关于意见不同的译法
我们从2013年12月四级翻译的一句真题开始。
有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程,对这一现象大家持不同观点。
译法A: Some schools even made Information Technology a compulsory course, on which people had different views.
译法B: There is no aGREement whether Information Technology should be made a compulsory course.
译法A是直译,而译法B则精简很多,做到了简约而不简单,这正是我们需要学习的思路。
思路是这样的:
首先,将A中的两句话合并变成 People had different views whether some schools should made Information Technology a compulsory course.
第二步,请同学们注意,英文多用被动,多用无主句,所以我们将第一步得出的句子从句部分改写为被动句(Information Technology should be made a compulsory course);将第一步得出的句子主句部分改写为无主句(There is no aGREement)。
总结一下,在我们讨论对于某件事情“是否应该做”人们有着不同观点时,可以用这样一个模板:There is no aGREement whether sth. should be done.
讨论对于某件事情“应该怎么做”人们有着不同观点时,可以用这样一个模板:There is no aGREement whether sth. should be done by doing A or by doing B.
请大家练习一句话:到底应该通过回归健康生活方式还是通过发展高科技来解决环保问题,人们有着不同观点。
(公布答案:There is no aGREement whether environmental problems should be solved by returning to healthy lifestyle or by developing more advanced technology.
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我们从2013年12月四级翻译的一句真题开始。
有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程,对这一现象大家持不同观点。
译法A: Some schools even made Information Technology a compulsory course, on which people had different views.
译法B: There is no aGREement whether Information Technology should be made a compulsory course.
译法A是直译,而译法B则精简很多,做到了简约而不简单,这正是我们需要学习的思路。
思路是这样的:
首先,将A中的两句话合并变成 People had different views whether some schools should made Information Technology a compulsory course.
第二步,请同学们注意,英文多用被动,多用无主句,所以我们将第一步得出的句子从句部分改写为被动句(Information Technology should be made a compulsory course);将第一步得出的句子主句部分改写为无主句(There is no aGREement)。
总结一下,在我们讨论对于某件事情“是否应该做”人们有着不同观点时,可以用这样一个模板:There is no aGREement whether sth. should be done.
讨论对于某件事情“应该怎么做”人们有着不同观点时,可以用这样一个模板:There is no aGREement whether sth. should be done by doing A or by doing B.
请大家练习一句话:到底应该通过回归健康生活方式还是通过发展高科技来解决环保问题,人们有着不同观点。
(公布答案:There is no aGREement whether environmental problems should be solved by returning to healthy lifestyle or by developing more advanced technology.