张培基《英汉翻译教程》第11讲:词义的选择(2)
日期:2011-12-09 15:53

(单词翻译:单击)

同样,汉语里一字多义和一字多种搭配也是相当常见的。就以打字为例,译成英文,十有八九要译成不同的英文词:

雨打在窗户上。

The rain was beating against the windows.

她用力打一下锣。

She sounded the gong lustily.

趁热打铁。

Strike the iron while it is hot.

他用瓶子打她的头。

He hit her on the head with a bottle.

李梅亭打门进来。

Li Meiting knocked on the door and entered.

我打了一个碗。

I broke a bowl.

别把茶壶打了。

Don't drop the teapot.

他们打了一仗。

They fought a battle.

他们又打下了一座县城。

They've captured another town.

他们在打墙(堤)。

They are building a wall (dyke ).

他在打篱笆。

He is putting up a fence.

他正在打行李。

He is packing his luggage.

她善于打毛衣。

She is good at knitting a sweater.

你最好先打方格儿。

You had better draw squares first.

昨天他们又打了一口井。

Yesterday they sank a well again.

她习惯于打伞。

She is used to holding up an umbrella.

让她在前面给我们打手电。

Let her go in front and flash a torch for us.

我们必须打起精神来工作和学习。

We must raise our spirits to work and study.

他打起了日本式的印花纱帘。

He parted the Japanese-style gauze — curtain patterned with flowers.

他打电话到她家里。

He called her at home.

高松年直接打电报来的。

Kao Sung-nien cabled me directly.

请你给我打介绍信。

Write a letter of introduction for me.

打 一盆水来!

Fetch a basin of water!

小孩打酱油去了。

The boy went to buy soy sauce.

我爱好打鱼。

I am fond of catching fish.

他昨天打了1000 斤谷子。

He got in 1000 jin of rice yesterday.

他为妻子把柴打。

He gathers firewood for his wife.

你最好先打个草稿。

You'd better work out a draft first.

成本你得打五百元。

You should estimate the cost at 500 yuan.

我在篮球队打中锋。

I played center on the basketball team.

我们应给植物打农药。

We should spray insecticide upon plants.

咱告诉大家这官司打不得呀 !

I can tell you nobody should try any lawsuit.

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重点单词
  • draftn. 草稿,草图,汇票,徵兵 vt. 起草,征兵,选秀
  • fencen. 栅栏,围墙,击剑术 n. 买卖赃物的人 v. 用篱
  • luggagen. 行李
  • insecticiden. 杀虫剂
  • lawsuitn. 诉讼,控诉
  • gongn. 锣 n. 奖章
  • curtainn. 窗帘,门帘,幕(布) vt. (用帘)装饰,(以帘
  • bowln. 碗,碗状物,季后赛,圆形露天剧场 v. 打保龄球,
  • striken. 罢工,打击,殴打 v. 打,撞,罢工,划燃