情感、欲望等形容词的翻译窍门

　英语中一些表示知觉、情感、欲望等心理状态的形容词，同连系动词构成复合谓语时，翻译时可将形容词译成词。

1 you are ignorant of the duties you undertake in marrying

你完全不懂你在婚姻方面承担的责任。

2 such criticisms have become familiar in his later commentaries on america

类似的批评在他后来写的评论美国的文章中屡见不鲜。

3 he is truly sorry for his past, and he has undertaken to give up motorcars entirely and for ever

他诚恳地忏悔过去，并保证永远不再玩汽车。

由于语言习惯不同，英语里的形容词有时译成汉语副词。

1 i am going to be good and sweet and kind to everybody

我要对每一个人都亲切、温顺、和善。

2 he asked me for a full account of myself and family

他详尽地问起我自己和我家里的情况。

3 another war will be the absolute end of our country

再来一次战争将彻底毁灭我们这个国家。

从以上几个方面可以看出，译好形容词是使译文通顺、 流畅的一个环节

emotional damage翻译是情感损伤。

重点词汇：emotional

adj 情感的，情绪的；激动人心的，有感染力的；情绪激动的（尤指哭泣），情感流露的；（人）易动感情的，感情用事的

短语

emotional intelligence 情绪智力 ; 情绪智商 ; 情感智力

emotional appeals 情感诉求 ; 感性诉求 ; 感情诉求 ; 情绪性诉求

Emotional Quotient 情绪商数 ; 情绪智商 ; 情商 ; 的情商

同根词

词根： emote

adj

emotive 感情的；情绪的；表现感情的

emotionless 没有情感的；不露情感的

adv

emotionally感情上；情绪上；令人激动地；情绪冲动地

n

emotion 情感；情绪

emotionality 情绪性；感动性

emotionalism 感情主义；诉诸感情；主情主义

vi

emote 夸张地表现感情

Emotionally speaking, it is not true that I do not want to get close to you Being reasonable, however, I am afraid that getting too close to you might cause the result of losing you, along with the friendship That is definitely not what I want