中译英技巧详解：省略、替代

例1.(培养接班人）这是眼前的一个问题，并不是巳经顺利解决了，希望解决得好。(《邓选》）

译文 1： This is a current issue that has not been settled smoothly. I hope it will be resolved satisfactorily.(《北京周报》）

译文 2 ： This is a pressing problem that has not yet been solved satisfactorily, and I hope it will be. (外文出版社）

评析：原文中有两个“解决”，译文1分别译为settled与 resolved，从而达到了文字变化的效果。但译文2采用省略法，将will be后面的solved satisfactorily省去。两种译法都优于重复使用同一英语词汇。

例2.出让合同中规定必须拆除的技术设备，受让人应按时拆除。 (《现代汉英翻译技巧》第186页）

译文 1: The transferee shall demolish and remove such technological equipment in time as required to be demolished and removed by the grant contract.

译文 2： The grantee shall demolish and remove in time such technological equipment as required by the grant contract.(陈忠 诚，1995/1)

评析：汉语原文重复了“除拆”，以上译文1也重复了 demolish and remove,显得啰嗦。译文2使用省略手段来进行连接，简洁明了。

例3.(关键是发展经济)低速度就等于停步，甚至等于后退。要抓住机会，现在就是好机会。(《邓选》）

译文 1: Low speed equals stagnation and even retreat. Opportunity must be grasped. The present offers excellent chance, (《北京周报》）

译文 2： Slow growth equals stagnation and even retrogression. We must grasp opportunities; the present offers an excellent one, (外文出版社）

评析：译文1用同义词chance来重复opportunity，但由于两者 之间距离很近，译文2改用one来替代，依然很清楚,而且更合英语习