英语数字的翻译
英语中的有些数词在汉译时可以等值翻译。但是,也有不少数词在汉译中不能等值翻译,或者完全不译出来。这种翻译处理方法是为了使汉译句子能符合汉语的表达习惯。以下分别举例说明。 ) Y4 y- R( r/ [' G
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(1)等值翻译: 6 U7 H! l" ~' T1 t
! v: Y! j# ?& Na drop in the ocean沧海一粟
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within a stone's throw一箭之遥
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( y( t" l; ^7 A; M1 v7 y s# n3 Eki11 two birds with one stone一箭双雕
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( O$ B* n" u% R |6 n/ U4 YA fall into the pit, a gain in your wit..吃一堑,长一智。 ) T; b5 b& P5 @% z2 L U
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at sixes and sevens乱七八糟 ! R9 @* F- S1 a! j- K- A; O
5 M4 K9 ]- O6 O, F- k% w* Won second thoughts再三考虑
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3 N1 _( Q" m/ v: H2 Zby ones and twos两两地,零零落落地
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Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮。
7 p0 K: v! ?& x1 ^Can you come down a little? --Sorry, it's one price for all.
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你能便宜一点卖吗?对不起,不二价.
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He had one over the eight after be drank only half bottle of the wine。, n8 I& b; M4 c" s, v4 Q# c
他才喝了半瓶酒就醉得七歪八倒了。 ! L& T0 b5 b. T( m$ N+ ]0 n
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(3)不必译出 : ^0 {- O1 o) e
9 x) T" ~) b/ F$ ~; wOne man's meat is another man's poison.人各有所好。 8 K9 u9 W8 W7 j- g
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I'll love you three score and ten.我会一辈子爱你的。
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e; _7 Y( r6 g4 x+ BTen to one he has forgotten it.很可能他已经忘了。 / |& ?$ ^* I# k
/ s0 o4 X8 h/ THis mark in math is second to none in the class. 他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。
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She is a second Lei Feng。她是雷锋式的人物。 8 U) ^* d/ R& P2 P
' Z8 j4 w4 ]! K1 b: V' yI always believe my sixth sense。我总相信我的直觉。 % x4 H% P1 \) N5 z( l' S
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He talks about you nine times out of ten when we have a chitchat. 5 K8 h. P+ C1 E+ t! @
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每次我们闲聊他几乎都谈及你。 5 V- f" i! b, Y$ \
1 k6 `: [# H7 _5 SThe parson official1y pronounced that they became one。牧师正式宣告他们成婚。
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+ ]- B. _, O$ H7 T) u* K& }% iI used to study in France in the year one。我早年曾在法国学习。