Unit 3 词语选择.ppt

Unit 3: Diction Diction means the proper choice of words and phrases in translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. A noted linguist said, “the meaning of a word is its use in the language and each word, when used in a new context, is a new word. ” Story 1) The play is really a love story. 2) This war is becoming the most important story of this generation. 3) Some reporters who were not included in the meeting broke the story. 4) The story about him became smaller and by and by faded out from the American TV. 5) Don’t tell stories again, Tom. I don’t believe your stories. 6) It is quite another story now. 7) He storied about his age. A word in different collocations or context. Example: Like charges repel; unlike charges attract. 相同的电荷相斥，不同的电荷相吸。 He likes mathematics more than English. 他喜欢数学胜于喜欢英语。 Like knows like. 英雄识英雄。 The two pictures are very like. Like attracts like. 物以类聚。 Like cures like. 以毒攻毒。 Like for like. 以牙还牙。 1. Correspondence at word level (1)?? word-for-word correspondence Marxism 马克思主义 激光 laser aspirin 阿斯匹林 打白条 to pay sb. IOUs 回扣 commission 强硬政策tough policies 好票 good seats (2) one word---multiple equivalents of the same meaning wife: 妻子，爱人，夫人，老婆，老伴，媳妇，堂客，内人，贱内 potato: 马铃薯，洋芋，土豆、山药蛋 人： human being, man, people, person,--- 犬： dog, hound, pointer (猎犬) , puppy 3） one word----several equivalents of different meanings cousin: 堂兄，堂弟，表姐，表妹，堂姐，堂妹--- president： 总统，总裁，主席，董事长，会长，校长，院长，--- carry: 拿, 搬, 扛, 运，提, 背, 拎，挑，抬, 担，搂，抱，握,举，端，托, 夹, 执, 携, 挟, 抓, 持, 挎, 挽，--- cut: 切、割、截、剁、斩、砍、劈、剖、剪、裁、刻” 笑： smile, giggle(傻笑), laugh, ridicule, deride（嘲笑）, guffaw (laugh very loudly) 走： walk, saunter/stroll(漫步，闲逛）, amble（漫步）, stride（大步走）, trudge（跋涉） （4）words without equivalents 阴: the soft inactive female principle or force in the world 2. Choice of the meanings 1) Judging from the part of speech: round There are several round tables in the dinning-room. (adj. 圆的) Come round and see me t