新视野英语4 U3 Section B

一、语言方面的误译
例如:
It will strengthen you to know that your distinguished career is so widely respected and appreciated.
A.这样会使您更加认识到，您的杰出事业是如此广泛地受到 人们的尊敬和赞赏。 B.当您认识到您的杰出事业是如此广泛地受到人们的尊敬和 赞赏时，您就会为自己增添力量。
•The next day - the second day of sight - I should … •The following morning, I should again … 全文
Question Answering
1. How did the author feel when he was assigned a task that day?
8. lump n.
1) a mass or piece of sth. solid 2) a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness
e.g.
• How many lumps of sugar would you like in your tea? • He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head.
6. Why did the author think the blind man should have been thanked?
I. Word Using
1. bear witness to sth.
to show or prove something is true or something happened in the past
Phrase a lump in one’s / the throat e.g. He had a lump in his throat as he said
goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport.
9. skim v.
1) to move quickly over a surface 2) to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it
4. steer v. 1) to control the direction in which someone moves 2) to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops 3) to control the direction of a vehicle
e.g.
• The report highlights the major problems facing society today. • The spelling mistakes in the text had been highlighted in green.
7. excuse oneself to say in a polite way that one needs to leave
e.g.
• The place was initially populated by a gallery of common folk. • The gallery has an excellent collection of modern art.
6. highlight v. 1) to make something easy to notice so that people pay attention to it 2) to mark part of a text with a special color to emphasize it or make it easier to see
同根词
Practice
annoyed a.
annoying a.
Fill in the blanks with “annoyed” or “annoying”.
annoying 1. It’s really __________ when a train is late and there is no explanation. annoyed 2. My parents were rather __________ that I hadn’t told them about the accident.
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英汉翻译过程中 易产生误译的几个方面
英汉翻译实践中望文生义、似是而非的现象可概 括为“想当然”（英语中称之为take it for granted ）， 是翻译者之大忌。其产生原因主要有如下四个方 面，即：一、语言方面的误译；二、文化方面的 误译；三、语境分析方面的误译；四、缺乏专业 知识。
e.g.
• We knew that the music was leading us into new realms of pleasure. • In a realm as large as medieval Germany, the king faced a huge task.
II. Old to New
3. dense a. closely packed together
Translation
• 这条路上交通繁忙。 • 我国东部人口稠密。
Key
• The road is dense with traffic. • The eastern part of our country has a dense population.
John can be relied on. He eats no fish and plays the game. A.汤姆靠得住，他不吃鱼而且玩游戏。
B.汤姆为人可靠，他既忠诚又正直。 忽略了文化内涵，误译了习语。 原来英国历史上宗教斗争激烈，旧教规定斋日(星期五)只许吃 鱼，新教推翻了旧教政府后，新教徒拒绝在斋日吃鱼表示忠于 新教。因而，to eat no fish不译成“不吃鱼”而表示“忠诚”。 To play the game是一习语，相当于to play fair意为“举止光明 正大，为人正直”。所以，B是正确的。
2. What was the nationality of the blind man the author conversed with on the chartered van?
3. What did the author describe to the blind man in the theater?
4. How did the author describe the five musicians performing at the side of the stage?
5. How did the author describe the six young girls performing on the stage?
e.g.
• She steered the guests toward the garden. • He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce. • He steered the car carefully into the garage.
三、语境分析方面的误译
语境分析是指对语言内部上下文关系的分析。通过这种分析， 可以确定词、短语、句子的意义，甚至是整个话语或语段的 基调。请看下面一例句： ——Mont caught a little crab ,and answered ,“That was a nasty one !” ——“Please row.” ——“I am.” And he did for several strokes ,looking at her
2. annoy vt.
to make someone angry
e.g.
• Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning. • What annoys me is that he won’t even listen to other people’s suggestions.
annoyed 3. I was so _________ with him for turning up late that I couldn’t speak to him for half an hour. 4. He’s got a number of _________ habits, like interrupting people when they are speaking. annoying
a taxi a small hotel turn on a shirt for woman make someone angry rent a boat, plane, bus, etc. a mass or piece of sth. solid




cab inn switch on blouse annoy charter lump
e.g.
• We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
• Would you skim through the report and check for spelling mistakes?
10. realm n.
1) [C] an area of interest, activity or knowledge 2) [C] a country ruled by a king or queen