Tips on How to Translate Noun Clauses ----by mengjianghong Four Types of Noun Clauses 1 Subject Clause 主语从句 2 Object Clause 宾语从句 3 Predictive Clause 表语从句 4 Appositive Clause 同位语从句 Tell the Types of Noun Clauses What he wants to tell us is not clear. Subject Clause He has told me that he will go to Shanghai tomorrow. Object Clause The fact is that we have lost the game. Predictive Clause The news that we won the game is exciting. Appositive Clause Tips on translating subject clause Task One Correct the mistakes Whether If the sports meeting will be held next Friday is still unknown yet. That The sports meeting will be held next Friday has been known to us all. No Whatever matter what the weather will be like next Friday will not prevent us from holding the sports meeting. It is known to us all that the sports This meeting will be held next Friday. Tips on translating subject clause Task Two Translation 学生在学校里吸烟是一种耻辱。 That a studentn.smokes in the school is a shame. It is a shame that a student smokes in the school. 下次考试他是否能通过还不确定。 adj. Whether he will pass the exam next time is uncertain. It is uncertain whether he will pass the exam next time. 不管是谁考试作弊都将受到惩罚。 Whoever cheats in the exam will be punished. 据说大团中学是原南汇地区最好的学校之 看起来大团中学是原南汇地区最好的学校之一。 done is一。 said that DaTuan Senior High school is one of the It seems best schools in Original Nanhui Area. Two tips on Translating Subject Clause Conjunctions Whether / If “That” can not be omitted at the beginning of a sentence. Don’t use “no matter” to introduce a subject clause It used as formal Subject It + be + n. + clause It + be + adj. + clause It + be + done + clause It seems that…/It appears that… Tips on translating object clause One or False Pay Attention to theTask order ofTrue words! I don’t know what’s your name. F what your name is The doctor asked me what’s wrong with me. T He asked how many English-speaking countries are there in the world. there are F She hurried up and asked what was the matter. T Tips on translating object clause formal object subjec t I feel it verb an honour n. that I can stand here to give you a speech. object clause Sentence Pattern: Subject +verb + it+ n./adj. + object clause Tips on translating object clause Task Two Combine Sentences it, find, the foreigners, pleasant, that they work with Chinese The foreigners find it pleasant that they work with Chinese. don’t take, that others are willing to help you, for granted, it Don’t take it for granted that others are willing to help you. Tips on translating object clause Task Three Translation 我们发现掌握至少一门外语是重要的。(it 作形式宾语) We find it important that we should master at least one foreign language. v.+object clause 我以前觉得他不会独立完成作业的。 I didn’t think he would finish the homework by himself. 我们打算谈论一下什么时候开运动会。 We are going to talk about when the sports meeting will be held. prep.+object clause 我很高兴你这次获得了好成绩。 I’m glad that you got good marks this time. adj. +object clause Tips on translating object clause Three Patterns of Object Clause v. + object clause order of words prep. +object clause adj. +object clause it as formal object Tips on translating predictive clause Basic Sentence Pattern: Subject + link verb +predictive clause why he cried That is _______________________(他为什么哭了). The question is how I can persuade him to join the party _____________________________(我该怎样说服 他来参加派对。) 他的建议是我们应该保持冷静。 His suggestion is that we (should) keep ___________________________________ calm. _______________ Tips on translating appositive clause Typical signs appear in the appositive clause: 即;就是…;冒号“:” 破折号“ ” Common words before an appositive clause: fact, doubt, idea, news, hope, decision, view possibility, suggestion, question, opinion Tips on translating appositive clause Task: Translation teachers in DaTuan Senior High I hold the view that _______________________ School are responsible (大团中学的老师是负责的) _______________. We all have a doubt whether he is worth trusting ____________________(他是否值得信任). 我们得出这样的结论:熟能生巧。 We can draw the conclusion that practice makes perfect. Tips on How to Translate Noun Clauses Subject clause Conjunctions It as formal subject Object Clause Order of words It as formal object Predictive Clause Subject +l.v +clause Appositive Clause Common signs appear in translation Better School, Better Life 在初中的时候我就听说大团中学是原南汇区 最大的学校之一。当我进入这所学校时,令我印 象最深的就是漂亮的教学楼和师生甜美的微笑, 这种感觉正是我向往已久的。明年我就要离开这 所学校了,我希望能实现我的梦想——进入复旦 大学学习! Better School, Better Life O.C. When I was in middle school, I have heard that DaTuan Senior High School is one of the biggest schools in Original Nanhui Area. When I first S.C entered the school, what impressed me most was its magnificent buildings and sweet similes on the P.C. faces of teachers and students, and that feeling is just what I have been looking forward to for long. I will leave school next year. I hope I can realize my dream that I will enter Fudan University for further study. A.C. Assignment Translate the following sentences: 1.我坚持认为他做的其实是为了我们好。 2.凡是来过团中的人都对团中留下了深刻的印象。 3.他准备怎么做这个事情是个迷。 4.谁能赢得这场比赛还不得而知。 5.有消息传来他得了英语比赛的第一名。