第四：有时候中文字面的意思表达不充分，部分信息被省略了或被隐藏起来了。例如下面的例子：特区是个窗口，是技术的窗口，管理的窗口，知识的窗口，也是对外政策的窗口。有人把它翻译为：The special zone is a window. It is a widow forintroducing technology, management and knowledge. It is also a windowfor foreign policy.

这样的翻译外国人是无法理解的，我们必须把那些被省略了或被隐藏起来的信息都翻译出来：The special economiczones are a window opening onto the outside world. They are a windowthrough which to bring in from abroad sophisticated technology,advanced managerial expertise and up-to-date know-how. It is also awindow through which to disseminate China’s external policies.

与此相似的例子还有很多，如“退耕还林”不是return farmland toforest(把耕地退还给森林)，而应该是restore "woodland-converted farm-plots" back forafforesting (把从林地开垦出来的耕地还原成林地，即重新进行植树造林)。“春运”也不能简单地说成是springtransportation(春季的运输) 而是the rush / peak season of passengertransportation during the Spring Festival(春节期间的客运高峰)。

第五：有些中文词语没有什么特殊涵义，而与之相对应的英文词语却有着特殊的涵义。例如，与“便宜”、“价廉”相对应的“cheap,”它有时候会带有贬义，成为“质次价低”的意，如cheap jewelries, cheap dresses, cheap furniture等。我们可以说I bought a cheap watch for my child，对小孩无所谓；但不能说I bought a cheapdress for my girlfriend. 因为这样说会冒犯对方。在后一种情况下必须用inexpensive一词。

第六：避免用中式英语进行表达，而要尽量用地道的英语进行表达。假如我们要把“我过去学过一些法语，但现在都忘了，都还给老师了”这句话翻译成英语，最好不要说 I learned some French in the past. Now I have forgotten it.I've returned it to the teacher. 比较好的说法是 I used to know some French,but I've forgotten it. It has found its way back to my teacher.

再比如我们要用英语说“我攒了一大堆赃衣服，等着周末来洗，”最好不要说I have accumulated a largeamount of dirty clothes. I'm going to wash them at the weekend. 比较好的说法是I have a lot of laundry to catch up at the weekend.

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