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英语句群中的信息中心句,常常放到句末,形成尾重(End Focus),这与汉语注重词序,其信息中心往往在句群的最后面基本是一致的。但由于英语中有许多表示次要句的种种语词标记(如关系代词、关系副词、分词等),因此句群的末句,并不一定就是信息中心句。翻译过程中,为了使译文符合汉语习惯,就需要对语句重心进行调整,一般采取尾重的方法,如:
The sentence of information center in the English sentence group is often placed at the end of the sentence to form the End Focus. This is in contrast with the word order in Chinese. The information center is usually the same in the end of the sentence group. However, because there are many kinds of tokens (such as relative pronouns, relational adverbs, and participles) that represent minor sentences in English, the last sentence of a sentence group is not necessarily the information center sentence. In the process of translation, in order to make the translations conform to Chinese habits, it is necessary to adjust the center of gravity of the sentence. Generally, tail weight methods are adopted, such as: