Question

翻譯劃線句子 （共5小題，每小題2分）
小題1:It was a cold winter evening. An old man had done his work and was going home from the fields. 小題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, “小題3:I must try to save your life.” He picked it up and looked for a warm place to put it in. 小題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. 小題5:He knew he was dying.

Answer 1

小題1:這是一個寒冷的冬季傍晚。
小題2:在路上，他看見地上有些東西。
小題3:我必須努力救你的命。
小題4:但是他怎么能在如此冷的天氣找到（一個暖和的地方）呢？
小題5:他知道自己快要死了。

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�！庇谑牵�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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
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。