翻译技巧：主从复合句的分译

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主从复合句的分译
: Y. F9 v3 z$ q+ e% r& `8 L( }  U英语复合句汉译时常在分句连接处加以切分，分译成两个或两个以上的句子。例如：
1 @) v/ y/ t$ Y1 [( c- d/ h, X; x$ [（1） One day， while out on the bleak moors， Pip is startled by a hulking， menacing man who threatens him if he does not bring him some food immediately.
匹普外出在阴冷的荒原上游荡时，一个魁梧、凶狠的男子把他吓了一跳。这个男子威胁他，让他立即为他送些食物来。（在who引导的从句前切分）
（2） All this had come to an end in 1905 when the medical mission was dissolved and several of Mother‘s colleagues were killed in the uprising.
1905年，这一切都宣布结束了。在一次暴动中，妈妈的几个同事牺牲了，医疗队也解散了。（when处切分）
D. 其他情况的分译
) G2 N+ b2 e$ Z8 A- g" F! G有些长句的翻译得根据具体情况、意群的分布等进行灵活处理，合理进行切分，使译文层次分明，观点明确。例如：来自www.Examw.com
（1） Suddenly the door bursts open and the Time Traveler appears， dirty， disheveled， and bedraggled， with a nasty cut on his chin.
' n% y' a% U. N突然，门猛然开了，时间旅行家出现。他十分肮脏，衣冠不整，满身是泥，下巴颏被严重划伤。（在appear后切分）
5 Y/ M9 Q$ j; `: Z$ u（2） The boy and the woman were already seated by spread table-cloth when the man came down to them， dressed in his business suit and vest and tie and hat as if he expected to meet someone along the way.
等到男人走过来时，女人和孩子早已挨着地上铺开的桌布边坐好了。男人身穿上班的套装和背心，系着领带，戴着帽子，似乎估计路上会遇到什么人似的。（分词短语前切分）