“快”字的不同譯法

李金枝

漢語中的“快”字，在英語中有多種譯法。現歸納如下：

1. 快點兒。

Be quick！

2. 他跑得快。

He ran quickly/fast.

3. 別說得那么快。

Dont speak so fast.

4. 她進步很快。

She has made great progress.

5. 爸爸快回來了。

Father will be back soon.

6. 兒童節快到了。

Childrens Day is coming near.

7. 他參軍快兩年了。

It is nearly two years since he joined the army.

8. 快上車吧！

Hurry up and get on the bus.

9. 這把刀很快。

This knife is very sharp.

10. 他心中不快。

He feels unhappy.

11. 我們拍手稱快。

We clapped and cheered.

12. 對那篇文章我們以先睹為快。

Its a pleasure for us to be among the first to read the article.

13. 他將乘快車去北京。

Hell go to Beijing by express train.

14. 士兵們快速前進。

The soldiers advanced with high speed.

15. 這人心直口快。

This man is frank and out-spoken.

16. 當老師走進教室里，學生們很快就不說話了。

When the teacher came into the classroom， the students stopped talking at once.