詞類轉(zhuǎn)譯法（5）

　　4. 作為習(xí)語主體的名詞往往可以轉(zhuǎn)譯成動詞，如To have a rest和To have a good look at里的rest和look。

　　1) They took a final look at Iron Mike, still intact in the darkness.

　　他們最后看了鐵麥克一眼--它依舊安然無恙地聳立在黑暗中。

　　2) The next news bulletin, shorter than usual, made no mention of the demonstration.

　　下一個新聞節(jié)目比通常短，沒有提到游行。

　　3) A great cloud rose from the ground and followed the trail of the great sun. At first it was a giant column, which soon took the shape of a supramundane mushroom. For a fleeting instant it took the form of the Statue of Liberty magnified many times.

　　一朵龐大的煙云隨著一輪巨日從地面升起。它起初是個巨大的圓柱，很快形成了凌云駕空的大蘑菇，一瞬間又變成了一座擴大了許多倍的自由神像。