Part IV Translation

参考译文

Indeed, more and more Chinese people can’t live without a mobile phone now.1 Many of them, the seniors included, are using mobile apps to stay connected to each other and expand their circle of friends.2 They also use a mobile phone to shop online or find online information due to the convenience of carrying a mobile phone with them.3 Besides, it is cheaper to communicate via mobile apps than through traditional phone calls.4 Nevertheless, the new trend has led to an over-reliance on mobile phones for social interaction.5 In fact, some young people have become terribly addicted to mobile phones, so that they have neglected face-to-face communication with their families and friends.6

译点精析

1．越来越多的中国人现在的确离不开手机了：“的确”翻译为indeed，考虑到本句句子结构，可以把indeed放在句首，以示强调；“离不开手机”这里需要弄清楚中文的含义，“离不开”这里暗指“没有……就无法生活”，故翻译为can’t live without。

2．他们中的许多人，包括老年人，都使用手机应用程序保持联系并拓宽朋友圈：“他们中的许多人”翻译为many of them；“包括老年人”可以翻译为独立主格结构the seniors included，也可翻译为介词短语including the seniors；“保持联系”翻译为stay connected to each other；“拓宽朋友圈”翻译为expand their circle of friends，其中“朋友圈”翻译为固定表达circle of friends。

3．他们也用手机购物、查找信息，因为手机便于携带：“购物、查找信息”根据语境，应补全为“在网上购物、查找信息”，故翻译为shop online or find online information；“因为手机便于携带”可以翻译为原因状语从句because mobile phones are convenient to carry或介词短语due to the convenience of carrying a mobile phone with them。

4．此外，使用手机应用程序通信比传统电话便宜：“此外”可翻译为besides或what’s more；“通信”翻译为communicate；“传统电话”翻译为traditional phone calls。

5．然而，这种新趋势导致人们在社交时过度依赖手机：“导致”是四级翻译高频词汇，可翻译为lead to、cause、bring about等；“过度依赖手机”——前面“导致”翻译成了lead to，to是介词，后面需跟名词作宾语，故翻译为an over-reliance on mobile phones；“社交”翻译为social interaction。

6．事实上，一些年轻人己经变得十分上瘾，以至于忽视了与家人和朋友面对面的交流：“事实上”也是高频翻译词汇，可表达为in fact、in effect、as a matter of fact等；“十分上瘾”需使用副词terribly来修饰形容词addicted；“以至于”表示结果，可使用so that结构；“忽视”翻译为neglected；“面对面的交流”应翻译为face-to-face communication。