汉英翻译八条“戒律”(5)

五、戒结构单调，组合生硬 “拉郎配”

　　由于汉英结构不同，表达方式迥异，“硬性翻译”不仅读起来别扭，而且会闹出笑话。这就译者在翻译时灵活使用整合的技巧，将句子整合，凸显汉语中所隐含的层次，补充所缺失的成分。有时将简单句译成并列句，有时将并列句译成主从句。

　　在纪念大学毕业20周年聚会时，我忽然问起原来的班主任：“我个子又不矮，怎么把我安排在了第一排呢？”

　　At the reunion party for 20 anniversary of graduation from university， I suddenly asked my former teacher in charge of our class then：“ Since I am not of short stature， how did you arrange me at the first row？”

　　一个高度近视的女博士去擦鞋店擦高统靴，秃头老板亲自蹲下来给她效劳。

　　When woman doctor who suffers a severe myopic went to shoes-polishing shop for her buskins ， the bald boss squatted down to serve her personally.

　　黑体字部分，正是契合了英语的表达习惯