我们可以用下面几组中文句子做英译练习,体会翻译的处理思路,翻译不必追求中文和英文字词一一严格对应,可以灵活整合句式,复用英文原文当中的核心词组。
中文练习句子:
参考整合英文长句:
I have a thick shelf of contemporary books assuring me that students at elite universities are merely excellent sheep, that a liberal arts degree is a ticket to unemployment, that truly inspired and courageous learners drop out of college to found tech companies, that millennials cannot make decisions without consulting their parents, that college professors have uniform political views, that students these days are fragile hothouse flowers, that it is not possible to achieve an inclusive campus culture without giving up on free speech, and that our colleges and universities are cut off from reality.
that引导宾语从句并列输出,这是英文书面文本很典型的长句处理手法。 2、翻译不追求字词机械一一对应,优先还原语义逻辑。a liberal arts degree is a ticket to unemployment,没有直译 “graduate、unemployment equal”,用ticket to隐喻 “通向…… 的凭据”。fragile hothouse flowers,保留比喻意象。cut off from reality。cannot make decisions without consulting their parents,采用双重否定句式,贴合英文表达习惯。大家可以对照自己的译文和参考译文,体会句式重组、隐喻转换、固定词组选用的差别,希望这些翻译案例,能够帮助大家提升翻译实操水平。
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