“快”字的不同译法

李金枝

汉语中的“快”字，在英语中有多种译法。现归纳如下：

1. 快点儿。

Be quick！

2. 他跑得快。

He ran quickly/fast.

3. 别说得那么快。

Dont speak so fast.

4. 她进步很快。

She has made great progress.

5. 爸爸快回来了。

Father will be back soon.

6. 儿童节快到了。

Childrens Day is coming near.

7. 他参军快两年了。

It is nearly two years since he joined the army.

8. 快上车吧！

Hurry up and get on the bus.

9. 这把刀很快。

This knife is very sharp.

10. 他心中不快。

He feels unhappy.

11. 我们拍手称快。

We clapped and cheered.

12. 对那篇文章我们以先睹为快。

Its a pleasure for us to be among the first to read the article.

13. 他将乘快车去北京。

Hell go to Beijing by express train.

14. 士兵们快速前进。

The soldiers advanced with high speed.

15. 这人心直口快。

This man is frank and out-spoken.

16. 当老师走进教室里，学生们很快就不说话了。

When the teacher came into the classroom， the students stopped talking at once.