今晚要拆解的這個句子選自本周知新共學(xué)翻譯群的某日練習(xí)吕喘，部分內(nèi)容出自知新共學(xué)翻譯群譯友小胖童鞋毅否。拋磚引玉砸抛，希望對大家有幫助评雌。
中文：
杭州經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)、歷史悠久直焙，但在整體學(xué)術(shù)力量方面還難以媲美北京和上海景东。
這句話詞都不難，可以摳一摳的是“難以媲美”的思路奔誓。
字字對譯的話斤吐，比如?compares unfavorably with
我們可以對中文做一個發(fā)散，可以將“難以媲美”理解為
處于下風(fēng)/劣勢 at a disadvantage
比不過 be inferior to / unable to rival / compete with
無法匹敵 not equal / fail to match
也可以用一些表示對比的詞組厨喂，比如：
eclipse：[often passive,常用被動態(tài)] to become more important, powerful, famous etc than someone or something else, so that they are no longer noticed使失色和措，蓋過
The economy had eclipsed the environment as an election issue. 經(jīng)濟(jì)作為競選話題已經(jīng)蓋過環(huán)境問題。
overshadow: to make someone or something else seem less important使〔別的人或事〕顯得較不重要蜕煌，使相形見絀[黯然失色]
Her interest in politics began to overshadow her desire to be a poet. 她對政治的興趣開始蓋過了想當(dāng)詩人的愿望派阱。
The achievement of the men’s team was overshadowed by the continuing success of the women’s team. 男子組的成績在女子組的連連勝利面前相形見絀。
beat: [T not in progressive,不用進(jìn)行式] especially spoken to be much better and more enjoyable than something else賽過斜纪，勝過
Fresh milk beats powdered milk any time. 新鮮牛奶任何時候都比奶粉好贫母。
You can’t beat swimming as a good all-body exercise. 游泳是再好不過的全身運(yùn)動。
Nothing beats homemade cake. 什么也比不上家里做的蛋糕盒刚。
Outshine:?If you outshine someone at a particular activity, you are much better at it than they are. 優(yōu)于; 使···相形見拙腺劣。例：
Jesse has begun to outshine me in sports.杰西開始在體育上使我相形見絀。
類似的out-動詞 還有outdo, outperform, outrun等等伪冰。
pale beside / next to sth | pale in comparison with: to seem less important when compared with sth else 相形見絀誓酒；顯得遜色
Last year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. 去年的騷亂與最近這次暴亂相比樟蠕，可說是小巫見大巫贮聂。
put sth/sth to shame
Be on a par with sth. :to be at the same level or standard（與某事物）水平[水準(zhǔn)]相同
The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers. 文員的工資和體力勞動者的工資差不多靠柑。
再來看翻譯思路。
英文注重主次分明吓懈，”?經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)歼冰、歷史悠久”是次要信息，應(yīng)作為插入成分耻警，位置可靈活調(diào)整隔嫡。
次要信息置于句中
Hangzhou, though rich and historic, compares unfavourably with Beijing and Shanghai in terms of its intellectual endowment.
插入成分置于句首
Despite a sizeable economy and long history, Hangzhou fails to match Beijing and Shanghai in academic strength.
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