Chapter 6 Translation of English passive into Chinese 工, Reasons ·Ⅱ English passive Syntactic passive(结构被动) Notiona| passive(意义被动) / E.g 1) She dressed beautifully. (She is dressed beautifully. 2) These products sell like hot cakes (These products are sold like hot cakes.)
Chapter 6 Translation of English passive into Chinese • Ⅰ. Reasons • Ⅱ.English passive: • Syntactic passive(结构被动) • Notional passive (意义被动) • E.g. • 1）She dressed beautifully. • (She is dressed beautifully.) • 2 ）These products sell like hot cakes. (These products are sold like hot cakes. )
·Ⅲ. Chinese passive Marked passive Unmarked passive Ⅳ,E- C Translation 1,E:译为C的主动句或 Unmarked passive 2.E:译为C的 Marked passive 3.E:译为C的被动句的转化形式( Chinese passive may be expressed by other structure)
• Ⅲ. Chinese passive • Marked passive • Unmarked passive • Ⅳ. E-C Translation • 1. E:译为C的主动句或Unmarked passive • 2. E: 译为C的Marked passive • 3. E: 译为C的被动句的转化形式（Chinese passive may be expressed by other structure）
1 The passive is preferred in both english and chinese when the agent is unknown and can not be easily specified(明确说明), for example, a. Ten people were killed in the war b.门被撬开了
• 1) The passive is preferred in both English and Chinese when the agent is unknown and can not be easily specified（明确说明）, for example, • a. Ten people were killed in the war. • b.门被撬开了
o Such books are written for children 这种书是为儿童写的。 We havent been told a bout it 没有人通知我们这件事。 The English evening has been put off till Saturday. 英语晚会已延期到星期六举行
• Such books are written for children. • 这种书是为儿童写的。 • We haven’t been told about it. • 没有人通知我们这件事。 • The English evening has been put off till Saturday. • 英语晚会已延期到星期六举行
2) The passive is preferred in both english and chinese when in a successive sentences or clauses the use of active would involve the change of subjects thus disrupting(分裂 the textual coherence for example
• 2）The passive is preferred in both English and Chinese when, in a successive sentences or clauses, the use of active would involve the change of subjects, thus disrupting（分裂） the textual coherence, for example, •