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　　Maybesomesaythatthosestudentspaytoomuchattentiontothewordswhichismeaninglesstothem.Actually，fromsuchkindofdiscussionduringthiscourse，studentscanacquiredmanytranslationskillsfromsuchkindofdiscussionduringthiscourse.Also，asEnglishlearners，ifstudentscannotgivethewordthepropermeaningorunderstandingorevenstudentscannottranslatethewordwithproperuseinpropertargetlanguage，howcanstudentstranslatethewholeessayproperly？

　　1.Analyzeitinyourownwords.

　　Whenyougetapassage，trytoanalyzeitinyourownwords，donotcomparethetwotranslationversionsfirstly，oryouwillloseyourownmind.Asweallknow，translationisadecision-makingprocess.studentsshouldbeclearinmindthatundersuchcontextandatthistimewhichisthebesttranslation.Onlyinthisway，canstudentsgetridofthecontrollingofthetranslationversionsandgetourappropriatetranslation.WhenstudentstranslatewordsfromEnglishintoChinese，studentsshouldfigureoutthatwordsinEnglishseemstobeabeautifulshellincludingcontentsandmeaning，andwhenstudentsshouldtranslateitintoChinese，studentsshouldfirstlygetintotheshelltogetitsfullmeaningandgetoutoftheshelltorewordandreadjustit.

　　Example1：

　　Expansesunknowntodeedormapareknowntoeverydawn，andsolitude，supposednolongertoexistinmycounty，extendsoneveryhandasfarasthedewcanreach.（AldoLeopold，2010-5）

　　我漫步走过，无拘无束，天知地知，地契不知，规划图不知，唯有清晨知我。

有人说，独处之美，在我的小村落已经不复存在，但事实上，它在四处延展，露珠到哪，它到哪。

（王芳?

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　　Duringthefirstpart，the“expanses”unknownheremeansicanfollowmyhearttowalkoverfreelytoplaces.Andtheauthorusesthepersonificationhereinthesentence“areknowtoeverydown”，whichmeansthateverydowncanwitnessmyfootprintwhilethelandmapordeedcannot，sostudentsreadjustthesentencethateverydown，iwalkoverfreely，thedeedormap（herethemapmeansthemapthatrecordthelandandowners）cannotknowbutthedowncanseeit.　　The“solitude”herenotmeanslonelybutmeansthestateofbeingalone，especiallywhenthisispeacefulandpleasant，sostudentstranslateintothebeautyofalone.“supposednolongexist”referstosomeonesupposedthatsolitudedon’texistbutshould.studentsreadjust“extendsoneveryhandasfarasthedewcanreach”intoinextendseverywhere，whereisthedew，thereisthesolitude.

　　OnlystudentsuseChinesewordsfreelyfromourthoughts，canstudentsmakethewordsmoreaccordantandcoherentinthesentenceandbetweenthesentences.

　　2.Donotignorethesimplewordswithunfamiliarmeaning.

　　IfyouwanttobeagoodEnglishlearner，oragoodtranslator，usinggoodtoolstofindouttheexactandunfamiliarmeaningoftheseeminglysimplewordisprominent.Mr.QinrecommendusmanytoolsandwebsitesespeciallyGoldendict-theEnglishtoEnglishdictionary-whichhelpsusalottogettheexactunfamiliarmeaningtogetcommandofthewholepassage.

　　Forexample，simplewordsininDavidCopperfieldwithunfamiliarmeaning.

　　Inconsiderationofthedayandhourofmybirth，itwasdeclaredbythenurse，andbysomesagewomenintheneighborhoodwhohadtakenalivelyinterestinmeseveralmonthsbeforetherewasanypossibilityofourbecomingpersonallyacquainted，first，thatIwasdestinedtobeunluckyinlife；

andsecondly，thatIwasprivilegedtoseeghostsandspirits；

boththesegiftsinevitablyattaching，astheybelieved，toallunluckyinfantsofeithergender，borntowardsthesmallhoursonaFridaynight.（CharlesDickens，1850，Chapter1）

　　?

b于我出生的时辰和日期，我的助产士还有附近的一帮子见多识广的邻居街坊，一帮子在我出生几个月前就已经对我产生浓厚兴趣的女邻居，这帮子女邻居，她们都说，我这一辈子都注定倒霉；

我出生就有一种特异功能，能看到鬼神，她们认为这种禀赋，会浮在所有的不幸的孩子身上，不论男女，只要周五晚上的那个时辰出生，皆是如此，谁也脱不了。

（王芳译）

　　Inthispart，whenyouchecktheword“nurse”，youwillgetseveralmeanings.Thefirstrelatedmeaningisapersonwhosejobistotakecareofsickorinjuredpeople，usuallyinahospital.Ifstudentsreadthewholepassage，studentscouldfindthattheauthorwasn’tinjuredorsickinhospitalandatthattimetheauthorwasborn.Thesecondmeaningisawomanorgirlwhosejobwastotakecareofthebabiesorsmallchildrenintheirownhomeswhichmeansthataregistednurse，amid-wife.Anotherword，the“sage”，whichreferstothepeoplewhoknowthingsabouttheauthorandhissurroundings，itnotmeansthepeoplewhoarereallywiseandknowledgeable.Fromthesewords，it’snothardtomakeaconclusionthatwhenyoutranslateawordorapassage，youshouldbecareaboutthesmallbutvitalword.Ifstudentsignorethat，theywilldigawrongholeforourtranslation.　　Also，studentsshouldrewriteitandreadjustitinourownwordsbeforetheytranslateit.Theycanseethatthewomentherehavetoomanyattributivedefinitions，suchassomesagewomen，intheneighborhood，whohadtakenalivelyinterestinme，severalmonthsbefore，therewasanypossibilityofourbecomingpersonallyacquainted.Whatstudentschoseisthatstudentstranslateintoaparallelsentenceeachbeginswithsome.Onlyinthisway，canstudentsmakethesentencemoreclearandtranslatethesenseofirony.studentswilldiscussabouttheparagraphindetailslater.

　　Example2：

　　Whetherishallturnouttobetheheroofmyownlife，orwhetherthatstationwillbeheldbyanybodyelse，thesepagesmustshow....（CharlesDickens，1850，Chapter1）

　　我?

做我这个故事的主角呢？

还是让别人做，接下来，我就这样写吧。

。

　　Theword“hero”inthisessaymeansthecharacterinthebooknotthefamiliarmeaningofthepeoplewhosurviveothers.Inconclusion，ifyougivethewordthefamiliarmeaningwhichmakesthesentenceawkward，youshouldcheckitandfindwhetherithasanotherappropriatemeaningforthewordwhichcanmakethesentencequitenaturalbeforeandafterit.

　　Example3：

　　Likeothergreatlandowner，ihavetenants.（AldoLeopold，2010-5）

　　The1stVersion：

和大农场主一样，我拥有许多的租户。

　　The2ndversion：

和大地主一样，我拥有许多佃农。

　　The3rdversion：

和拥有大片土地的人一样，很多人租用我的地（组译文）。

　　Inthissentence，studentsshouldpayattentiontotheword“landowner”and“tenant”.The“landowner”heremeansapersonwhoownsland，especiallyalargeamountofland.The“tenant”inthissentencemeanssomeonewhopaysrentforthelandthattheyuse，notfortheplaceorbuildingtheyuse.Inthe1STversion，theword“farmland”islandwhichisfarmed，itstressthatitwasfarmedorsuitableforfarming，butinthissentencestudentsstressthepeoplewhoownsthisland.Andthe“tenant”in1STversionissomeonewhopaysrentfortheirplacenotthelandwhichisproperforthesentence.However，in2ndversiontheexpressionhasastrongsenseoffeudalsystemwhichisnotproperinChinese.So，studentsmakethe3rdversionwhichismorepropertothesentencewiththepropermeaninganduseintargetlanguage.

　　3.Judgethestylisticfeature.

　　whenyougetapassage，youshouldjudgethatitisaformaltextorinformaltextfromthewordsthatcomejustbeforeandafteraword，phraseorstatementwhichhelpyoutounderstanditsmeaning，andthenmakeadecisionthatyoushouldtrytotranslateitinformalandinformallanguage.　　Forexample1：

　　Wouldyoutakeoffenseifihadthegalltoplantakissonthebeautifulshoulder？

　　Youwillfigureoutsoonenoughafterthedeed.（DasAlbum，ChapterIV，page112）

　　The1stversion：

这么美得肩啊，我壮壮胆子亲上它一口，不会惹你生气吧？

　　亲亲就知道了（小组翻译）。

您是否介意我在您美丽的香肩上留下我深深的一吻？

　　吻罢便知（本人初译）。

　　Whenstudentsgetthisdialogue，studentsshouldcheckthephrasethat“havethegallto”，studentscanfigureoutthatit’sanorallanguagewhichisinformal.So，studentsshouldclearlytranslateitintheinformallanguageinsteadoftheformallanguagejudgingfromthepicturethatofferedtous.Obviously，studentschosethe1stversionthatstudentsgotfromourdiscussion.Also，Mr.Qintoldusthatthenounandthestaticphrasewiththesuffixsuchas-ion/-mentwhichhashighdegreeofformalitythantheverbphrase.Forexample，theword“determining”hasahigherdegreeofformalitythantheverbphrase“makeupone’smind”.

　　Forexample2：

　　-Youmakeyourownfortuneoutofthecanal.

　　-itisinfamous.（OscarWilde，2001）

　　Thetranslationversion：

　　-一?

l运河让你发了财

　　-太不像话，成何体统。

　　Thefirstsentenceusethesubject“you”，whichisinformalindialogue.Andinthesecondsentence，theauthorusethesubject“it”proposethepricenottheperson，andthenoun“infamous”itmeanssomethingiswellknownforsomebadqualityordeed（FORMAL）.Sostudentstranslatethedialogueininformallanguageforthefirstsentenceandtheformallanguageinthesecondsentence.

　　4.Translatethemeaningandthetaste

　　Whenstudentstranslateit，studentsshouldfindoutthespeaker’sintentionandtheculturalintentionfromthelanguagecontextandthedegreeofformalityanddecidethestabilityofthetranslation.

　　Thefirstexampleistheexamplethatstudentsmentionedinthe2.Whenstudentsreadthewholepassage，it’snotdifficulttofindthattheauthordescribeditwithheavyirony.Sowhenstudentstranslateit，studentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheauthor’sintentionandtranslateitinironictone.Forexamplewhenstudentstranslate“somesagewomen”studentsusea