如果一個(gè)句子中,同樣的信息被提及兩次或兩次以上,在翻譯時(shí)要盡量避免重復(fù)表達(dá)。例如:“中華民族在漫長(zhǎng)的歷史發(fā)展中形成的獨(dú)具特色的文化傳統(tǒng),深深影響了古代中國(guó),也深深影響著當(dāng)代中國(guó)。”翻譯這句話時(shí),為了避免重復(fù),我們可以用替代詞“do”進(jìn)行翻譯,可譯為:The distinct cultural tradition of the Chinese nation that developed in the long course of history has exerted a strong influence on contemporary China,just as it did on the ancient China。
再比如,“農(nóng)村改革需要三年時(shí)間才能有結(jié)果,城市的改革則需要五年甚至更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間,才能有結(jié)果:”It took three years for rural reform to show results and it will take five years even longer for urban reform to do so。
如果漢語(yǔ)復(fù)句中的兩個(gè)字句的意思是相對(duì)的,轉(zhuǎn)折的,譯成英語(yǔ)(論壇)時(shí),可用替代詞vice versa,the other way round等短語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)。例如:“為了推動(dòng)中美關(guān)系的發(fā)展,中國(guó)需要進(jìn)一步了解美國(guó),美國(guó)也需要進(jìn)一步了解中國(guó)。”譯文:To promote the development of China-U.S. relations, China needs to know the United States better and vice versa。