CONVERSION(转换法)

Conversion（转换法）

Conversion of Word Classes（转换词类）

Translate the following and compare the parts of speech employed in English and Chinese:

1.他请求领导分配他到基层去工作。(5verbs)

2.你写信叫他派人想办法去了解全部情况。(6verbs)

3.我去叫他派一个会计到这儿来帮助你算账吧。(7verbs)

Conversion from English Nouns and Adjectives into Chinese Verbs and Adverbs（英语名词、形容词转换为汉语动词、副词）

Examples:

1.All peace-loving people demand the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear

weapons.

一切爱好和平的人民都要求全面禁止核武器，彻底销毁核武器。（cf.核武器的全面的禁止和彻底的销毁）

2.Ford’s first pledge was,“Mr.President,you have my support and my loyalty.”

福特一开始就保证说，“总统先生，我支持你，并效忠于你。”（cf.你有我的支持和我的效忠）

3.Rockets have found application for the exploration of the universe.

火箭已经用来探索宇宙。（cf.已经发现宇宙探索的应用）

4.For20years we were passive witnesses to the deterioration of prices of our raw materials and an

excessive increase of the prices of manufactured goods.

过去二十年，我们坐视我们的原料价格下跌，而工业品价格却暴涨。（cf.消极目击者）

威胁，强迫实行不平等关系，赤裸裸武装进攻别国领土和肢解别国，征服殖民地民族，否认自决权和基本人权。

Drills

1.No violation of this principle can be tolerated.

2.I have no intention of wearying you with this matter.

ser is one of the most sensational developments in recent years,because of its applicability to

many fields of science and its adaptability to practical uses.

4.Concern for the preservation of public property should not be confined to protecting it from thieves

and wreckers.

5.We are enemies of all aggressive wars.

6.The massacre of the Republicans,and the subsequent law of September against the press and the

right of association,were his work.

7.No wonder the sight of it should send the memories of quite a number of the older generation rushing

back to36years ago.

8.There must be a clear recognition of the principles of equality between states.

9.This discovery was the beginning of the science of aerostatics.

10.Such rocks are the most suitable underground-water reservoirs.

11.This shop offers a large choice of hats and shoes.

12.The president strongly advocated a sharp increase in the missile and space programs.(The Memoirs

of Richard Nixon)

13.It was only my capacity for hard work that saved me from early dismissal.(W.Gallacher:Revolt on

the Clyde)

14.The two leaders had a serious and frank exchange of views on Sino-U.S.relations and world affairs.

(The Sino-U.S.Joint Communiqué,Feb.28,1972)

15.The negotiations for a Law of the Sea treaty came to a virtual conclusion last week after six years of

deliberations.

NOTES

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*verb+object(动宾结构)

*subject+verb(+object)(主谓结构)

*structure denoting active sense(主动结构)

*structure denoting passive sense(被动结构)

Examples:

1.Thanks to her boy friend’s rescue,she could return home safely.

幸亏男朋友的救援，她才能安然回家。

She hurried to her boy friend’s rescue.

她赶快去救男朋友。

2.The American people demanded his release.

美国人民要求释放他。

He won praise for his release of the prisoners of war.

他因释放了战俘而获得称赞。

3.She doesn’t want his praise.

她不要他赞美。

She always sings his praises.

她老是夸耀他。

4.Nature is not over-merciful in its treatment of delinquents.

大自然对于罪人是不会过于心慈手软的。

Are you satisfied with your treatment?

你对你的待遇满意吗？

5.…and that government of the people,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth.

(Abraham Lincoln:The Gettysburg Address)

……使这个民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。

The American government is a rule of the people,by the people,for the boss.(Austen O’Malley)

美国的政体是人民为着政党的领袖而统治人民的。

Drills

(1)Point out which of the words in italics has subjective function or objective function by marking S (主)or O(宾)respectively,and then translate the following:

1.My Recollections of Mr.Brown

2.Lincoln’s Assassination

3.His memory is very bad.

A monument is dedicated to his memory.

4.His drawings of children are exceptionally good.

His children’s drawings are very good.

5.The education of the young is seen to be of primary importance.

Young people’s higher education is now much extended in China.

6.He turned his trial into a mighty condemnation of fascism.