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I.汉语从反面表达,译文从正面表达
例1:他提出的论据相当不充实。
译文:The argument he put forward is pretty thin. (词)
例2:我们确信,年轻一代将不会辜负我们的信任。
译文:We are confident that the younger generation will prove worthy of our trust. (短语)
例3:他七十岁了,可是并不显老。
译文:He was 70, but he carried his years lightly. (句子)
II.汉语从正面表达,译文从反面表达
例4:他这个人优柔寡断,而且总是反复无常。
译文:He was an indecisive sort of person and always capricious. (词)
例5:调查结果清清楚楚地显示病人死于心脏病。
译文:The investigation left no doubt that the patient had died of heart disease. (短语)
例6:这类举动迟早会被人发觉的。
译文:Such actions couldn't long escape notice. (句子)
III.特殊的否定句式
例7:有利必有弊。
译文:There is not any advantage without disadvantage. (双重否定)
例8:我们在那个城市从未因为是犹太人而遭受歧视。
译文:In that city, we had never suffered discrimination because we were Jews. (否定转移)