.
參考譯文: 生產成本的差異與能源密切相關。
3.代詞轉換成名詞
經典例題: According to a growing body of evidence,the chemicals that make up many plastics may migrate out of the material and into foods and fluids,ending up in your body.
分析: your body直譯是"你的身體",而細讀原文,我們發現其實your body是泛指人體。作者為了引起與讀者的共鳴,用了與讀者更息息相關的your。在翻譯時,應將此代詞轉換成名詞,體現其真實含義。
參考譯文 越來越多的證據表明,許多塑料制品的化學成分會移動到食物或流體上去,最終進入人體內。
經典例題: Though we can't see it,there is air all around us.參考譯文雖然我們看不見空氣,可我們周圍到處都有空氣。
4.副詞轉換成名詞
經典例題: The new type of machine is shown schematically in Figure1.
參考譯文 圖一所示是這種新型機器的簡圖。
經典例題: Internally the earth consists of two parts,a core and a mantle.參考譯文地球的內部由兩部分組成:地核和地幔。