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1、复旦名教授课程《英汉翻译实践》课堂讲义1.forgetful,unmindful,obliviousTheseadjectivesrefertoinabilityorfailuretoremember.这些形容词指不能或无法记起。Forgetfulusuallyimpliesafaultymemoryoratendencynottoremember:Forgetful通常含有记忆力衰退或失去记忆的意思:AsIgrowolderIbecomeincreasinglyforgetful.Lessoftenthewordisuse
2、dastheequivalentofunmindful,whichappliesprincipallytofailuretokeepinmindwhatshouldberemembered,asthroughdeliberateoversight,heedlessness,orinattentiveness:随着年龄的增长,我变得越来越健忘了。偶尔这些词可用来代替unmindful,该词主要用于指有意的疏忽、心不在焉或漫不经心等,而将应该记住的事忘了:Sheoughtnottobeforgetfulofherduties.她
3、不该玩忽职守。Eachpassengerrushedtowardtheexit,unmindfuloftheothers.每个乘客都不顾其他人涌向出口。Obliviousreferstofailureratherthaninabilitytoremember,asbecauseoneispreoccupiedorbecauseonehaschosentodisregardsomething:Oblivious更侧重于疏忽而不是失去记忆,如因为某人做事一心一意或有选择地疏忽一些事情:Fortunatelyfortheautho
4、r,hewassoonobliviousofthevitrioliccriticism.Sometimesthetermimplieslackofawareness:幸运的是,就作者而言,他很快就忘了这些辛辣的评论。有时这个词含有缺少意识的含义:Forapersonwhohasknownthemsolongyouarestrangelyoblivioustotheirfaults.对于一个认识他们很久的人来说,你异乎寻常地没有意识到他们的缺点。atonefling一鼓作气地;一下子,一举haveaflingatsb.讥讽某人
5、haveaflingatsth.试图做某事haveone'sfling放荡,纵情行乐infullfling莽撞地;在高潮中indulgeinaflingat嘲笑[挖苦](某人)takeaflingat攻击,嘲笑;试图做(某事)takethefling不受约束;情绪不定,忽冷忽热;脾气变坏flingabout跳来跳去;抛散flingaside抛弃,丢掉;愤然离去flingaway抛弃,丢掉;愤然离去flinginto突然冲进;投入,急速派遣flingoff甩掉;挫败;气冲冲地突然跑开flingoneselfabout手舞足蹈;
6、发怒而暴跳flingoneselfout手舞足蹈;发怒而暴跳flingoneselfinto毅然投身于;奋力从事flingoneselfupon毅然投身于;奋力从事flingout用力抛出;出言不逊flingover[俚]舍弃,不再保护[赞助]flingup舍弃,抛弃2.deplete,drain,exhaust,impoverish,enervateTheseverbsallmeantoweakenseverelybyremovingsomethingessential.这些动词都意味着通过移走基本的东西使严重削弱,Dep
7、letereferstousingupgraduallyandonlyhintsatharmfulconsequences:Deplete指逐渐用光,并且仅暗示有害的后果:Ialwaysreplenishmyfoodsupplybeforeitisdepleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。Drainsuggestsreductionbygradualdrawingoffandisstrongerinimplyingharm:Drain意指通过逐渐消耗而减少,强调危害性:Waroftendrainsanation's
8、economy.战争经常耗尽一个国家的经济。Exhauststressesreductiontoapointofnofurtherusefulness:Exhaust强调减少到不再有用的地步:“Theresourcesofcivilizationarenotyetexhausted”(Wi