科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 3.揣摩“万能”动词含义化虚为实 From G to s by grasping the nuance of delexicalized” words “万能”动词:英语中表意功能强的动词, 在不同的语境中有不同的词义,可能导致模 糊语义。翻译时应尽量使其含义具体化 t
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 3. 揣摩“万能”动词含义化虚为实 • From G to S by grasping the nuance of “delexicalized” words “万能”动词：英语中表意功能强的动词， 在不同的语境中有不同的词义，可能导致模 糊语义。翻译时应尽量使其含义具体化
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 Example 1 The harder the rock, so much the more difficult is the work of drilling, though few types of rock are sufficiently hard to be allowed to remain after blasting without a lining of masonry or concrete Analysis: Remain: simple and quite common, hard to decide a sense from the dictionary, its context here is about tunnel digging · Trans| ation: 岩石越硬,开凿工作就越困难,尽管如此,也很少 岩石坚硬到爆破后不用砖石或混凝土进行衬砌就 成隧道壁
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 • Example 1 • The harder the rock, so much the more difficult is the work of drilling, though few types of rock are sufficiently hard to be allowed to remain after blasting without a lining of masonry or concrete. • Analysis: • Remain: simple and quite common, hard to decide a sense from the dictionary, its context here is about tunnel digging. • Translation: • 岩石越硬，开凿工作就越困难，尽管如此，也很少有什么 岩石坚硬到爆破后不用砖石或混凝土进行衬砌就可直接形 成隧道壁
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 Example 2 One of the latest railroad inventions is a machine that will do the work of car riders in a freight yard. A"car retarder'it is called. It is a machine operated by compressed air which reaches above the rails of the classification tracks and against the sides of the turning car wheels, checks or retards the speed of the car so that it will come to a stop at the proper place Analysis: Reach above: ambiguity, its context is car retarder(4 辆减速器)
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 • Example 2 • One of the latest railroad inventions is a machine that will do the work of car riders in a freight yard. A “car retarder” it is called. It is a machine operated by compressed air which reaches above the rails of the classification tracks and against the sides of the turning car wheels, checks or retards the speed of the car so that it will come to a stop at the proper place. • Analysis: • Reach above: ambiguity, its context is car retarder（车 辆减速器）
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 Example 2 One of the latest railroad inventions is a machine that will do the work of car riders in a freight yard.A"car retarder" it is called. It is a machine operated by compressed air which reaches above the rails of the classification tracks and against the sides of the turning car wheels, checks or retards the speed of the car so that it will come to a stop at the proper place · Translation: ·铁道部门最近研制出了一种能够在货场取代制动员工作的机 器装置,称作“车辆减速器”。它由压缩空气操纵,撑出来 高于编组轨道,并紧靠转动的车轮外缘,通过它使车辆停住 或缓行,以便停在适当的位置
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 • Example 2 • One of the latest railroad inventions is a machine that will do the work of car riders in a freight yard. A “car retarder” it is called. It is a machine operated by compressed air which reaches above the rails of the classification tracks and against the sides of the turning car wheels, checks or retards the speed of the car so that it will come to a stop at the proper place. • Translation: • 铁道部门最近研制出了一种能够在货场取代制动员工作的机 器装置，称作“车辆减速器” 。它由压缩空气操纵，撑出来 高于编组轨道，并紧靠转动的车轮外缘， 通过它使车辆停住 或缓行，以便停在适当的位置
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 4.理清句子结构化虚为实 From G to s by sorting out the syntactic structures t
科技词汇翻译中的化虚为实现象 4. 理清句子结构化虚为实 From G to S by sorting out the syntactic structures