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發表  wmy 24.05.14 15:35


《You think English is easy?》
(還 真 難 倒 wmy!)
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2014-5-24

   有道是:「活到老,學到老。」

  近來收到電郵,題目是《You think English is easy?》(你以為英文容易嗎?)。當頭難倒 wmy!

  細看其中的二十條英文句子,還真有意思。看似容易,但是仔細琢磨,並不簡單,為什麼?

  因為在英文裡,同一個詞語,由於詞類和用法不同,所以意思也不相同。舉個簡單的例子:

  She took a bucket of water to water the flower in the garden.

  第一個 water 是名詞(noun);第二個 water 是動詞(verb)。前者是「水」;後者是「澆水」。整個句子的中文譯文是:「她拿了一桶水去澆花園裡的花兒。」

  wmy 在翻譯電郵裡的二十條英文句子遇到有疑難時即運用翻譯工具,又經過反复思量、推敲,下了一番功夫後得出以下的中文譯文。

  鑑於本人的英文水平屬於「有限公司」,可能翻譯中有誤或存在不確切之處,有待各方人士不吝賜教,加以指正,希望經過一番討論,我們一起提高自身的英文水平,謝了。(請往下瀏覽)




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(難倒 wmy)《You think English is easy?》 Empty 《You think English is easy?》(from email)

發表  wmy 24.05.14 15:55


You think English is easy?(from email)

你以為英文容易嗎?(Chinese translation by wmy)

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

傷口的四周纏上了繃帶。

2) The farm was used to produce   produce .

農場用於生產農產品。

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

垃圾場滿得不能再承受更多的廢物。

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

我們必須給波蘭家具上光蠟。

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

如果他能開槍,就可以領路。(這一句是否還有其他的譯法?)

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert .

士兵決定在沙漠捨棄甜食。

7) Since there is no time like the present , he thought it was time to present the present .

因為時間緊急,他認為該是派發禮物的時候了。

8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

大鼓的頂上塗上了低音部(樂譜)。

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

當有人向斑鳩開槍,它便潛入水叢中。

10) I did not object to the object.

我沒有反對該宗旨。

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid .

傷殘人士是不受保的。

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row  .

在劃漿者行列中有一行是專為劃漿初學者而設的。

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

他們太接近那扇門以至於關不了門。

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

當母鹿一出現,雄鹿就做滑稽的動作。

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

女裁縫和縫紉工齊齊跌入下水道。

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow ....

為有助於種植,農夫教他的母豬學習翻土......

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

風太強致使風帆不能起帆。

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear .

看著畫中的淚花我流下眼淚。

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

我非得依據一系列試卷的題目來議論。

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

我豈能把這秘密洩露給我最親密的朋友呢?




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