“算命”怎么翻
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原文:鸿渐忍不住道:“我也算过命,今年运气坏得很,各位不怕连累么?”(钱钟书 -《围城》 )
 
译文:Hung-chien could not help remarking, "I had my fortune told, too. My luck has been terrible this year. Aren't you all afraid of getting involved in my bad luck?" (美 Jeanne Kelly, Nathan K.Mao译 –Fortress Besieged)
 
翻译笔记:

忍不住
 
英语中要表示“忍不住”常用cannot help doing sth.;cannot bear,译文在此用的是前者。如:
 
他看上去那么滑稽,我忍不住大笑起来。
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
 
而在表示“不得不;不能避免”时,cannot help doing与cannot help but(后接原型动词)是一样的。如:
 
I cannot help admiring his courage. = I cannot help but admire his courage.
我不得不赞赏他的勇气。
 
算命
 
“算命”常用的表达方式有have sb.'s fortune told; tell sb's fortune; practice fortune-telling。需要注意的是,在fortune-teller(算命先生)和fortune-telling(算命)中,fortune都是用单数形式。tell fortunes(算命)中则必须用复数形式,如:
 
He claimed that he could tell people's fortunes.
他自称会给人算命。
 
但tell (him) his fortune,tell (you) your fortune等表达方式里该用单数形式。如译文中的用法一样,我们也可举一例,如:
 
She had her fortune told.
她请人给她算了命。
 
注意:在说一个人的“遭遇”、“运气”或“处境”时往往用复数形式。如:
 
Her fortunes varied1 but she never lost courage.
她的运气时好时坏,但她从不气馁。
 
连累
 
“连累”,即“把某人牵涉(或牵扯)到某事里”,也可以用不同的方法。如implicate;involve;get sb. into sth.。如:
 
His confession2 implicated3 a number of other politicians in the affair.
他的自白供出其他一些政治人物涉及此事。
 
You have involved me in a great deal of extra work.
你害得我添了一大堆额外的工作。
 
The incident got many people into trouble.
这件事连累了许多人。


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1 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
2 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
3 implicated 8443a53107b44913ed0a3f12cadfa423     
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
参考例句:
  • These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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