对比和研究英、汉语表达方式的异同有助于提高翻译能力。当读到“Facts are stubborn things.Whatever your wishes may be,….they can notalter the state of facts and evidence.”这句话时,不妨把它译成中文,“事实是抹煞不了的”或“事实是硬邦邦的东西”。以后英译同内容的汉语时,我们就会用stubborn这个词。我在北外时曾学习美国诗人 Comparing and studying the similarities and differences between English and Chinese expressions helps to improve the translation ability. When reading the words “Facts are stubborn things.Whatever your wishes may be,....they can notalter the state of facts and evidence.”, you may wish to translate it into Chinese.“Facts are indelible The ”or“ fact is a hard thing.” Later, when we translate English into the same content, we will use the word stubborn. I studied American poets while studying abroad