1,可譯為“好的”,但概念模糊:如good fish(好魚(yú)),是指品種,大小還是新鮮程度呢?
2,勉強(qiáng)可譯為“好的”,但不搭配:如Good fire若譯為“很好的爐火”是可以理解的,但不如譯為“旺盛的爐火”。
3,譯成“好的”反而錯(cuò)了:如good hard work不是指“一項(xiàng)好的但卻艱巨的工作”,而是指“一項(xiàng)十分艱巨的工作”。
以下按詞義舉例:
一、美好的;良好的;令人滿意的
a good knife 一把好刀
a good conductor 良導(dǎo)體
漢譯時(shí)引申:
1,a good soil 肥沃的土壤
2,good oil 提純了的油
3,a good money 真的貨幣
4,a good river 暢通的河道
5,good English 規(guī)范的英語(yǔ)
6,Good switches move quickly. 優(yōu)質(zhì)開(kāi)關(guān)動(dòng)作靈活。(good引申為“優(yōu)質(zhì)的”)
7,That engine sounds good. 那臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)聽(tīng)起來(lái)很正常。(good 引申譯為“正常”)
8,the rocket travels better through vacuum than it des through the air. 火箭穿過(guò)真空比穿過(guò)空氣容易。(good引申譯為“容易”)
9,A good example of a case where electricity is changed to power is the electric streetcar. 電變?yōu)閯?dòng)力的典型例子是電車(chē)。(good example 引申譯為“典型的例子”)
10,In the absence of an outdoor aerial this telescopic aerial will give a good picture if the transmitter signal is sufficiently strong. 在無(wú)室外天線時(shí),若發(fā)射機(jī)的信號(hào)很強(qiáng),這種拉桿天線可產(chǎn)生清晰的圖象(good picture引申譯為“清晰的圖象”)
11,Laser possesses a series of remarkable properties, which make it a better
light source in a number of cases. 激光有許多顯著的特性,這些特性使它在許多情況下成為一種更理想的光源。(good引申譯為“理想的”)
二、有益的
Milk is good food for children. 牛奶對(duì)小孩是有益的。漢譯時(shí)引申:
1,good gradient 平緩的坡度
2,It is no good heating the material to such a temperature. 把材料加熱到這樣的溫度是不恰當(dāng)?shù)摹?good引申為“恰當(dāng)?shù)?rdquo;)
三、能勝任的;有能力的;能干的
漢譯時(shí)引申:
1,a good chess player 高明的棋手
2,A good human translator can do perhaps 2000 to 3000 words a day. 一個(gè)熟練的翻譯人員一天也許能翻譯兩千到三千個(gè)詞。(good引申譯為“熟練的”)
四、徹底的;完全的
The workers gave the machine a good checking. 工人們對(duì)機(jī)器進(jìn)行了徹底的檢查。漢譯時(shí)引申:
1,have a good drink 喝個(gè)痛快
2,It has been thought of making good use of the sun's energy to serve the well-being of the people. 我們?cè)缇驮O(shè)想過(guò)充分利用太陽(yáng)能來(lái)為自己造福。(good引申譯為“充分”)
3,This set consumes so little power that a good 12 volt car battery can still start your car after you have been watching TV for 10 hours. 本機(jī)耗電極少,因而具有12伏足電的汽車(chē)蓄電池在你看電視十小時(shí)后仍能用于開(kāi)車(chē)。(good引申為“充足的”)
4,Rivers provide good sources of hydropower. 河流具有豐富的水力資源。 (good引申譯為“豐富的”)
5,The CE circuit is widely favored since it can be designed for good voltage and current gains. CE電路得到廣泛的使用,因?yàn)樗塬@得高電壓增益和高電流增益。(good……gains引申譯為“高……增益”)
五、可靠的;安全的;確實(shí)的
a car with good brakes 剎車(chē)可靠的汽車(chē)