有哪些我们常犯但浑然不知的汉译英错误？

今天的主题是：forms of repetition in Chinglish。

在Chinglish中有很多表达是非常重复累赘的，

他们一般以以下三种形式出现：

1. simple restatement

(the same idea presented twice in different words)

2. self-evident statement

(one idea implicit in another)

3. mirror-image statement

(the same idea presented first in positive form, then in negative)

我们一一来举例，平时说话啰嗦的人值得一读，比如天秤座。

1 simple restatement：

此种现象是同一句话里用不同的语言两次表达同一个意思

典型例句：

We must arrive at the station on time and be punctual.

解析：on time和be punctual(punctual：adj. 守时的)都表示准时到达。

更多例句：

★ We must practice economy and reduce unnecessary expenditures.

？ 解析：practice economy(例行节约)和reduce unnecessary expenditures是同一个意思。

★ We must be clear whether a mistake has really been made and if it has, we must be able to tell whether it is a major or a minor one and whether it is serious or not.

？ 解析：“whether it is a major or a minor one and whether it is serious or not”中major or minor和serious也是表达的同一层意思。

★ In industrial production we should maintain a policy of safety first, with prevention of accidents as our main concern.

？ 解析：“我们要优先考虑安全”与“把零事故作为主要考虑”同义。

2 self-evident statement

此种现象是前文的意思已经很明了，无需后文加以说明

典型例句

We must arrive at the station on time in order to catch the train.

解析：如果是在一个要去赶火车的语境下，准时抵达火车站肯定是为了赶火车，不然是去赶飞机?

更多例句

★ To increase soil fertility, we should promote widespread scientific application of fertilizer and greater use of farm manure.

？ 解析：To increase soil fertility就像to catch the train，在中文里可能说出来没有什么不妥，但是在英文里就显得很累赘，用肥料的目的肯定是为了提高土壤肥力。

★ We must further strengthen the building of national defense in order to enhance our defense strength.

？ 解析：“strengthen the building of national defense”不是为了加强国防还会为了什么?

★ It is essential to control environmental pollution so as to protect the environment.

？ 解析：减少pollution当然是为了保护环境，同义，重复。

3 mirror-image statement

此种现象是正面说一次，反面还要说一次，显得累赘

典型例句

We must arrive at the station on time and not be late.

解析：准时到了就是不要迟到，你恋爱了我自然你知道你不是单身狗了，不必啰嗦，一个道理。

更多例句

★ We should pay close attention to the formulation of annual plans and not neglect it.

了解更多雅思考试，雅思备考技巧，咨询免费电话：400-618-0272，或者，我们会有资深老师为您解答。

热门推荐：