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1. 直译与意译 (literal translation vs. free/liberal translation)

1.怕什么呢？死了张屠夫，还有李屠夫，人多得很。

2.这事就败在你手里了。

3.不料半路杀出一个程咬金。

4.她不分青红皂白，乱交朋友。

5.爸爸，感谢您对我们的爱，您的辛勤工作让我和妈妈衣食无忧。

6.约翰为人可靠。他既忠实又正直。

7.管它三七二十一，先吃个饱再说。

8.我对他简直佩服得五体投地。

9.他吓得屁滚尿流。

10.你让我倒了八辈子霉。

11.她生长在富贵之家。

12.她怕碰一鼻子灰，话到了嘴边，又把它吞了下去。

13.他吃了大败仗。

14.人生有苦也有甜。

15.酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。

16.他是“外甥打灯笼——照舅（照旧）”。

17.这项研究发现，青年妇女由于抽烟和缺乏运动，将大大缩短自己的寿命。

18.露丝一刻不得消停，弄得别的孩子很无语，我就把她撵了出去。

19.我妹妹又去减肥中心了。

20.江山易改，本性难移。

2. 省词法 (omission)

1.他在我不知道的情况下私自拿走了那东西。

2.此新产品耐寒、耐旱、适合在北方生长。

3.大家都必须杜绝在工作中的浪费现象。

4.这些问题就是他提出的关于保护稀有动物的问题。

5.台湾海峡两岸的中国人都是骨肉同胞，手足兄弟。

6.如果你觉得合适就干，不合适就别干，你自个儿看着办吧。

7.他满脸皱纹，皮肤黝黑，头发灰白稀疏。

8.他吃了点东西，喝了点酒，因为他疲惫不堪了。

9.他说，“谁也不能指望他采取克制或讲道理的态度。”

10.多年来那个国家一直有严重的失业现象。

11.他把事情一五一十地都讲给父母听了。

12.我们党结束了那个时期物价混乱的局面。

13.事发二十个小时以内，他都处于昏迷状态。

14.至今这位老将军都还记得当年邓政委请他到家作客的情形。15.他是一个性格复杂的人---喜怒无常，反复多变，有些忧郁。

16.这台电视机真是价廉物美。

17.中国足球的落后状态必须改变。

18.我干工作，做家务，交朋友，这些占据了我的全部时间。

19.等他回国再说。

20.那位世界小姐真有沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌。

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(单选题)1: 有关英语词类的说法中，下列选项中正确的一项是。 A: 动词和名词在英语里是非常活跃的词类 B: 动词和副词在英语里是非常活跃的词类 C: 名词和形容词在英语里是非常活跃的词类 D: 形容词和副词在英语里是非常活跃的词类 正确答案: D (单选题)2: A translator has to know everything 0f something and something 0f everything． A: 一个翻译人员对一些事情要什么都懂，对什么事情又要懂一些。 B: 翻译人员对有些事情要无所不晓，对什么事情又要略知一二。 C: 翻译人员对于知识既要精深，又要渊博。 D: 译者要知之为知之，不知为不知。 正确答案: C (单选题)3: 你什么时候方便就过来玩。 A: Come and play when you are convenient． B: Come here to play if you are convenient． C: Drop in whenever it’s convenient． D: Drop in whenever you have convenience． 正确答案: C (单选题)4: I would draw a further conclusion, which I believe is central to assessing China’s future place in the world economy. A: 我将得出进一步的结论，这个结论我相信在评估中国在未来世界经济中的位置中是中心问题。 B: 我还想得出进一步的结论，我认为这对于估价中国今后在世界经济中的地位是中心问题。C: 我还有一个想法，我认为这对于估价中国今后在世界经济中的地位是至关重要的。 D: 我还有一个想法，这个结论我相信是评估中国的未来在世界经济中的位置是中心问题。正确答案: C (单选题)5: 就科技英语与汉语的表达特点而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是。 A: 汉语词汇含义相对单一并且固定，而英语的词汇含义内涵大，一词多义。 B: 汉语中用被动语态表达的句子不多，而科技英语中被动语态使用广泛。 C: 汉语趋向于用多重复合句子表达，而英语多用单句表达。 D: 科技英语中介词短词及各类非限定动词短语使用频繁。 正确答案: C (单选题)6: 第一次世界大战后，帝国主义对中国加紧侵略，北洋军阀政府对外妥协投降，对内残酷压迫人民，给中国带来了深重的民族危机。 A: After World WarⅠ, the imperialists stepped up their aggression against China while the Northern Warlord Government resorted to compromise and capitulation externally and to ruthless oppression of the people internally, thus landing China in a grave national crisis.

英语翻译作业1

一、改译 宰客slaughter customers(cheating customers) 自学self learn(study on one’s self) 彩票colorful tickets(lottery) 救火save a fire(Firefighting) (电脑)死机systerm dead(computer crash) 吃食堂eat the canteen(eat in the canteen) 风凉话cold word(sarcastic remark) 太平门safe door(emergency exit) 三角债triangle debts(chain debts) 扣帽子put a hat on(put a label on) 文化程度cultural degree(education level) 抓紧时间grasp time firmly(hurry up) 来信写道the latter writes(the letter reads) 提高英语水平raise the level of one’s English(Improve one’s English) 胸有成竹have a bamboo in one’s stomach(have a well-thought-out plan) 二、直译 大海捞针Look for a needle in the ocean 猫哭耗子假慈悲Cat cry for mouse 嫁鸡随鸡嫁狗随狗Marry a chicken with chicken married dog follows dog 挥金如土Spend money like water 易如反掌As easy as to turn one's hand 打草惊蛇To beat the grass and frighten away the snake 呆若木鸡Dumb as a wooden chicken 千里之行始于足下Every journey begins with the first step 瑞雪兆丰年A timely heavy snow promises a good harvest . 跑得了和尚跑不了庙Run a monk can not run the temple 三、重点翻译 她经常在邻里之间搬弄是非 She always makes mischief between neighbors. 她毛遂自荐来这所学校当老师 She recommending herself to be a teacher in this school. 正真的好朋友应该是雪中送炭 True friend is who provides you timely help. 我要有个三长两短，你给我娘捎个话 If something happens to me, please give my mother a massage. 留得青山在，不愁没柴烧 As long as the green mountains are there, one need not worry about firewood. 你这人真的是狗嘴里吐不出象牙 他对你的许诺不过是个空头支票而已 His promise to you just a blank check. 我喜欢那套房子，但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远 I like that house,but the fly in the ointment is too far away from the work place.

综合性作业(商务报告翻译)

课程名称：商务英语翻译 作业名称：商务报告翻译 姓名：凌蝶、陈雪娇、吴恬婧、 章芳芳 班级：英语1101 任课教师：俞晓霞 完成日期： 2013-06-12 湖州职业技术学院商务贸易分院 2012—2013 学年第二学期

一、作业内容 商务报告的翻译 将一则扩业计划书的过程报告进行英译。 二、作业要求 作业准备要求：掌握各类商务报告中的常见词汇、语句和段落；商务报告的构成和翻译技巧。 作业完成形式：小组讨论合作完成 成果形式：扩业计划书过程报告的英译稿 作业过程要求： 步骤一：教师提供一则扩业计划书的过程报告（业务分析、客户资料、目标客户群、SWOT分析、行动计划），学生分组讨论分析其构成。 步骤二：小组讨论分工合作完成翻译。 评价标准： ●内容忠实度（讲求客观、忠于事实） ●结构完整度（语篇完整、布局合理） ●语言通顺度（风格自然、通顺流畅）

Process Report 1——Analysis of the Business The current state of the business University Books, a privately owned, on-campus bookshop at the University of International Business, manly carries textbook, reference books, and various bestsellers for students, instructors and staff, and local residents. It is located next to the largest cafeteria, the center of the campus, and attracts a large number of customers. However, the bookshop only occupies an area of 50 square meters, in which two thirds is the shopping area and one third the storage room. This is hindering the shop from expanding its services. The management planned to offer a wider range of services, but the tight space has constrained such plans. It is time to expand the bookshop before it is too late. Current business analysis The main business of the bookshop now is selling teaching-related books covering management, finance, accounting, economics, international trade, law, computer science, foreign language, etc. It also carries books for entertainment and about current issues. It usually has a stock of 20,000 books, which increases when a semester starts and decreases by the end of an academic year. The textbooks assigned by instructors, dictionaries, books on various examinations, and those on current issues—China’s accession to the WTO, the terrorist attacks on the United States, fashion trends, or stock market analyses—always enjoy a high turnover rate. The shop also takes orders from the customers who cannot find the books they need in the shop. Financial performance The financial performance has improved a great deal since the bookshop opened. The revenue in 2000, at 80,000 yuan, increased by 20% over the 1999 level of 66,000 yuan. Profits rose by 30%, while costs declined by 10%, thanks to the effective cost-cutting measures initiated at the beginning of 2000. The inventory turnover ratio has reached ten times and the profit margin on sales six percent, well above the average of eight times and five percent respectively. The shop was granted a loan of 100,000 yuan for starting the business. As of October 30, 2001, half of the loan has been paid back, one year ahead of the schedule due to the increased enrollment during the past two years. The shop will have paid off the debt by the end of 2002 based on the current case flow.