“思绪如潮”，我们应该用一个怎样的形象表达来翻译呢?

　　翻译例句：

　　The train of agreeable reflections which her observation gave birth to made her perhaps almost as happy as Jane. (Chapter 18)

　　从观察中衍生出的一系列美好想象使得她几乎和简一样欢喜。

　　词语解析：

　　上面这个句子中有一个词组，a train of，意为“一系列的、连续的”。a train of thought，意为“思绪、思路”，这个说法非常形象，将脑海中的思想比作一列高速驰来的列车，极为简洁地体现出那种思绪纷纷，连绵不绝的意思。这个词组也可以表达成stream of thought、chain of thought。

　　汉译英：

　　1.我完全跟不上他的想法，他一会一个主意。

　　I can't follow his train of thought. Every second he gets a new obsession.

　　2.突然而来的敲门声打断了他的思绪。

　　There was a sudden knock on the door, then he lost his train of thought.

　　3.一说起大学时代，我的脑中就闪过一段缤纷的回忆。

　　A train of nice recollections runs across my mind when speaking about my college years.

　　4.眼前的美景令人不由得产生无穷联想。

　　The beautiful view gives birth to a train of imaginations.