從上面所舉各例中可以看到，通過(guò)適當(dāng)?shù)氖÷院蛪嚎s，可使?jié)h語(yǔ)譯文更加緊湊簡(jiǎn)練、通順易懂。在處理英語(yǔ)復(fù)合句時(shí)，同樣也會(huì)用到這種方法，叫做合譯法。所謂合譯，就是在不影響再現(xiàn)原義的前提下，把英語(yǔ)并列句或主從復(fù)合句壓縮成簡(jiǎn)單句，原文中多余的部分自然就省略了。從這個(gè)意義上說(shuō)，合譯也是修辭性省略的ー種。

1. 并列句的合譯

并列句的合譯，是指把兩個(gè)平行的從句合并成ー個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句譯出。如：

例1 The documents involved in counter-purchase agreements are far more complicated than any normal commercial deal, where money changes hands and that is that.

回購(gòu)協(xié)議所涉及的文件比任何正常商業(yè)交易要復(fù)雜得多，后者只是錢一轉(zhuǎn)手就完事了。

2. 定語(yǔ)從句的合譯

一般來(lái)說(shuō)，限定性或修飾性很強(qiáng)的英語(yǔ)定語(yǔ)從句，譯成漢語(yǔ)時(shí)可作為修飾詞語(yǔ)移到先行名詞之前，形成偏正詞組，整個(gè)句子自然就成了簡(jiǎn)單句。這種情況在正式公文和法律文件中比較常見(jiàn),如：

例2 They reviewed the international situation in which important changes and great

upheavals are taking place and expounded their respective positions and attitudes.

雙方回顧了正在發(fā)生重大變化和巨大動(dòng)蕩的國(guó)際形勢(shì)，并闡明了各自的立場(chǎng)與態(tài)度。

例3 This Convention does not prevail over any international agreement which has

already been or may be entered into and which contains provisions concerning the matters governed by this Convention.

本公約不優(yōu)于業(yè)已締結(jié)或可能締結(jié)且載有與本公約所涉事項(xiàng)有關(guān)的條款的任何國(guó)際協(xié)定。

一些插在主句當(dāng)中的非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，有時(shí)可以壓縮成詞組或短語(yǔ)后單獨(dú)譯出。如：

例3 Afterwards, they quarreled, which was a pity, and caused much friction.

可惜，后來(lái)雙方發(fā)生齟齬，并引起許多磨擦。