我总以为，在中国效率最高的会议要数学校召集的家长会。家长会完全符合“廉政建议”的要求，与会
的家长绝不会像参加行业、单位的一些会议，先看看会议地点是不是设在风景旅游区，会后发不发纪念品
之类，然后方决定是否参加。其他会议都难得准时，惟有家长会绝对正点召开。在家长会上，家长们个个
全神贯注地倾听、记录，生怕漏掉一点内容。不少会议都可列入可开可不开之列，但对于学校和家长而言，
家长会则是必不可少的。
I always believe that the most efficient meeting in China is the parents’ meeting called by the school. The
parents’ meeting is in full conformity with the requirements for the “building of an honest and clean
government”. With respect to meetings organized by a certain trade or the unit where one works, the
person wants to know whether the venue of a meeting is in a scenic area frequented by tourists and
whether gifts or souvenirs will be handed out after the meeting before he decides whether to go or not.
But for the parents’ meeting, nobody will ever think of this. While other meetings are rarely convened on
time, the parents’ meeting absolutely starts with punctuality. At the parents’ meeting, every parent listens
and takes notes with rapid attention lest he or she might miss anything. For many things, it does not really
matter whether they are to be held or not, but to the school and the parents, the parents’ meeting is
absolutely necessary.
分析：
① 我总以为，在中国效率最高的会议要数(学校召集召 的)家长会家长 。
▲ I always believe that the most efficient meeting in China is the parents’ meeting called by the school.
“家长会”的翻译：“家长会”翻译成 the parents’ meeting，而不是 the parent’s meeting ，有人认为家
长会一般只是一位家长参加，应用 parent 单数，不过这是专业表达方法。关于会议集锦请参考 1997
年 9 月试题中译英部分。
比较级的翻译：最高级：效率最高的 →most efficient
定语从句的翻译：前置法
② 家长会完全符合完全符 “廉政建议”的要求，与会的家长绝不会像参加(行业行 、单位的)一些会议，先看看会
议地点地 是不是设在风景旅游区风景旅游 ，会后发不发纪念品纪念 之类，然后方决定是否参加。
▲ The parents’ meeting is in full conformity / accordance with the requirements for the “building of an
honest and clean government”. With respect to meetings organized by a certain trade or the unit where
one works, the person wants to know whether the venue of a meeting is in a scenic area frequented by
tourists and whether gifts or souvenirs will be handed out after the meeting before he decides whether to
go or not. But for the parents’ meeting, nobody will ever think of this.
专业名词的翻译：廉政建议 →building of an honest and clean government
转性译法： 发纪念品 →gifts or souvenirs will be handed out
省词译法：原文中“ 与会的家长”，不少的考生把它翻译成 the parents who attend the meeting，其
实翻了一个逻辑错误，因为后面提到“方决定是否参加”，说明参加不参加不一定，因此前面就不能讲“已
经参加了”，所以“与会的家长”中“与会的”就不必翻译了。
换序译法：“与会的家长”置后翻译
③ 其他会议都难得难 准时，惟有家长会绝对正点召开正点召 。
▲While other meetings are rarely convened on time, the parents’ meeting absolutely /invariably starts
with punctuality.
正反译法：绝对 →invariably
convene: summon (people) to come together;
arrange (a meeting, etc) 召集;召开(会议)
④ 在家长会上，家长们个个全神贯注地全神贯注 倾听、记录，生怕生 漏掉一点内容。
▲ At the parents’ meeting, every parent listens and takes notes with rapid attention lest he or she might
miss anything.
▲ At the parents’ meeting, every parent is devoted to / concentrated on listening and taking notes so as
not to miss anything.
▲ At the parents’ meeting, every parent is devoted to / concentrated on listening and taking notes for
fear that he or she might miss anything.
转性译法： 副词 → 名词 全神贯注地 →attention
动词 → 连词 生怕 →lest
lest 的翻译：lest 是一个较正规的连词，可以翻译成“唯恐;以免;生怕”。
⑤ 不少会议都可列入可开可不开之列，但对于学校和家长而言，家长会则是必不可少的必不可少 。
▲ For many things, it does not really matter whether they are to be held or not, but to the school and the
parents, the parents’ meeting is absolutely necessary / indispensable.
正反译法：必不可少的 →necessary (正译)
→indispensable (反译)
