词义的选择

词义的选择

Like charges repel; unlike charges attract.

He likes mathematics more than physics.

Her face is like a red apple. Like knows like

To take off her shoes or to put them on was an agony to her .

The plane takes off at 11 sharp.

He always sits on the very edge of his chair when he is working, as though about to take off.

This design took off in high schools and colleges.

He took two weeks off in August.

词义的引申

将词义作抽象化的引申There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in the character of the imperialists.

Every life has its roses and thorns.

Sea-sawing between partly good and faintly ominous, （不祥的）the news for the next four weeks was never distinct.

将词义作具体化的引申Her indifference kept all the visitors away from the exhibition hall.

The cost of such a power plant is a relatively small portion of the total cost of the development.

The car in front of me stopped and I missed the green

She was a lovely young thing, very graceful.

词义的褒贬

本身就表示褒贬意义，就应该把褒贬意义相应地表达

出来

He was a man of high renown.

His notoriety did not come out until his death.

He was polite and always gave advice willingly.

有些词义是中性的，本身不表示褒义和贬义。但在一定的上下文中可能有褒贬之意，应用有褒贬意味的相应的词来表达

On the way, he was asked to reflect on his hopes and ambitions.

His portrait flatters him. When he prepared a party in Persepolis three years ago to celebrate Persia’s 2500th anniversary, he invited virtually everybody who was anybody --- but mostly nobodies showed up.

He was a man of integrity,

but unfortunately he had a certain reputation. I believe the reputation was not deserved.

He had lied to me and made me the tool of his wicked deeds. …

词类的转译

转译成动词

名词转换成动词

The 1967 UN document calls for the settlement of the Middle East conflict on the basis of Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and Arab acknowledgemen t of Israeli’s right to exist. Rockets have found application for the exploration of the universe.

The sigh t and sound of our jet planes filled me with special longing.

A glance through his office window offers a panoramic view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

I am afraid I can’t teach you swimming. I think my little brother is a better teacher than I.

Talking with his son, the old man was the forgiver of the young man’s past wrong doings.

Although he was always the “background”briefer on foreign policy issues, he could never be identified as anyth ing other than “a White House official.”