Question

翻譯劃線句子 （共5小題，每小題2分）

1.It was a cold winter evening. An old man had done his work and was going home from the fields. 2.On his way he saw something on the ground. He looked at it and found it was a snake(蛇). It was not dead, but it couldn’t move because it was so cold.

“Poor thing,” the man said, “3.I must try to save your life.” He picked it up and looked for a warm place to put it in. 4.But how could he find one in such cold weather? So he decided to put the snake inside his clothes, right next to his heart.

A few minutes later, the snake came back to life and began to move. When it had become strong enough, it gave the man a deadly bite(咬). He killed it and went on. When he got back, he was very ill and had to lie down. 5.He knew he was dying.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.這是一個寒冷的冬季傍晚。

2.在路上，他看見地上有些東西。

3.我必須努力救你的命。

4.但是他怎么能在如此冷的天氣找到（一個暖和的地方）呢？

5.他知道自己快要死了。

【解析】

試題分析：這是一個寒冷的冬夜。一位老人做完農活，并從田里回家。在他的途中，他看到地面上有條即將凍死的蛇。那人說，“我必須設法挽救你的生命。”于是，他決定把蛇在他的衣服，他的心臟旁邊。幾分鐘后，蛇醒來，，給他致命的一口。這個老人殺死了毒蛇。但他也死了。

1.理解翻譯題，根據文中語句“It was a cold winter evening”理解可知。此句的含義是這是個寒冷的晚上。

2.理解翻譯題，根據文中語句“On his way he saw something on the ground”理解可知。此句的含義是在路上他看到在地上有個東西。

3.理解翻譯題，根據文中語句“I must try to save your life.”理解可知。此句的含義是我必須要拯救他的命。

4.理解翻譯題，根據文中語句“But how could he find one in such cold weather?”理解可知。此句的含義是怎樣在這樣的寒冷的天氣里找到暖和的地方。

5.理解翻譯題，根據文中語句“He knew he was dying.”理解可知。此句的含義是他知道他要死了。

考點：英譯漢

點評：對于英譯漢的試題正確的做法是先弄清句子的結構，然后結合上下文重新安排漢語的表達順序。作為考試解題，建議可以直譯的就直譯，只要把詞序調整一下，保證通順，不致引起誤解就好。如果不能直譯，可憑借各種翻譯技巧，在不偏離原文意思的前提下，對句子的結構作一些變動。