幸運(yùn)數(shù)字
幸運(yùn)數(shù)字一直以來(lái)在中國(guó)的文化中扮演著重要的角色,在很多情況下是中國(guó)人需要考慮的因素。人們?cè)谔暨x住宅樓層、電話號(hào)碼或車牌號(hào)的時(shí)候,往往選擇幸運(yùn)數(shù)字。中國(guó)人認(rèn)為偶數(shù)比奇數(shù)更加吉樣(propitious),例如,“2”代表“和諧”,“6”代表“順利”!8”則是中國(guó)人最受喜愛(ài)的數(shù)字,因?yàn)樗c廣東話(Cantonese)中的“發(fā)”是同音,意味著繁榮、財(cái)富和地位。北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)幕式時(shí)間選擇在2008年8月8日晚8點(diǎn),也不會(huì)是巧合吧。
Lucky numbers have always played an important rolein Chinese culture.They are considerations that needto be taken into account by the Chinese under lotsof circumstances.When selecting apartmentfloors,phone numbers or license platenumbers,Chinese people tend to choose the lucky numbers.Chinese people think the evennumbers are more propitious than the odd numbers.For example,"2" represents"harmony",while "6" represents "smooth going".And the number "8" is the favorite number forthe Chinese because the sound of "8" (ba) is identical to "fa" in Cantonese,which meansprosperity,wealth and status.The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics started at 8 o'clockon August 8th, 2008,which could not have been a coincidence.
1.首句較長(zhǎng),可考慮采用分譯法。后一分句“在很多情況下是中國(guó)人需要考慮的因素”單獨(dú)譯為一句,增譯主語(yǔ)they指代前面的“幸運(yùn)數(shù)字”!爸袊(guó)人需要考慮的”可處理為“因素(consideration)”的定語(yǔ)從句,即that need to betaken into account:“在很多情況下”under lots ofcircumstances則放在句末,這樣符合英語(yǔ)表達(dá)習(xí)慣。
2.第二句“在挑選…的時(shí)候”可譯為when引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句,由于主句和從句的主語(yǔ)一致,都是“人們”,因此時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)部分可采用“when+現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)”的形式,使句式更加簡(jiǎn)潔。
3.倒數(shù)第二句較長(zhǎng),可翻譯為主從復(fù)合句。主句是:“8”是中國(guó)人最受喜愛(ài)的數(shù)字;從句是“因?yàn)樗c…同音”,譯為because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句!耙馕吨睒s、財(cái)富和地位”可處理為which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句,說(shuō)明“發(fā)”的象征意義。
4.末句中的“也不會(huì)是巧合”是對(duì)前半句的進(jìn)一步解說(shuō),可處理為which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。“也不會(huì)是巧合”是對(duì)過(guò)去發(fā)生的事情的一種猜測(cè),譯為“couldn't+現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)”的形式。