??2020/08/26

今日长难句：

it allows us to have perspective on our lives—the ability to not take ourselves too seriously, to laugh at ourselves, to see the bigger picture, and to see that things will work out. （2016 translation）

温馨贴士：

本句主干为主谓宾宾补结构：it（主语）allows（谓语）us（宾语）to have perspective on our

lives（宾补）；破折号之后the ability 是同位语，进一步解释说明to have perspective on our lives；the ability之后是由and连接的4个并列的不定式短语做后置定语修饰the ability。

背记单词：

1.perspective [p?’spekt?v] n. 观点；远景

【扩展】perspective on our lives 人生观

2.take … seriously认真对待；妄自尊大

3.the bigger picture大局

4.work out解决；算出；实现

参考译文：

它让我们形成自己的人生观——一种不妄自尊大、自我嘲笑、着眼全局以及认为“车道山前必有路”的能力。

翻译技巧：

1.词义的引申，例如perspective on our lives最恰当的翻译是“人生观”，当然直译为“对生活的观点”也可以。

2.结合语境进行褒贬的转换。例如“take … seriously”本意为“认真对待”，是褒义词，但是结合此句语境：“…the ability to not take ourselves too seriously…”，这里“take … seriously”应为贬义色彩，我们翻译为了“妄自尊大”。

明日长难句预告：

mental health is the source of creativity for solving problems, resolving conflict, making our surroundings more beautiful, managing our home life, or coming up with a creative business idea or invention to make our lives easier. （2016 translation）????