General introduction to the E-C(student).pptVIP

Discussion Is it important to learn translation? Criteria for Beginners of Translation 英语专业六级的翻译教学要求：初步了解翻译基础理论和英、汉两种语言的异同，并掌握常用的翻译技巧，能将中等难度的英语篇章或段落译成汉语。译文忠实原文，语言通顺，速度为每小时250-300个英文单词。 英语专业八级的翻译教学要求：能运用翻译的理论和技巧，将英美报刊上的文章以及文学名著译成汉语，或将我国报刊、杂志上的文章和一般文学作品译成英语，速度为每小时250-300个英文单词。译文要求忠实原意，语言流畅。 The Competence of a Translator 1. Excellent Command of the Two Languages Source language– accurate comprehension Target language– grammatically correct, rhetorically sound, logically acceptable and culturally appropriate. Examples: group1 Go it while you are young.去吧，当你年轻的时候。 This failure was the making of him.这次失败是他造成的。 She is too ready to speak.她准备得太充分以至于讲不出来。 The Competence of a Translator Group 2: This is a 100-hour reliable engine.这是一台100小时可靠的发动机。 He wanted to learn, to know, to teach. A. 他要学习、知道和教。B. 他渴望博学广闻，喜欢追根溯源，并且好为人师。 Great was the excitement as procession after procession poured its eager masses into the town.当一队又一队把热心的群众倾倒到镇上时，激动是很剧烈的。 The Competence of a Translator 2. Considerable Knowledge of the Two Cultures Examples: A. He was the acting president of the Organization of African Unity. B. His writings are devoured by Arabs from the castles of Morocco to the oil derricks of the Persian Gulf, by diplomats from Foggy Bottom to Peking. The Competence of a Translator 3. Adequate Knowledge of the Subject Matter 4. Fair Capacity for Writing 5. Plenty of Practice and Adequate Knowledge of Translation Theories and skills 6. Skills in the Use of Information Technology Discussion2: Is it easy to learn translation? Math problem How much time will we spend on translation course during this semester? 80 per class 1 class per week 18 weeks per semester (80× 1 × 18)/60 = 24 hours ---- Only one day! General introduction to the course Teaching Objectives 1. introduce the whole teaching plan 2. requirements 3. quiz Teaching Plan for E-C translation 1. General introduction to the course 2. nature + principle of translation 3. translation strategy 4. contrastive studie