二、重复法
尽管英语也有重复,但其远不及汉语,如汉语中“眼中钉,肉中刺”“不塞不流,不止不行”等。重复不仅起着强调语气的作用,而且使表达更加丰富、生动。重复有多种形式,如:词语重复、释义重复、递进重复、否定重复(双重否定)和排比重复等。
(一)词语重复
例1:Rain or sunshine,I will not break my promise.
雨也罢,晴也罢,我都会践行。
例2:To be a student,one of the most important thing is to learn to analyse and solve the problem.
作为一名学生,最重要的一件事是学会分析问题和解决问题。
例3:Frequently,you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers,who may or may not have anything to do with your business.
你常常会在陌生人,即那些与你生意毫无关系的人面前洽谈生意。
(二)释义重复
例1:The best way to reduce the mid-section is to do abdominal exercise.
减少腹部(脂肪)的最佳方式是进行腹部练习。
例2:Methane is the chief constituent in natural gas,and it is formed as a by-product in the petroleum industry.
甲烷是天然气的一大要素,石油工业的一种副产品。
例3:The real art of conversation is not only to say the right things in the right place,but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempt ing moment.
谈话的真正艺术不仅在于在合适的场合说些合适的话,且在于在忍不住的时候忍住不该说的话。
(三)递进重复
例1:I object to this proposal on principle,not because it affects me personally.
我反对这项提议不是因私而是因公。
例2:We should make the tremendous effort and take substantial financial risk of trying to leapfrog into leadership in entirely new technology.
我们应该尽最大努力,并且敢冒财政上的巨大风险,以图在崭新的技术领域跃居主导地位。
例3:Fire is a chemical action,or an action taking place between different chemical substances.
火是一种化学作用,是不同化学物质之间发生的作用。