高一英語學習:"八戒"幫你學好英語翻譯(3)

　　五、戒結構單調，組合生硬 “拉郎配”

　　由于漢英結構不同，表達方式迥異，“硬性翻譯”不僅讀起來別扭，而且會鬧出笑話。這就要求譯者在翻譯時靈活使用整合的技巧，將句子整合，凸顯漢語中所隱含的層次，補充所缺失的成分。有時要將簡單句譯成并列句，有時將并列句譯成主從句。

　　在紀念大學畢業20周年聚會時，我忽然問起原來的班主任：“我個子又不矮，怎么把我安排在了第一排呢？”

　　At the reunion party for 20 anniversary of graduation from university, I suddenly asked my former teacher in charge of our class then:" Since I am not of short stature, how did you arrange me at the first row?"

　　一個高度近視的女博士去擦鞋店擦高統靴，禿頭老板親自蹲下來給她效勞。

　　When a woman doctor who suffers a severe myopic went to shoes-polishing shop for her buskins，the bald boss squatted down to serve her personally。

　　黑體字部分，正是契合了英語的表達習慣。

　　六、戒“愚忠”，不諳增減之道

　　我們耳熟能詳的東西外國人可能會感到一頭霧水，譯者需要增加必要的說明和補充或者減譯。否則，外國人會不知所云。畢竟，漢譯英最終是給外國人看的。

　　例如：風水

　　fengshui——the location of a house or tomb, supposed to have an influence on the fortune of a family。

　　例如：(美國對臺)“三不政策”

　　會當凌絕頂，一覽眾山小。

　　One day I shall climb

　　Clear to the summit,

　　See how small surrounding

　　Mountain tops appear as they lie below me

　　(新西蘭人路易-艾黎譯《杜甫-望岳》)

　　I can’t open my eyes to watch you jumping into the fiery pit, for I will shut my eyes at the time。

　　我不會眼睜睜看著你往火坑里跳，到時候我會閉上的。

　　不要嫌我黑，兩眼放光輝；不要嫌我瘦，一身好精肉。

　　Do not Cold-shoulder me for my swarthy(黝黑的) face, but I have a pair of bright piercing(敏銳的) eyes;

　　Do not Cold-shoulder me for my slight figure, but I’m lean and healthy。

　　文中the location of a house or tomb, supposed to have an influence on the fortune of a family. on support for Taiwan independence, no support for a two-China policy, and on support for Taiwan membership in international organizations on the basis of statehood。