【英法互译】MOTS DE LIAISON

法语小助手

其实主要是学英文得…… Also : aussi, également, en plus. Oscar Wild is a novelist and also a playwright. No matter how = however : avoir beau. No matter how uninteresting the story may be, I’ll read it. All the same : tout de même, malgré tout. It may be objectionable, they do it all the same. No matter what : whatever : quoi que + subj, peu importe. He was so popular that, no matter what he wrote, it sold. Although : bien que, quoique Although the subject is serious, there is a touch of humour in the last paragraph. No matter who = whoever : peu importe qui, quel que soit. No matter who visited them, he never moved from his sofa. As : comme, étant donné que As it dealt explicitly with sex, his novel was censored. Once = as soon as. Once he had weighed the pros and cons, he made up his mind. As : alors que, au fur et à mesure que As we read on, we feel the N’s hostility towards the heroine. On condition that = provided that : à condition que. They agreed not to sue him on condition that he leave the country. (pas de “s” parce que c’est le subjonctif). As : comme As the narrator points out, the issue soon becomes polemical. Or else : sinon, sans quoi. Measures will have to be taken, or else social unrest will grow. As a result = consequently : par conséquent. The text is well-structured, as a result it is easy to understand. Otherwise : autrement. It’s a rather costly measure, otherwise it’s a good idea. As if = as though : comme si. He behaved as if he had committed a crime. Provided (that) = providing : pourvu que, à condition que. Provided we don’t jump to conclusions, we’ll manage to understand the deep meaning of the text. As long as = so long as : tant que, pourvu que, à cond. que As long as you consider the context, you can’t miss the meaning of the text. Since : depuis. French women have had the right to vote since 1944. As long as : aussi longtemps que, tant que As long as there are so-called feminine activities, sexual discrimination will exist. Since : depuis que. The situation has worsened since the first oil shock happened. As soon as : dès que, aussit?t que As soon as they saw the explorers, the Indians ran away. Since = as : puisque This passage needs interpreting since the narrator is not explicit. Because : parce que He uses “would” because he wants to insist on the frequent occurrences of those actions in the past. So = that ‘s why : ainsi, donc, par conséquent. He reveals few details about himself, so he is a rather mysterious narrator. Besides : d’ailleurs, en outre. His arguments are questionable. Besides, he is far from being objective. So as to = in order to : afin de, de fa?on à. He accumulates examples so as to illustrate his point. Besides : en plus de There are four main characters besides the narrator. So that : afin que, pour que. The hero disguised himself so that the police would not find him. Consequently : par conséquent. Those people were denied any freedom, consequently they rebelled. So that : tant et si bien que, de sorte que. He uses a lot of adjectives so that we get a very visual impression of the setting. Contrary to : en opposition à ; à l’encontre de, contrairement à Contrary to our first impression, the hero turned out to be a coward. Still = however : pourtant, néanmoins, quand même, tout de même. Immigrants know they will live precariously, still thousands of them cross the border. Despite / in spite of : malgré, en dépit de He went to the big city, despite his dislike for urban life. Suppose (that) = supposing (that) : en supposant que, à supposer que, supposons que. Suppose she had used the present tense, the effect would have been different. Due to = owing to : en raison de Due to international campaigns, awareness of child labour is growing. That’s (the reason) why : c’est pourquoi. This is a descriptive piece, that’s why so many adjectives are used. Even if : même si She will do it even if everybody disapproves. Then : puis, ensuite. First the narrator is neutral, non-committal, then he reveals his intentions and motives. Even though : bien que Even though the text was difficult, I managed to understand it. Therefore : donc, par conséquent, pour cette raison. I think, therefore I am. For : depuis I had not read such an exciting mystery for years. Though = although : bien que, quoique Though he is the hero, we are not told his name. For : pendant They stayed in that room for a couple of days before they were given a room with a view. Adjectif + though = adjective + as : aussi + adjective + subjonctif. Bold though he was, he never dared defy the party leader. For : car They complained, for they had asked specifically for a room with a view. Though = and yet : et pourtant. He’ll probably say no, though it’s worth trying. For all = in spite of : malgré, en dépit de. For all their grumbling, they enjoyed their first few days in Italy. Thus : so. Ainsi. For fear of : de peur de, de crainte de He did not say a word, for fear of betraying his anguish. Till = until : jusqu’à. Till the end of the passage, we get no hint of the truth. For fear that : de peur que He did not dare to speak the truth for fear that the authorities might hear about it. Unless = à moins que. Unless decisions are made at government level, pollution in that part of the world will get worse. Furthermore = moreover : en outre, par ailleurs, qui plus est. This text deals with the education of girls ; furthermore, it is an account of life in the South. Unlike : contrairement à, à l’inverse de. Unlike the first text, the second one lays the emphasis on symbols. Hence : d’où Negotiations between workers and management have failed, hence the strike. Up to : jusqu’à + lieu. Up to a certain point, his indignation is understandable. However : pourtant, cependant. He never achieved success; however, he managed to attract the critics’ attention. Whatever : quoi que + subj. Whatever you do, do it sincerely. However + adjective or adverb : aussi + adj + sujbonctif / avoir beau. However hard he tried, he failed to convince us. What is more = moreover : qui plus est. This is a simplistic idea. What is more, it is completely wrong. If : si If I were you, I would beware of rumours. When : quand. He knows he will be in trouble when they find the weapon. In addition : furthermore. Whenever : quand, chaque fois que. Whenever he had to spend some time in the city, he felt homesick. In addition to : en plus de. In addition to the long list of his literary works, we must add his activities as a philanthropist. Whereas : alors que, par opposition. The first text deals mainly with psychological portraits whereas the second one is concerned with action. In case : au cas-où In case we don’t get the point, the author gives plenty of examples. Wherever = no matter where : où que + subjonctif. Wherever you travel to nowadays, you get trapped in the tourist business. In order to : afin de She contemplates spending a year in London in order to improve her English. Whether… (or) : si… (ou). The mayor will tell us whether he stands for re-election. In spite of : malgré, en dépit de. In spite of his efforts, he could not find another job. While : alors que, pendant que. While he was a correspondent in South America, he witnessed acts of repression. In the meantime = meanwhile : pendant ce temps. They started looking for clues; in the meantime, the murderer sneaked out. While = whereas : alors que, par opposition. While some try to keep up with technological progress, most stick to their old typewriters. Likewise = similarly : de même. Nineteenth-century workers feared mechanisation in industry , likewise, information technology today is sometimes perceived as a threat. Yet : jusqu’ici. This is his best short story yet. Neither… nor : ni… ni. I enjoyed neither the plot nor the style of that novel. (not) Yet : (pas) encore. At that stage in the text, the main character’s intentions are not obvious yet. Nevertheless : néammoins. This book is outrageous. Nevertheless, it’s worth reading. Yet = however : pourtant, cependant. There wasn’t much action, yet the film was gripping.