英语翻译中的数字表达
在汉英笔译和英语写作中，经常会遇到数字；哪些场合用单词表示，哪些场合用阿拉伯数字表示，往往使人难以确定，现行语法书中也极少涉及此类问题。
实际上，以英语为母语的国家，在书写数字时已形成几条约定俗成的规则，现总结如下供读者参考。
一. 英美等国的出版社在排版时遵循一条原则，即1至10用单词表示，10以上的数目用阿拉伯数字（也有的以100为界限），这条原则值得我们行文时借鉴。
Eg. That table measures ten feet by five.
那个工作台长10英尺，宽5英尺。Eg. The traditional pattern of classroom experience at the college level brings the professor and a group of 20 to 30 students together for a 45-to-50-minute class session two or three times a week.
由一个教授和十名学生每周会晤两三次，每次授课时间45到50分钟，是大学程度课堂教学的传统方式。
二. 人数用阿技伯数字表示显得更简洁明了，但不定数量、近似值用单词表示较恰当。
Eg. There are 203817 voters on the electoral rolls.
选举名单上有203817个投票人。
Eg. Nearly thirty thousand voters took part in this election.
近3万个投票人参加了这次选举。
三. 遇到日期、百分比、带单位的特殊数字，通常用阿拉伯数字。
Eg. Maximum swivel of table is l20.
工作台的最大回转角度是120度。
Eg. 3rd March l991或3 March l991；
a discount of 5 percent（5%的折扣）；
Eg. purchased 7 yards of carpet（买7码地毯）；
Eg. ordered 2 pounds of minced steak
（订购2磅剁碎的肉）。
如果涉及的数目和单位是不定数，可用单词表示。
Eg. about five miles per hour（每小时大约5英里）
Eg. at least ten yards away（至少有10码远）
Eg. hesitated for a moment or two（犹豫了片刻）
Eg. I have warned you a hundred times（我已经警告你多少遍了）。
四. 在科技文章中，数字频繁出现，用阿拉伯数字比用单词陈述更有利。
Eg. The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 litres and a power out-put of 153 kilowatts at 4400 revolutions per minute.
这台新发动机的容积为4.3升，转速为每分钟4400转时输出功率是153千瓦。
Eg. We know that the weight of a cubic foot of air at 0oC and 76cm，pressure is 0.08l pound, or 12 cubic feet of air weigh a pound.
我们知道，1立方英尺的空气在0摄氏度和760毫米汞柱压力下，重量是0.81磅，也就是说12立方英尺空气的重量是1磅。
五. 句首不用阿拉伯数字，句末要尽量避免用阿拉伯数字。
Eg. 4th July is an important date in American history.
应该写成The fourth of July...
Eg. 19 couples took part in the ballroom dancing competition.
19对选手参加了交际舞比赛。
应改写成：Nineteen couples took...
Eg. 60％profit was a reported．
据报道有60％的利润。
应改写成：Sixty per cent profit…
Eg. 1345 kilograms force was applied at the center point of the bar. 试验时在杆的中点加1345公斤力。
可改成When tested, a force of l345 kg was applied...
六. 遇到分数，可用带连字符号的单词表示。
Eg. At 1east two-thirds of the class have had colds.
这个班至少有三分之二的学生患重感冒。
Eg. Nitrogen forms about four-fifths of the atmosphere.
氮约占大气的五分之四。
1.爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 3.比上不足比下有余worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best 8.不打不成交No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little. 15.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财Harmony brings wealth.
《论语》选段翻译(中英文对照) 子曰：“志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。” Confucius said，“A man with lofty ideals or humane man never gives up humanity to save his life, but may sacrifice his life to achieve humanity.” 子曰：“知者乐水，仁者乐山；知者动，仁者静；知者乐，仁者寿。” Confucius said，“The wise enjoy water, the humane enjoy mountains. The wise are active, the humane are quiet. The wise are happy; the humane live long lives. ” 林放问礼之本。子曰：“大哉问！礼与其奢也宁俭；丧与其易也宁戚。” Lin Fang asked about the essence of the rites. Confucius said, “A very significant question! The rites should be performed in a frugal way rather than in an extravagant way. Funerals should be held with grief rather than with pomposity.” 子曰：“不患无位，患所以立。 Confucius said，“One should worry not about having no official position, but about having no prope r qualifications. “ “不患莫己知，求为可知也。" ”One should not seek to be known to others, but seek to acquire the qualities worthy of being known.” 子曰：“人无远虑，必有近忧。” Confucius said，“He who does not think of the future is certain to have immediate worries.” 子曰：“躬自厚而薄责于人，责远怨矣。” Confucius said，“One can keep hatred and grievance away by putting more blame on oneself and less on others for any fault.” 子曰：“过而不改，是谓过矣。” Confucius said，“A fault that is not amended is a real fault.” 子曰：“能以礼让为国乎？何有？不能以礼让为国乎，如礼何？” Confucius said，“What difficulties would there be if a state was governed with the rites and decorum? What use would the rites have if a state was not governed with the rites and decorum?” 子曰：“居上不宽，为礼不敬，临丧不哀，吾何以观之哉？” Confucius said，“What is there for me to observe of a man if he is not broad-minded when he is in high position, not reverent when he is performing the rites, and not sad when he is in mourning?” 子曰：“君子博学于文，约之于礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫。” Confucius said，“A gentleman who studies the classics extensively and restrains himself with the
《论语》十则英文翻译 子曰：“学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？”The Master said, To learn and at due times to repeat what one has learnt, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar, is this not after all delightful? To remain unsoured even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman? 曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身：为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？”Master Tseng said, Every day I examine myself on these three points: in acting on behalf of others, have I always been loyal to their interests? In intercourse with my friends, have I always been true to my word? Have I failed to repeat the precepts that have been handed down to me? 有子曰：“礼之用，和为贵。先王之道，斯为美，小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不以礼 节之，亦不可行也。 Master Yu said, In the usages of ritual it is harmony that is prized; the Way of the Former Kings from this got its beauty. Both small matters and great depend upon it. If things go amiss, he who knows the harmony will be able to attune them. But if harmony itself is not modulated by ritual, things will still go amiss. 子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而 从心所欲，不逾矩。” The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right. 子曰：“其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。” The Master said, If the ruler himself is upright all will go well even though he does not give orders. But if he himself is not upright, even though he gives orders, they will not be obeyed. 子曰：“三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。” The Master said, Even when walking in a party of no more than three I can always be certain of learning from those I am with. There will be good qualities that I can select for imitation and bad ones that will teach me what requires correction in myself. 子曰：“出门如见大宾，使民如承大祭。己所不欲，勿施于人。在邦无怨，在家无怨。”Confucius said，“When you go out of your home, behave as is you were meeting important guests; when you are using the common people’s labor, behave as if you were
中国成语英文版100个 中国成语的英文版100 个 1.赔了夫人又折兵Suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish. 2.抛砖引玉A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel. 3.破釜沉舟Cut off all means of retreat；burn one"s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end. 3.抢得先机Take the preemptive opportunities. 4.巧妇难为无米之炊One can"t make bricks without straw. 5.千里之行始于足下 A thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step. 6.前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 7.前怕狼，后怕虎Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something. 8.强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent. 9.瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year. 10.人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events. 11.世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way. 12.世外桃源A retreat away from the turmoil of the world. 13.人之初，性本善Humans are born good. 14.上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 15.塞翁失马，焉知非福 A blessing in disguise; Every cloud has a silver lining. 16.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 17.水涨船高A ship rises with the tide 18.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 19.杀鸡用牛刀Use a steam-hammer to crack nuts. 20.实事求是Seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts. 21.说曹操，曹操到Speak of the devil. 22.实话实说Speak the plain truth; call a spade
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100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译
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1 ．温故而知新，可以为师矣。 If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiringnew, he may be a teacher of others. 2．学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning isperilous. 3．敏而好学，不耻下问。 He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to askand learn of his inferiors. 4．知之者，不如好之者，好之者，不如乐之者。 They who know the truth are not equal to those who loveit, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it. 5．默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉。 The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning withoutsatiety; and instructing others without being wearied -- which one of these things belongs to me? 6．三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。 When I walk along with two others, theymay serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoidthem. 7．子曰：“知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。” The Master said, "They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are notequal to those who delight in it." 二． 于君子 1．曾子曰：“ 吾日三省吾身 ——为人谋而不忠乎？于朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？” The philosopher Tsang said, "I daily examine myself on three points:-whether, in transacting business for others,I may have been not faithful;-whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have been not sincere;-whether I mayhave not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher." 2．子曰：“ 君子不重，则不威 ；学则不固。主忠信。无友不如己者。过，则勿惮改。” The Master said, "If the scholar be not grave, he will not call forth any veneration, and his learning will not besolid. "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as
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英语作文100个单词加翻译英语作文常用单词 小学英语作文教学的目标在于培养学生的语言组织能力、口语 表达能力、逻辑思维能力、语言运用能力等,为学生英语素质的培养 打下基础下面，是为你的英语作文100个单词加翻译，希望对你有帮助! When I was small, I was taught that we should help others, though it was not our duty, we should take no hesitation to do it. Today, the economy develops, but people bee selfish, they care so much about their benefit, when it es to help others, some will ask if there is a reward. It seems that they need some temptation to take the kind act. In my opinion, we should help others without asking a reward, when we help others, we will have the sense of satisfaction, what’s more, once we are in the trouble, people will help us, it is the best return. We are not alone, helping each other makes the world bee beautiful. 当我还小的时候，我被教育我们应该帮助别人，虽然那不是我 们的责任，但是我们应该毫不犹豫去做。今天，经济发展了，但是人们变得自私，他们很在意自己的利益，当谈到帮助别人的时候，一些人会问有没有回报。似乎他们需要一些诱惑才会去做这样善意的举动。在你我看来，我们应该帮助别人，不求回报，当我们帮助了别人，会
高级口译翻译11大经典句 1、leave sb the choice of … or …要么…,要么… ★(选择类经典句) Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us the choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission。 敌人冷酷无情/铁石心肠，我们要么顽强抵抗，要么屈膝投降。 The age of 30 s leaves you the choice of marriage or remaining a bachelor。 年过三十，要么成婚，要么单身。 2、be the instrument of sth引来某事物的人或事★(使动类经典句) The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have the blessings and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny meditated against them。 全国同胞都在关注我们，如果我们有幸能够拯救他们脱离强加于身的暴政/把他们从强加于身的暴政中解救出来，那将得到他们的祝福和赞颂。 他所建立的组织最终使他垮了台。 The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall。 能够让你幸福，我愿意付出我的一切。 If I can be the instrument of your happiness, I will sacrifice all my belongings。 3、it was the memories of追溯到… ★(回忆类经典句) Perhaps it was the memories of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which were considered turning points in their nations' development。 追溯到1964年东京及1988年汉城举办的奥运会，可能分别被视为日韩两国发展的转折点。 4、on the premise / ground/ prerequisite/ proposition/ hypothesis/presupposition that 基于一个前提… ★(假设类经典句) 中国政府在宣布实行和平统一的方针时，是基于一个前提，即当时的台湾当局坚持世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分。 The Chinese proclaimed/declared to adopt/implement the policy of peaceful reunification on the premise that the then Taiwan authorities maintained that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is only one part of China。 Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall。 对投资者的建议是以利率会继续下跌为根据的。 5、be bound to必定…;一定… ★(意愿类经典句) 西部大开发一定能成为沟通世界各国和中国的一座桥梁，促进中国和世界经济共同发展，共同繁荣。 The Great Western Development is bound to be a bridge between China and the rest world, promoting the common economic development and prosperity of China and the world at large。 Just wars are bound to triumph over wars of aggression。 正义战争必然要战胜侵略战争。 6、a matter of sth/doing sth与……有关的情况或问题★(描述类经典句) Considering the following statements, made by the same man eight years apart. “Eventually, being 'poor' won't be as much a matter of living in a poor countr y as it will be a matter of having poor skills。”
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 Once bitten, twice shy. 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling. 一见钟情 to fall in love at first sight 一箭双雕/一举两得 Kill two birds with one stone. 一寸光阴一寸金 Time is money. 一失足成千古恨 The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 一将功名万古枯 What millions died that Caesar might be great. 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn. 一人难称百人意 You cannot please everyone. 一气呵成 Never make two bites of a cherry. 九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape 九牛一毛 a drop in the bucket 人生如梦 Life is but a dream. 人生自古谁无死 Death comes to all men. 人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover. 人山人海 a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces. 人云亦云 echo others' words 人面兽心 a wolf in sheep's clothing 人言可畏 Opinion rules the world 十年风水轮流转 Every dog has its day. 十全十美 leave nothing to be desired 十拿九稳 win something in the bag. 十万火急? in hot haste 力不从心? my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak 力挽狂澜 try to stem the tide 入乡随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 七上八下 to be sixes and sevens 八面玲珑 smooth and able to win favour on all sides
英语翻译课程学习方法 一、传统教材与新教材的关系从今年始，英汉互译的自学考试将由全国高等教育自学考试 指导委员会统一组织实施和管理。这对统一全国考生的要求，提高翻译实践能力和水平都是件好事。目前，相关的统编教材，由庄绎传所编写的《英汉翻译教程》已出版发行。这本教材采用了与传统教材不一样的编写思路。不再是以词、句为单位进行翻译方法，如直译、意译等方法及词类转换，增词、减词之类的技巧进行学习，而是直接进入篇章，以各种文体的篇章为单位进行练习。这是一种创新，是有助于提高考生实际翻译能力的。因为我们在翻译实践中很少情况只是译词或译句，而是篇章的翻译。所以，这将更接近于我们的工作实际了。但这也会为初学翻译的学生带来一些不利条件，那就是对翻译的基本方法与技巧缺乏认识。所以在新教材的第404 页“有关说明与实施要求”中提到参考书，明确指出由张培基等人编写的《英汉翻译教程》（上海外语教育出版社）一书，以及吕瑞昌等人编写的《汉英翻译教程》(陕西人民出版社）一书仍是重要的参考书，我认为作为初学翻译的同志这两本书是一定要看一看的。当然这两本教材也有其明显的不足，即仅以词、句为单位探讨翻译，而没有进入篇章的层次。我们如果把两种教材结合起来，以老教材为辅，以新教材为主，会有较好的成效。 二、篇章翻译的几个问题首先，凡是一个篇章，就会遇到文体的问题，就是我们必须明确 我们所要译的文章是文学作品还是科学、法律方面的文章，是一篇简介性的文字还是一篇讲演词。因为不同文体的文章在表现形式上是很不一样的，如法律文体有一些法律常用词语，科技也会各自有一些专门术语，应用文有时有严格的格式要求，文学则更为复杂，因为其中对话，描述，心理描写，景物或人物描写又各有不同。议论文句式严谨，语言正式，长句较多，等等，这在遣词用句上都有差异。这本教材在P395页“课程内容与考核目标” 都有粗略的说明。请学员认真看一下，并可结合其他有关参考书丰富其内容，以便有更好的掌握。 其次是语域问题。 所谓“语域”（register）是指具有某种具体用途的语言变体，我们可以从交际领域、交际方式和交际关系把语言分成不同的语域，如从交际双方的社会地位和社会关系来说，英语可以分为冷漠体，正式体，商量体，随便体，亲密体等五种，如果从交际领域来分又可以分成正式体，半正式体，公共核心体，半非正式体，非正式体等。不同的语域语言变体彼此是有区别的，如果用几个简单的例子来说明一下就会看得很清楚。如“汤姆病了，今天没去上学”，如果说Tom didn't go to school ，because he was ill. 这就是一句公共核心语，而如果说Tom was ill ，so he didn't go to school.这就是口语体，即非正式语体，如果说：Being ill ，T om didn't go to school 或Tom didn't go to school because of illness. 都是正式语体（当然这句话的内容用这种句式表达并不合适）。从中我们可以看到用原因从句的表达方式是比较正常的，用so连接的句子显得不怎么正式，用抽象名词和分词短语的形式都显得十分正式。另外有些表示相同意思的不同表示形式也有语域方面的区别。如according to和in accordance with，前者为公共核心语，而后者为正式用语，It is important 和It is of importance相比，也是前者为公共核心语，而后者为正式体。甚至连冠词的用法都可以表示这种区别，The horse is a useful animal；A horse is a useful aninal；Horses are useful animals.第一种用定冠词加单数名词表示类属的是正式用法，而用不定冠词加单数名词表示类属的则为公共核心语，最后一种，复数泛指的类属表示法则为非正式语体。 所以，我们在接触一个篇章时，弄清它的语域情况是十分重要的。因为这将决定我们在翻译时如何选词组句，例如，我们看到下面一个句子：After an hour of climbing，we finally found ourselue's at zhurong Peak，the very apex of Mt ，Hengshan，towering 1，296m
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） Seeing is believing. 3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.