文法與語氣的關係 - 翻譯

Rachel avatar
By Rachel
at 2007-01-19T09:16

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各位翻譯大人好,我一直搞不清楚文法與語氣的關係,
因為這個問題困擾我好久,我想這跟中英語氣表達方式不同有關吧~~

希望大家能給我指導。

例1.I was considering / I've been considering/ I've considered
有請教一位做翻譯的,上面這三個到底有什麼不同
得到的答案是:
正在想 / 從以前某個時間點"一直"想到現在 / 從以前某個時間點想到現在
但這不就是文法的解釋而已嗎? 有沒有語氣之別呢?
我自己"以為" 有時候文法是為了要表達語氣...

比如 I was wondering....是在期望對方能夠做某件事
I wonder... 是真的在懷疑、有疑問
(有錯請指正我)

那有沒有 I'm wondering 呢?

例 2. He has been shot / He was shot

這是一本翻譯書上看到的兩個例句
它的中文翻譯是:
He has been shot 是受了槍傷 / He was shot 是槍傷身亡
它的解釋是 has been就是指 "shot" 這個狀態一直都在,表示人還活著承受這個槍傷
was shot 表示那一刻這個人被射中後,就沒有"shot"這個狀態,自然就是死了

----真的是這樣嗎?? -------

例3: CNN 的快報 has been / was

海珊剛執行處決完,CNN的跑馬燈寫: Saddam Hussein has been hanged...
等到隔天,CNN 的跑馬燈變成: Saddam Hussein was hanged...

若套用例2的書本的解釋,顯然就不對了,因為不論has been/was 他總歸就是死了
所以我"擅自揣測",大概是因為是剛剛才處決完,所以has been就有點像是
"海珊""剛剛不久前""已處決" was hanged就是 "海刪已在前日遭處決"

----是這樣嗎?? -------

順便請教各位,像我這樣的問題,大家是怎麼搞懂的呢?
是多看就知道了?還是有什麼樣的書?或是什麼樣的方法?
謝謝各位!!

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Margaret avatar
By Margaret
at 2007-01-19T16:35
why not try google
Zanna avatar
By Zanna
at 2007-01-19T19:20
experience is the best teacher
Jake avatar
By Jake
at 2007-01-22T22:50
in the 2nd and 3rd points, my suggestion is not to
George avatar
By George
at 2007-01-27T10:49
stick to the literal explanation...then u will find the
Ina avatar
By Ina
at 2007-01-31T21:02
best solution to it ^^

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