研英翻译演练(50)

　　Robert Fulton once wrote,The mechanic should sit down among levers,screws,wedges,wheels,ect.,like a poet among the letter of the alphabet,considing them as an exhibition of his thought,in which a new arrangment transmits a new idea.

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　　要点：句子框架Robert Fulton once wrote, The mechanic should sit down, like a , considering them as, in which a。应注意：有省略。1)like分句是省略了who 的主语从句中的分句，considering分句是现在分词引导的状语从句。这个状语从句可以拿到句首，也可以在句尾。一般来说较长的状语从句置于句尾，较短的置于句首，为的是使句子看上去显得简洁一些。2)like分句中出现了比较多的省略，补全以后是who like a poet who is among the letters。英语中的从句之所以是难点就是因为大量地省略引导词。

　　翻译：罗博特?富尔顿曾经写道，机械工将坐在杠杆、螺丝、楔、轮子等周围，像诗人对待字母表中的每个字母一样，把它们作为自己的思路展示，每一个新组合都传送一个新概念。