1) 可以译成肯定的否定句型 *not a few ,not a little.相当于many 或 much 的意思,也可译为肯定 There are not a few good sentences in his composition. 他的作文里有许多佳句 There is not a little water in the jar. 罐子里有很多水 *某些含有cannot的结构,也可译成肯定 You can't be too careful when you do your homework. 你做作业时,越仔细越好 *含有双重否定的结构可以译为肯定 We can't live without air and water. 有了空气和水,我们才能生存 2) 否定转移时的翻译技巧 注:在动词think ,believe ,expect ,suppose ,trust, hope ,imagine ,fancy以及be afraid 短语后,如有从句时,原文否定主语动词,翻译时一般进行否定转换,否定从句 Our teacher did not believe this was possible but he agreed he would study the matter. 我们老师认为这是不可能的,但他同意研究这一现象 3) no…..unless译成双重否定 "没…没.." There are no sound waves unless there is sound. 如果没有声音,也就没有声波 4) In the absence of 与 not , no , nothing 连用时,译成"没有…, 不…" In the absence of gravity , we could do nothing. 要是没有地心引力的话, 我们就什么也不能做 5)"never…without"译成汉语的肯定语气:"每当……总是" Heat can never be converted into a certain energy without some thing lost. 热能每当转换成某种能量时,总是有些损耗 5) but for 与其他否定词no, not , nothing 连用时,译成"要不是……就没有" But for substances, there would be nothing in the world. 要是没有物质的话,世界上就什么东西也不存在了 要不是有物质的话,世界上就没有什么东西了 以上两种翻法都可以 6) nothing but 仅仅,只不过 anything but 决非 He is nothing but modest. 他只不过是谦虚 He is anything but modest. 他一点也不谦虚
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