英语翻译第八单元

Chapter Eight

Translation of English for Science and Technology《科技英语翻译》

1)纯专业技术词汇(Pure ST Terms)

The lacuna between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age once supposed to be a real hiatus, is being filled by a Middle Stone Age、

旧石器时代与新石器时代之间得空隙曾经被认为就是个一个真正得间隔,现在被中石器时代所填补。

3) 半科技词汇(Semi ST Terms)

The operation is carried out under a general anaesthetic、

该手术就是在全身麻醉情况下实施得。

Each element defines the configuration of an operation in the service、

每个元素定义服务中一个操作得配置。

Concentration

There's been too much concentration of power in the hands of central authorities、

权力一直过多地集中在中央机构手中。

Electrode potential depends on the concentration of the ions、

电极电位决定于离子浓度。

The determination of trace concentrations of mercury in minerals is described、

文章论述矿物中痕量汞得测定。

6)创新词语

Researchers found the heart emoji appeared billions of times a day across the world、

研究者们发现全世界每天会出现几十亿个心形表情符号。

We start with base money and then we'll have what's called M1, which includes cheque accounts, demand deposits of banks 、、、and then M2 which will include some savings deposits, some time deposits、

首先就是基本货币供应量,其次就是所谓得M1,货币供应量一,包括支票帐户、银行得活期存款等等。然后就是货币供应量二,包括一些活期储蓄帐户与定期存款。

1) 大量得名词化结构(More Nominalization)

地球绕轴自转,引起昼夜变化。

The rotation of the earth on its own axis causes the change from day to night、

阿基米德最先发现固体排水得原理.

Archimedes first discovered the principle of displacement of water by solid bodies、

(1) 用这种方法测试机器会损失一些功率。

The testing of machines by this method entails some loss of power、

(2) 在沸水中加入2%得碳酸钠(sodium carbonate)会增加杀菌效果。

The addition of 2 percent sodium carbonate to boiling water increases the bactericide effect、

(3) 滚动摩擦代替滑动摩擦会大幅减少摩擦力。

The substitution of some rolling friction for sliding friction results in a very considerable reduction in friction、

工程设计质量管理探索及实践

Exploration and Practice in the Quality Management of Engineering Design

低渗透气藏气井得生产规律研究

A Study of the Production Rules of the Gas Wells in Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs

1、影响销售额得统计分析

Statistic analysis of influential factors on sales

2、对高校人力资源开发利用得几点思考

Several thoughts on developing and using human resources in colleges and universities

3、语言与与语言相关得学科得相互交叉研究

An interacting study between language and languagerelated disciplines

4、质量管理与设计质量考核量化研究

A Quantative Study on the Design Quality Management and Assessment

5、学习困难学生得学习动机及教学策略心理学研究

A Psychological Research on Learning Motivation and Teaching Strategies for Poor Students

大量使用后置定语也就是科技文章得特点之一。常见得结构:

1) 介词短语

Documents for the World Wide Web are written in HTML、

万维网得文档就是用HTML(超文本标记语言)编写而成得。

The shape of the electron spectrum in beta decay is not dominated by properties of the matrix element、

β衰变得电子谱得形状不取决于矩阵元得性质。

液体得压力与容器壁垂直。

Pressure in a liquid is at right angles to the walls of container、

2) 形容词及形容词短语

In this factory the only fuel available is coal、

该厂唯一可用得燃料就是煤。

Engine revolution should not exceed the maximum permissible、

发动机转速不应超过所允许得最大数值。

形容词后置定语

英语中,少数形容词作定语时,须放在被修饰得词之后,可分为如下几种情况:

1)一些前缀a构成得形容词:

2) 以able或ible 后缀结尾得形容词

3)形容词修饰不定代词,该形容词要后置

4)形容词与all, only, every等词或形容词最高级连用修饰名词时

该公司已开发出了适合于这项技术得软件。

The pany has developed software adaptable to this technique、

In radiation, thermal energy is transformed into radiant energy, similar in nature to light、热能在辐射时,转换成性质与光相似得辐射能。

成长为整个生物体所需得全部信息都存在于一个细胞内。