FY10.ppt

1. Introduction Translation is to render the meaning of a text into another language in the way that the author intended the text. The translation cannot simply reproduce, or be, the original. The first business of the translator is to translate. Introduction There is a body of knowledge about translation which, if applied to solving translation problems, can contribute to a translator’s training. Everything without exception is translatable. There is no such a thing as a perfect, ideal or “correct” translation. Introduction A translator works at four levels: (1) Translation is first a science; (2) Translation is a skill; (3) Translation is an art; (4) Translation is a matter of taste. Introduction Functions of translation: (1) Translation is a means of communication; (2) Translation is instrumental in transmitting culture; (3) Translation is also a transmitter of the truth; (4) Translation is a technique for learning foreign languages. Introduction In a narrow sense, translation theory is concerned with the translation method appropriately used for a certain type of text. In a wide sense, translation theory is the body of knowledge that we have about translation. Translation theory is concerned with minute as well as generalities, and both may be equally important in the context. Introduction What a translation theory does is (1) to identify and define a translation problem (2) to indicate all the factors that have to be taken into account in solving the problem (3) to list all the possible translation procedures (4) to recommend the most suitable translation procedure, plus the appropriate translation. 2. The Analysis of a Text (1) Reading the Text Two purposes to read the original: to understand what is about and to analyze it from a “translator’s” point of view. Understanding the test requires both general and close reading. General reading to get the gist and close reading to look up the words both out of and in context. The Analysis of a Text (2) The Intentio