2. 增加表示时态和复数的词

英语具有某些综合性语言的特征，可以通过名词、动词的词形变化来表现时态和复数。英语动词的时态是靠词形或者加助动词来表达，汉语则是靠增加时态助词或者表示时间的词，如“曾、已经、过了、在、正在、着、将、要、会、便”等来表达。

例 7 The agreement will come into force next year.

译文:协议将于明年生效。（加了“将”）

例 8 The bargain continued far into the night.

译文:讨价还价一直延续到深夜。（加了“一直”）

例 9 When applying for visas, aliens shall present valid passports and, if necessary provide pertinent evidence.

译文:外国人申请各项签证，应当提供有效护照，必要时提供有关证明。 (加了“各项”)

3. 增加英语句式中省略的词

为了使词句简洁，避免重复，英语中可以省略某些词，但译成中文时，经常要把原文省略的词补上去，否则就无法确切表达原作的意思。

例 10  It's more expensive than it was last time but not as good.

译文:价格比上次的髙，但质量却比上次的差。(but it's not as good as it was last time)(加了“上次”)

例 11 And even if large investment with a 10-year payback period looks difficult, for large companies there are plenty of smaller opportunities which will pay back much quickly.

译文:即便回报期为十年的大规模投资看起来有困难，对大公司来说，仍有许多小规模投资的机会，其回报期将会短得多。（加了“规模”）

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