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第四节 环境描写
环境描写在续写中一般配合人物经历或故事情节推进出现,服务于人物、情节的塑造,而非“为了写景而写景”,故不应该占据太多的篇幅,一般来说1~2句就足够了。
1. 地点方位的描写
续写中最常出现的环境——地点方位的描写常用“完全倒装句”这一句式结构。
例1: In the middle of the forest lies a beautiful lake.
翻译:森林中央有一个美丽的湖。
例2: At one of the tables sat a family with two daughters who were about Mei Mei's age.
翻译:其中一张桌子旁坐着一家人,他们有两个女儿,都和MeiMei差不多大。
例3: Now, not far away, around the bonfire are dancing many humans, hand in hand.
翻译:现在,不远处,算火周围有许多人在手拉着手跳舞。
例4: At the seaside stood thick and tall palm trees with green coconuts hanging from them.
翻译:海边盖立着高大的棕桐树,树上挂着绿色的椰子。
例5: No more than 20 paces away in the bog was a huge Alaskan timber wolf-caught in one of Trapper George's traps.
翻译:不到20步远的沼泽地里,一只巨大的阿拉斯加大灰狼被捕猎者George的陷阱困住了。
2. 环境的直接描写
(1) 景/物描写
景/物的直接描写通常会直接用物作主语,有时也会拟人化,搭配人的动作使用。
例1: The snow felt crispy and crunchy under our feet.
翻译:我们脚下的雪非常松脆。
例2: The snow crunched under our boots as we walked down the street.
翻译:我们走在街上时,靴子下的雪嘎吱作响。
例3: Gold and brown leaves crunched under Dora's boots as she made her way down the sidewalk.
翻译:当Dora沿着人行道走着时,金色和棕色的叶子在她的靴子下嘎吱作响。
例4: The moon shone silver on my brother's fur, and the stars were as bright as diamonds.
翻译:月亮照在我哥哥的毛皮上,闪耀着银色的光芒,星星像钻石一样明亮。
例5: The moon washed the woods in a gentle light. The stars twinkled like a child's curious eyes blinking with anticipation.
翻译:月亮用柔和的光洗刷着树林。星星闪烁着,像孩子好奇的眼睛闪烁着期待。
例6: The sound came swiftly nearer, and became a wild roar, filling the whole valley.
翻译:这声音很快就走近了,变成了一声狂吼,响彻整个山谷。
例7: About one hour later Gilbert raised his head, and the moon was low in the west. Above the noise of the water and the whistle of the wind, he heard a familiar sound-the high, sharp neigh of a horse. It was Roger that he heard!
翻译:大约一个小时后,Gilbert抬起头,月亮在西边很低。在水的响声和风的哨声上方,他听到了一个熟悉的声音——马的高而尖的嘶鸣声。他听到的是Roger的声音!
例8: It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven(编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just