王逢鑫：双语加油站二十四
战胜非典，共渡难关
句子： 我们一定会战胜非典，共渡难关。
误译：We are sure to conquer SARS and pass the difficulties together.
正译：We are sure to conquer SARS and overcome/get over/tide over the difficulties in a common/joint effort.
解释：如果英语动词 to pass后面跟的是表示时间的名词，它的意思相当于to
spend，即“度过一段时间”。例如：
1. 你是怎样度过那个夜晚的？
How did you pass the evening/spend the night?
2. 你将在哪里度过暑假？
Where will you pass/spend your summer holidays/vacation?
3. 他们感到难以打发时间？
They found it difficult to pass/kill the time?
“渡过难关”是“克服困难”的意思。有三种翻译方法。一是译为 to overcome the difficulties，即 to fight successfully against the difficulties或 to succeed in a struggle against the difficulties，例如：
4. 在此艰难时期，我们同舟共济，共渡难关。
In the times of trouble, we are sailing in the same boat and trying to overcome the difficulties in a joint effort.
二是译为to get over the difficulties，即 to find a way to deal with the difficulties，例如：
5. 我们正在尽最大努力渡过难关。
We are trying our best to get over the difficulties.
三是译为to tide over the difficulties，即 to manage to overcome the difficulties，例如：
6. 中国人民一定能在抗击非典的斗争中渡过难关。
The Chinese people will surely tide over the difficulties in the struggle against SARS.
to tide sb over 的意思是to help sb through a difficult period，即“帮助…渡过难关”，例如：
7. 你能借给我一些钱帮助我渡过难关吗？
Can you lend me some money to tide me over?
“共渡难关”中的“共”，如果译为together，是“一起”的意思，是一般的含义。如果译为in a common/joint effort，则相当于“共同努力”的意思，具有积极的含义。
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