Announce的含义 Announce到底是什么意思? 原文:He announced Lord Williams.译文:他扬言/声称自己是威廉士勋爵。辨析:译文之所以错,在于译者没有弄清announce一词的确切含义,进而把句中的he和Lord Williams看成了一个人。Announce的意思是make a public or official statement(宣告,通告)或tell people something clearly or loudly(大声通报),电台和电视台的播音员就叫announcer。Announce一般用作及物动词,其后可接名词,如:announcedinner宣布(饭准备好了,可以)开饭;The company announced a 25% increase of profit.公司宣告利润增长了25%。 The government announced a taxincrease.政府通告要增税。There was a press release announcing the senator’sresignation.发布了该参议员辞职的消息。其后也可接从句,如I am pleased to announce that they will get married in three months.我很高兴地宣布,他们将于三个月后结婚。原文中的announce应属于上述的第二个意思。Macmillan English Dictionary(这是2002年刚出的一本新词典,值得向大家推荐)的解释是to say formally someone has arrived。《英华大词典》提供的译文是“通报有客”,其实还不够清楚,确切说应该是“(大声)通报某客人到”,所以原句应译作:他(大声)通报威廉士勋爵到。“他”应该是门口的仆人,通报的目的是通知主人出来迎接客人。 顺便提一下,中美三个联合公报中的“公报”,英文就是announcement(s)。 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/eab84428a2161479171128c5.html