定語(yǔ)從句可以采取順勢(shì)斷句譯法
如:
Before I went ,all the partcipants in the scheme were given a short list of words that are in commom use in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would even offend them。
可以將這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句,拆成兩個(gè)單獨(dú)的句子,中間通過(guò)重復(fù)英語(yǔ)中的先行詞,將斷開的句子連接起來(lái)。譯文:在我動(dòng)身之前,我們這個(gè)項(xiàng)目所有的參與者都得到一小份單詞表,上面列出某些在英國(guó)通用,而在美國(guó)則可能引起他們誤解,甚至冒犯他們的詞匯。
再如:Working for President Ronald Reagan,Mr。 Bush was a silent and subservient vice president,∥a former rival ∥who gave himself the task of proving his loyalty∥ by staying in the background and never ∥speaking out when his beliefs differed from those of his boss。
這本來(lái)是一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的句子,有定語(yǔ)從句,又有插入語(yǔ),信息量也較多。如果不進(jìn)行合理斷句,很難在短時(shí)間內(nèi)把所有信息,完全通順的翻譯出來(lái)。經(jīng)過(guò)斷句后,這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句可以采用順序驅(qū)動(dòng)的方法。譯文:布什先生為里根總統(tǒng)效力時(shí),是一份緘默順從的副總統(tǒng),他以前曾是里根的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手,當(dāng)了副總統(tǒng)以后,他要證實(shí)自己對(duì)里根的忠誠(chéng):他盡量不拋頭露面突出自己,在即的觀點(diǎn)與上司相左時(shí),他總是把話放到肚子里。
另外~“gave himself the task of proving his loyalty”如果直譯為“給了自己在后臺(tái)工作的任務(wù)以示他的忠誠(chéng)”小編覺得有點(diǎn)生硬呢。
n. 對(duì)手,同伴,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者
adj. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的