“非常+名词”结构的语义特征与英译策略

“Feichang+Noun” in Chinese:Its Semantic Features and Translating Strategies

"非常+名词"结构是汉语中一种十分常见的语言现象。它不仅大量见诸报刊、电视、网络等大众传媒,也常用于政论与科技文体。这种结构有时归属"形名结构",相当于一个复合名词,其语义较为明确,只有概念意义;有时又相当于一个形容词短语,归属为"副名结构",其中的名词已被形容词化,可受副词修饰,且语义甚为含蓄,常赋予联想意义。因此,在对这类结构进行汉英翻译时,必须结合其所处的特定语境,对其语义特征和语义关系进行分析,选择恰当的目的语词语来传达这一结构的核心意义内涵。如果英译拘泥于原文的表象,就有可能得形而失神。

＂Feichang＋Noun＂,a common collocation in Chinese,is widely used in contemporary Chinese. In some cases,the structure,equivalent to a compound noun,can be classified as the pattern of＂Adj. ＋ N. ＂,often denoting conceptual meaning,while in other cases,it fits into the pattern of＂Adv. ＋ N＂,corresponding to an adjectival phrase,in which the noun becomes an adjective and can be modified by an adverb. Furthermore,it is frequently implicit in its associative meaning. Therefore,in translating＂Feichang ＋Noun＂,due attention should be paid to its semantic features and relations to the specific context in which the collocation appears before proper rendition is chosen in the target language.