Unit 4 Amplification.pptVIP

Amplification Ⅰ. Amplification in English-Chinese Translation Ⅱ. Amplification in Chinese-English Translation Amplification Amplification, also called addition, means supplying necessary words in our translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. As a matter of principle, a translator is not supposed to add any meaning or subtract any meaning from the original. Amplification However, this does not mean that a translator should refrain from supplying necessary words to make his/her version both accurate in meaning and in keeping with the idiomatic use of the language to be