英语笔译Diction--T.pptVIP

Diction in Translation 1 What is “diction” ? 2 Correspondence between English and Chinese at Word Level 3 Methods to distinguish the original meaning of an English word 4 “False equivalents” in E-C translation 5 Methods to distinguish the original meaning of a Chinese word 1. Definition of diction in translation The proper choice of words and phrases in the TL on the basis of accurate comprehension of the SL text. Examples: a. There was no lady about him. He was what the woman could call a manly man. That was why they like him. b. “Since she left, I have done the cooking and baked the cakes, but mine are never as good as hers.” “Nonsense, my dear; I don’t think Lissie’s cakes were any better than yours,” said Mr. Priestly loyally. The differences b/t English words Chinese characters Vacillant（游移的）, flexible dependent on context rigorous, accurate, and fixed depend less on the context , comparatively independent of the context Eric Partridge (1954): “Words do not have meanings; people have meanings for words.” Firth: “each word, when used in a new context, is a new word”. Examples: “story” 1. This war is becoming the most important story of this generation. (event) 这场战争行将成为这一代人的最重大的事件。 2. It is quite another story now. (situation) 现在的情况完全不同了。 3. Some reporters who were not included in the session broke the story. (inside information) 有些没让参加那次会议的记者把内情捅出去了。 4. He’ll be very happy if that story holds up. (statement) 如果这一说法当真，那他就太高兴了。 5. Her story is one of the saddest. (experience) 她的遭遇算最惨的了。 6. A young man came to the police office with a story. (law case) 一个年轻人来到警察局报案。 7. Last Dec. the Post first reported that probes were being made in each of those cities, but officials refused to confirm the story. (news) 去年12月，《邮报》首先报道侦察工作已在那些城市里进行，但官员们 拒绝证实这条消息。 8. The story about him became smaller and by and by faded out from the American TV. (report) 报道中对他的渲染减少了，不久就从美国电视上销声匿迹了。 9. He storied about his academic career and his professional career. 他编