汉语句子翻译成英语（可能涉及独立主格）

3 汉语句子翻译成英语（可能涉及独立主格）

请帮我看下这个句子：

几件小摆设，每一件都代表着一个故事，珍藏着它们就象珍藏着一份份美好的回忆。

这是我在网上看到的，翻译是这样：

There are several small souvenirs, each with a story behind it, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

里面的 each with a story behind it 这是什么结构，很少遇到，这是不是叫做独立主格？

如果我翻译的话，这么翻译可以吗？

There are several small souvenirs, and there is a story in each of them, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

There are several small souvenirs, each souvenir contains a story, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

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分类：英语翻译

最佳答案 2018-05-09 15:21

There are several small souvenirs, each with a story behind it, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

each with a story behind it为独立主格结构作状语，等于each having a story behind it。which引导非限制性定语从句修饰主语souvenirs。

网友自己的翻译均有语法错误。

There are several small souvenirs, and there is a story in each of them, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

这个翻译中，and连接的二个并列句结构重复，过于单调。which引导的定语从句在结构上属于第二分句，但实际上which的先行词是第一分句中的复数主语。这是明显的语法错误。

There are several small souvenirs, each souvenir contains a story, which are treasured as so many happy memories.

这个翻译中，contains是谓语形式，导致二个分句之间既没有从属标记，也没有并列标记，为英文写作的失误。应该在each前加and, 同时删去each后的souvenir，这是没有必要的重复名词。但which定语从句存在同样的语法错误，它不可能跨越第二分句去修饰第一分句的主语。contains一词在此使用不当，可以改为has。第二分句应改为独立主格结构作状语。