很多譯友在翻譯的時(shí)候，喜歡拿as well as去替換and，以此避免譯文詞匯的貧乏。在翻譯as well as的時(shí)候，也習(xí)慣直接處理成“和”，似乎as well as兩頭是完全平行并列的選項(xiàng)。

這是一個(gè)誤區(qū)。

前兩天，英語共學(xué)社的練習(xí)中，出現(xiàn)了這樣一句話：

The chain’s backers include investment funds who seek social as well as financial returns.

官方譯文是：

這家連鎖酒店的投資方包括尋求社會和財(cái)務(wù)回報(bào)的投資基金。

這位譯者將as well as直接處理成了“和”，這樣是否準(zhǔn)確呢？

as well as作連詞的時(shí)候，連接兩個(gè)名詞代詞或形容詞的時(shí)候，并不是and的功能，而是有側(cè)重。A as well as B，側(cè)重點(diǎn)在A，相當(dāng)于not only B but also A。比如：

It has symbolic as well as social significance. （側(cè)重點(diǎn)在symbolic）

Women, as well as men, have a fundamental right to work. （側(cè)重點(diǎn)在women）

因此開頭那句話，真正的意思應(yīng)該是：

The chain’s backers include investment funds who seek not only financial but also social returns.

除了信息平行這一個(gè)誤區(qū)，as well as還有哪些用法是我們需要關(guān)注的呢？

當(dāng)as well as作為連詞的時(shí)候，后面跟分句的時(shí)候必須連著動詞ing形式，不跟動詞原形、不定式或句子。比如：

Smoking is dangerous, as well as to make you smell bad. 錯(cuò)

Smoking is dangerous,as well as makingyou smell bad. 對

He broke the window as well as destroyed the wall. 錯(cuò)

He broke the windowas well as destroyingthe wall. 對

但要注意區(qū)分以下這種情況：

She draws as well as?designing?clothes.

她不但會設(shè)計(jì)衣服，還會畫畫呢。

She draws as well as she designs clothes.

她的繪畫技術(shù)和服裝設(shè)計(jì)的能力一樣好。此處的well 是修飾draw的副詞。

還有，as well as連接主語時(shí)，謂語動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)必須與前面那個(gè)保持一致。比如：

John, as well as Mary, come to the party. 錯(cuò)

John,as well as Mary, comesto the party. 對

以上三點(diǎn)就是大家普遍存在的對as well as的誤區(qū)，綜合起來就三點(diǎn)：

as well as的側(cè)重點(diǎn)在前面；

as well as后面不跟動詞原形不定式或句子，可跟動名詞；

as well as不會因?yàn)楦趩螖?shù)主語后面就把謂語動詞變成了復(fù)數(shù)。

如果覺得這個(gè)as well as很有意思，推薦大家去翻翻朗文啊柯林斯啊還有其他語法書上對這個(gè)詞組的詳細(xì)闡述。但我想最重要的那三點(diǎn)，我剛才已經(jīng)說得差不多了呢。

晚安，周末愉快。