《relevant thoery in translation》.ppt

How to Achieve Optimal Relevance in Translation? Relevance An assumption is relevent in a context if and only if it has some contextual effect in that context. Extent conditions a. an assumption is relevent in a context to the extent that its contextual effects in this context are large. b. an assumption is relevent in a context to the extent that the effort required to process it in this context is small. Relevance= a. 那条河干了好长时间了。大家都参加了葬礼。 How to achieve optimal relevance in translation? 把握话语语境 2. 把握情景语境 3. 了解相关文化语境 4. 依据文本类型翻译 The Park of Sweet Osmanthus is noted for its profusion of osmanthus. Flowers of these trees in different colors are in full bloom which pervade the whole garden with the fragrance of their blossoms. 满树金花，芳香四溢的金桂；花白如雪，香气扑鼻的银桂；红里透黄，花多味浓的紫砂桂；花色似银，季季有花的四季桂，竞相开放，争妍媲美。进入桂花公园，阵阵桂花花香扑鼻而来。 * Contextual effect Effort （赵春彦，2005:115） b. 那条河干了好长时间了。大家都参加了河神的葬礼。 c. 如果河干了好长时间，河神就死了。河神一死就要举行葬礼。那条河干了好长时间了，因此大家都参加了葬礼。 The river has been dry for a long time. Everyone attended the funeral.(Blass 1990:85-86) survive: contiue to live or exist; live or exist longer than. 他闯过了难关。 b. The country survived the external pressures. 这个国家经受住了外部压力，未被压垮。 a. He survived the trouble. I saw her near the bank. a. When I drew money b. When I was fishing 雪白 挥金如土 as white as snow as white as birdfeather to spend money like water 满树金花，芳香四溢的金桂；花白如雪，香气扑鼻的银桂；红里透黄，花多味浓的紫砂桂；花色似银，季季有花的四季桂，竞相开放，争妍媲美。进入桂花公园，阵阵桂花花香扑鼻而来。 *