《大学英语翻译》课程授课教案（英译汉）Unit 8 Affirmative vs negative

Unit 8 Affirmative vs.Negative 基本内容： 教学内容(150分钟 教学方法与设计思想 Review of the previous Focus will be on the学生互评译文中被动语 unit points not covered in 态使用的频率、褒贬含 10分钟 grammatical study,such 义、静动语气等，然后载 as the negative师作结。 implication of the negation in Chinese 8.1 Affirmative and The same observation of 人们可以多角度地看问 negative expressions a situation or the same 题，如从主观或客观的角 15分钟 event happening or man 度，从静态或动态的角 doing something can 度，从主动或被动的角 often be expressed both 度，还可以从肯定或否定 from an affirmative or 的角度看问题。翻译中根 negative point of view 据行文的需要，有时需要 Following are two 将肯定的说法译成否定 examples: 的说法，或将否定的说法 Only three customer 译成肯定的说法。在进行 remained in the bar. 转换时要注意语气的强 酒吧里只有三个顾客了。 弱和行文的连贯。 酒吧里只有三个顾客还 没有走。 The thought of retuming to his native land never deserted him amid his tribulation 在苦难中，他从未放弃归

Unit 8 Affirmative vs. Negative 基本内容： 教学内容 （150 分钟） 教学方法与设计思想 Review of the previous unit 10 分钟 Focus will be on the points not covered in grammatical study, such as the negative implication of the negation in Chinese. 学生互评译文中被动语 态使用的频率、褒贬含 义、静动语气等，然后教 师作结。 8.1 Affirmative and negative expressions 15 分钟 The same observation of a situation or the same event happening or man doing something can often be expressed both from an affirmative or negative point of view. Following are two examples: Only three customers remained in the bar. 酒吧里只有三个顾客了。 酒吧里只有三个顾客还 没有走。 The thought of returning to his native land never deserted him amid his tribulation. 在苦难中，他从未放弃归 人们可以多角度地看问 题，如从主观或客观的角 度，从静态或动态的角 度，从主动或被动的角 度，还可以从肯定或否定 的角度看问题。翻译中根 据行文的需要，有时需要 将肯定的说法译成否定 的说法，或将否定的说法 译成肯定的说法。在进行 转换时要注意语气的强 弱和行文的连贯

国的想法。 在苦难中，归国的念头 直在他心中萦绕着。 See more examples in the ppt lecture notes. 8.2 Affirmative 6 Examples: 英语里有不少肯定句，在 negative He dived into the water 翻译时如不转换成否定 30分钟 fully clothed and rescued 句，要么不能准确达意 Mr.and Mrs.Glen 要么不符合汉语的表达 习惯，所以在不损原意的 他没有脱衣服就跳进水 情况下，正说反译不失为 中去救格伦马契利特夫可用之法，常能曲尽其 妇。 I wish our conference was over.I despair of getting our American friends to have any strategic vision 我但愿会议结束，我很失 望地看到我不能使我们 的美国朋友用战略眼光 来看问题。 The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided. 那位挑战者不听劝告，没 有设法躲开拳王厉害的 左手，结果被击败了。 See more examples in the

国的想法。 在苦难中，归国的念头一 直在他心中萦绕着。 See more examples in the ppt lecture notes. 8.2 Affirmative to negative 30 分钟 Examples: He dived into the water fully clothed and rescued Mr. and Mrs. Glen Machlitt. 他没有脱衣服就跳进水 中去救格伦·马契利特夫 妇。 I wish our conference was over. I despair of getting our American friends to have any strategic vision. 我但愿会议结束，我很失 望地看到我不能使我们 的美国朋友用战略眼光 来看问题。 The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided. 那位挑战者不听劝告，没 有设法躲开拳王厉害的 左手，结果被击败了。 See more examples in the 英语里有不少肯定句，在 翻译时如不转换成否定 句，要么不能准确达意， 要么不符合汉语的表达 习惯，所以在不损原意的 情况下，正说反译不失为 可用之法，常能曲尽其 妙

ppt lecture notes. 8.3 Negative Examples: 反说正译是前一节的镜 affirmative The significance of these 像，也是常用的翻译方 25分钟 incidences wasn't lost on 法。本节第二例在将句于 s. 这些事件引起了我们的 前半部分转换成肯定的 重视。 说法后，后半部分自然 He never spared himself 气呵成，视角也统一了 and so made me work hard 他总是拼命干，所以我也 只好拼命干。 8.4 English negation 8.4.1 Static 本节主要讨论英语的否 62分钟 With"no”as the marker, 定表达的特殊之处。英语 the English static 的否定分静态否定和动 negation negates the 态否定，而汉语只有动态 predicate verb though it否定，这给中国学生造成 appears to negate such 了对英语否定式的理解 static words as nouns 和表达上的困难。 pronouns and adverbs. There is only dynamic negation in Chinese,the mark of which is"not' Examples: She loved him so much that she had the heart to thwart him in nothing. 她非常爱他，决不忍心在 任何事情上让他不顺心。 8.4.2 Static negation for

ppt lecture notes. 8.3 Negative to affirmative 25 分钟 Examples: The significance of these incidences wasn't lost on us. 这些事件引起了我们的 重视。 He never spared himself and so made me work hard. 他总是拼命干，所以我也 只好拼命干。 反说正译是前一节的镜 像，也是常用的翻译方 法。本节第二例在将句子 前半部分转换成肯定的 说法后，后半部分自然一 气呵成，视角也统一了。 8.4 English negation 62 分钟 8.4.1 Static With “no” as the marker, the English static negation negates the predicate verb though it appears to negate such static words as nouns, pronouns and adverbs. There is only dynamic negation in Chinese, the mark of which is “not”. Examples: She loved him so much that she had the heart to thwart him in nothing. 她非常爱他，决不忍心在 任何事情上让他不顺心。 8.4.2 Static negation for 本节主要讨论英语的否 定表达的特殊之处。英语 的否定分静态否定和动 态否定，而汉语只有动态 否定，这给中国学生造成 了对英语否定式的理解 和表达上的困难

total negation and dynamic negation for partial negation Examples: I know none of them. I don't know all of them 8.4.3 Static negation with emphasis and special meaning It's no easy job It's not an easy job. 8.4.4 Shift of negation ·Total negation and partial negation Shedidn't decidetogo. She decided not to go. ●Total negation take the place of partia negation whenever possible. We are not here to watch the fun. We are here not to watch the fun 我们到这里来不是要看 热闹。 ●Possible ambiguity John did not buy tha book yesterday

total negation and dynamic negation for partial negation Examples: I know none of them. I don't know all of them. 8.4.3 Static negation with emphasis and special meaning It's no easy job. It's not an easy job. 8.4.4 Shift of negation ⚫ Total negation and partial negation She didn't decide to go. She decided not to go. ⚫ Total negation takes the place of partial negation whenever possible. We are not here to watch the fun. We are here not to watch the fun. 我们到这里来不是要看 热闹。 ⚫ Possible ambiguity John did not buy that book yesterday

John did not buy that book yesterday. John did not buy thar book yesterday. John did not buy that book yesterday. ●Other examples of shift of negation In South Carolina we had never suffered discrimination because we were Jews. 在南卡罗莱纳，我们从来 没有因为是犹太人而受 到歧视。 I do not want to support a candidate because of blackmail and intimidation. 我不愿在讹诈和威胁之 下去支持某一个候选人 8.4.5 Some special types of negation See discussion points and examples in the pp lecture notes. Homework Shift of negation is found除了完成教材相关章节 8分钟 to be a difficult point fo 的练习外，拟增加部分自 students.Some relevant 编的有关否定的转移和

John did not buy that book yesterday. John did not buy that book yesterday. John did not buy that book yesterday. ⚫ Other examples of shift of negation In South Carolina we had never suffered discrimination because we were Jews. 在南卡罗莱纳，我们从来 没有因为是犹太人而受 到歧视。 I do not want to support a candidate because of blackmail or and intimidation. 我不愿在讹诈和威胁之 下去支持某一个候选人。 8.4.5 Some special types of negation See discussion points and examples in the ppt lecture notes. Homework 8 分钟 Shift of negation is found to be a difficult point for students. Some relevant 除了完成教材相关章节 的练习外，拟增加部分自 编的有关否定的转移和

exercises will be devised动静态否定的练习以巩 to help them with this. 固课堂所学

exercises will be devised to help them with this. 动静态否定的练习以巩 固课堂所学