2016年英语四级考试翻译模拟练习：医患关系

　　2016年英语四级考试翻译模拟练习：医患关系

　　【翻译原文】

　　医患关系是一种人际互动，而且医生也是人。他们不想让病人心烦，也不想让病人难过或流泪。但他们也需要成为专业人士，所以他们需要找一种有效的沟通方式。

　　对于医生们来说，认识到这一点是至关重要的。因为尽管谎言是善意的，但研究表明病人们更喜欢真相，他们宁可听到坏消息，也不愿意对对糟糕的身体状况一无所知。完全知情是病人能对所要发生的任何事情进行处理和做好准备的一种途径。

　　【参考译文】

　　The doctor-patient relationship is a human interaction, and doctors are human too. They don’t want to upset their patients, and neither do they want their patients to look unhappy or shed tears. But they also need to be professionals, so they need to find out an effective way of communicating.

　　That’s critical for doctors to realize, because as well-intentioned as their lies may be, studies show that patients prefer the truth, and would rather hear bad news than remain ignorant about a terrible physical condition. Being fully informed is a way that patients can cope and prepare for whatever might occur.

　　【重点表达】

　　医患关系 the doctor-patient relationship

　　他们不想让病人心烦，也不想让病人难过或流泪。They don’t want to upset their patients, and neither do they want their patients to look unhappy or shed tears.(注：注意这句话的翻译以及neither的用法。)

　　善意的 well-intentioned

　　宁可听到坏消息，也不愿意对对糟糕的身体状况一无所知 would rather hear bad news than remain ignorant about a terrible physical condition(注：注意这句话的翻译以及would rather...than...的用法，后面都用动词原形。)