1、長句的翻譯練習(xí),分析長句,例：Behaviorists suggest that the child who is raised in an environment where there are many stimuli which develop his or her capacity for appropriate responses will experience greater intellectual development. 分析: (1) 該句的主語為behaviorists, 謂語為suggest, 賓語為一個(gè)從句, 因此整個(gè)句子為Behaviorist suggest th

2、at-clause 結(jié)構(gòu)。 (2) 該句共有五個(gè)謂語結(jié)構(gòu), 它們的謂語動(dòng)詞分別為suggest, is raised, are, develop, experience等。,Behaviorists suggest that the child who is raised in an environment where there are many stimuli which develop his or her capacity for appropriate responses will experience greater intellectual development. 譯文：行為主

3、義者認(rèn)為, 如果兒童的成長環(huán)境里有許多刺激因素, 這些因素又有利于其適當(dāng)反應(yīng)能力的發(fā)展, 那么, 兒童的智力就會(huì)發(fā)展到較高的水平。,例：At school the student needs to increase his knowledge in an organized way, to acquire sufficient vocabulary in science for effective communication, and to learn some facts because they are important in everyday living, such as knowl

4、edge that is useful for his health, for his safety and for an understanding of his surroundings. 【譯文】在學(xué)校里，學(xué)生需要有系統(tǒng)地?cái)U(kuò)大知識(shí)，掌握足夠的科學(xué)詞匯，以便有效地進(jìn)行交際；還要懂得一些諸如對(duì)增進(jìn)健康、保障安全以及了解周圍環(huán)境等有用的常識(shí)，因?yàn)檫@些常識(shí)在日常生活中是十分重要的。,【解析】這是個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，主句中“the student needs ”后并列了3個(gè)不定式“to increase his knowledge ，to acquire sufficient vocabulary，an

5、d to learn some facts”，原因狀語從句中的 “they” 指前面所談的“facts ”，定語從句的先行詞“knowledge”也暗指“facts ”。搞清它們之間的關(guān)系后就可以跳出原來的句式,翻譯出更符合漢語習(xí)慣的譯文。,翻譯句子,1. As the century developed, the increasing magnitude and complexity of the problems to be solved and the growing interconnection of different disciplines made it impossible

6、, in many cases, for the individual scientist to deal with the huge mass of new data, techniques and equipment that were required for carrying out research accurately and efficiently.,隨著時(shí)代向前發(fā)展，有待解決的問題越來越多，越來越復(fù)雜；不同學(xué)科之間的相互聯(lián)系日益增長。這樣，在許多情況下，科學(xué)家一個(gè)人單槍匹馬就不可能應(yīng)付大量的新數(shù)據(jù)、新技術(shù)和新設(shè)備，而這些恰恰是精確有效地進(jìn)行科學(xué)研究所必需的。,2. Not un

7、til 1632 did Europeans find a successful treatment for the disease, when the Spanish discoverers of the New World learned from the Indians of Peru that the bark of one of the trees growing there often ended a patients attack of malaria.,直到1632年，歐洲人才找到這種病（指瘧疾）的成功療法。這一年，發(fā)現(xiàn)新大陸的西班牙人，從秘魯?shù)挠〉诎踩四抢铮私獾疆?dāng)?shù)氐囊环N樹

8、皮能治愈發(fā)瘧疾的病人。,3. More puzzling is the remarkable increase in incidence of the disease which has occurred since the time of world war II in a number of western countries where standards of hygiene were continuously improving.,3. 第二次世界大戰(zhàn)以來，在若干衛(wèi)生條件正在不斷改善的西方國家中，此病的發(fā)病率也有明顯增高。這一點(diǎn)頗使人難以理解。,4. It is common exp

9、erience that a certain amount of regular exercise improves the health and contributes to a feeling of well-being whether or not exercise adds to the length of life.,不管運(yùn)動(dòng)是否能益壽延年，但一定數(shù)量的運(yùn)動(dòng)可以增進(jìn)健康，并促使人的精神愉快，這卻是人所共有的體驗(yàn)。,5. This is because power plants, some industrial processes, vehicles and homes emit su

10、lphur and nitrogen compounds, mainly from the burning of fossil fuels, and have greatly increased the amount of them in the environment.,這是因?yàn)?，?dòng)力設(shè)備、某些工業(yè)過程、車輛和家庭排放硫化物和氮化物（主要是由燃燒礦物燃料產(chǎn)生的），使環(huán)境中這類化合物的含量大大增加。,6. Human beings have distinguished themselves from other animals, and in doing so ensured their su

11、rvival, by the ability to observe and understand their environment and then either to adapt to that environment or to control and adapt it to their own needs. 人類把自己和其他動(dòng)物區(qū)別開來。與此同時(shí), 人類還具有觀察和了解周圍環(huán)境的能力。他們要么適應(yīng)環(huán)境, 要么控制環(huán)境, 或根據(jù)自身的需要改造環(huán)境。人類就這樣一代代地生存下來。,7. This suggestion was made today by the influential New

12、 York Times which predicted a “change of topic” at the forthcoming meeting, with emphasis shifting from arrangement limitation to human rights. 這個(gè)建議是有影響力的紐約時(shí)報(bào)提出來的。該報(bào)預(yù)言，即將舉行的會(huì)議“議題會(huì)有改變”，側(cè)重點(diǎn)會(huì)從武器限制問題轉(zhuǎn)到人權(quán)問題。（分譯法）,8. As far as sight could reach, I feasted my eyes on a vastness of infinite charm, which presents itself in a profusion of color, in verdant luxuriance, in dulcet warbling, in pervading perfume, in rippling undulation,