溢 制卧爱分贸多本考 英汉商务翻译 Chapter 7 Litotes 1.Proper use of negative words 2.Conversion of positive into negative A.Preposition Ex.1 It was beyond his power to sign such a contract. 他无权签订这种合同。 B.Verb Ex.2 The memory of this warm reception shall remain with us long after our departure from the beautiful and historical capital of this great country. 我们离开这个伟大国家古老、美丽的首都之后，你们的盛情款待 将令我们久久不能忘怀。 C.Adjective Ex.3 Indeed,Chenault's biggest pressures over the coming months won't be in the backroom but on the bottom line.As America's newest celeb CEO takes the reins,his company seems to be in surprisingly good shape-with an Amex card being swiped somewhere in the U. S.every hundredth of a second.Ken Chenault's job,somehow,is to make that look slow. …从一定意义上说，肯·谢诺尔特的任务是，让这个速度看上 去还不够快。 D.noun Ex.4 Shortness of time has required the omission of some states. 由于时间不够，我没能访问某些国家。 E.Connective Ex.5 The problems were particularly acute in the company's top ten major metro sales markets,where it had been five years since the company had receivedlocal media support. 在该公司的十大城市销售市场上，问题尤其严重，因为当地的新 闻媒体已经五年没有为该公司做宣传了。 F.Idioms Ex.6 He will pay his debts when two Sundays come together. 他永远不会还债的。 3.Conversion of negative into positive Ex.7 The thought of returning to his native land never deserted him amid his tribulation. 第1页共3页英汉商务翻译 Chapter 7 Litotes 1. Proper use of negative words 2. Conversion of positive into negative A. Preposition Ex. 1 It was beyond his power to sign such a contract. 他无权签订这种合同。 B. Verb Ex. 2 The memory of this warm reception shall remain with us long after our departure from the beautiful and historical capital of this great country. 我们离开这个伟大国家古老、美丽的首都之后，你们的盛情款待 将令我们久久不能忘怀。 C. Adjective Ex. 3 Indeed, Chenault’s biggest pressures over the coming months won’t be in the backroom but on the bottom line. As America’s newest celeb CEO takes the reins, his company seems to be in surprisingly good shape – with an Amex card being swiped somewhere in the U. S. every hundredth of a second. Ken Chenault’s job, somehow, is to make that look slow. ……从一定意义上说，肯·谢诺尔特的任务是，让这个速度看上 去还不够快。 D. noun Ex. 4 Shortness of time has required the omission of some states. 由于时间不够，我没能访问某些国家。 E. Connective Ex. 5 The problems were particularly acute in the company's top ten major metro sales markets, where it had been five years since the company had received local media support. 在该公司的十大城市销售市场上，问题尤其严重，因为当地的新 闻媒体已经五年没有为该公司做宣传了。 F. Idioms Ex. 6 He will pay his debts when two Sundays come together. 他永远不会还债的。 3. Conversion of negative into positive Ex. 7 The thought of returning to his native land never deserted him amid his tribulation. 第 1 页 共 3 页