8．9. 2　Sound-Rhythm声音节奏

8．9. 2　Sound-Rhythm声音节奏

Sound may remind us of speech，or verbal language．As a matter of fact，in writing，language masters also manage to use such means as stress，weak stress，tone or intonation，long sound or diphthong，etc．so as to make sentences rhythmical．

1)Use of stress and weak sound and its rhythm

There＇s little movement after sunset，in the streets of this quiet village．

　太阳落山后，这个宁静的村庄的街道上就没有什么动静了。

Huge evergreens towered over us．Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill mymind．

　(两旁)巨大的常青树高耸入云，我渐渐感到一种安详和宁静。

Comments Stress and weak sounds are used to form the rhythm in English．We may use Chinese double characters to fit the rhythm．

2)Onomatopoeia and its rhythm

Onomatopoeia is a kind of rhetorical device which can create “sound effects”in a language．Its functions lie in direct hearing，description and vividness．The “sound effect”seems as if we will be personally on the scene．

The door banged open．

　门砰的一声开了。

The leaves rustled in the breeze．

　树叶在微风中飒飒作响。

The small locomotive engine，Number 4，came clanking，stumbling down from Selston with seven full wagons．

　四号小火车拖着七节满载的车厢，踉踉跄跄从塞斯顿轰轰隆隆地开了过来。

Comments In the above-mentioned sentences ，“bang” ，“rustle” ，“clank”and “stumble”are all onomatopoeia words，most of which are single syllables and figuratively depict the sounds that certain objects produce．Correct and corresponding conversion of onomatopoeia words will reflect the features of the original and show the rhythm in the source language．