《商务英语翻译之词汇翻译》.ppt

减词法 A difference arose between the neighbors over the height of the fence. 邻居之间为了篱笆的高度惹起了一场争论。 邻居为篱笆的高低有过争论。（思果，《译道探微》，中国对外翻译出版公司，2002） P149。 Fight when you can win; move away when you cannot win. It was a keen disappointment when I had to postpone the visit which I had intended to pay to China in May. I was delighted when, as a result of the effort of your company, it proved possible to reinstate the visit so quickly. 原打算五月份访华，后不得不推迟，深感失望。由于贵公司的努力，访问这么快得以重新安排，非常高兴。 减词法 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ 这些文献很有价值。 英减词是指将原文中需要、而译文中又不需要的词语省去。减省的词语应是那些在译文中保留下来反而使行文累赘噜嗦、且不合汉语语言表达习惯的词语。减词一般用于以下两种情况：一是从语法角度进行减省；二是从修饰角度进行减省，但总体效果无非是在更透彻地理解原文基础上更流畅地表达出来。 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? These references are valuable. A teacher should have patience in his work. The products should be sampled to check their quality before they leave the factory. I framed the words in my mind, “Pardon me, but have I done something to offend you?” （省略冠词） 当老师的应当有耐心。 （省略冠词） 产品出厂前应该进行抽样质检。 （省略介词和名词） 我心里在嘀咕：“对不起，我有什么举止行为冒犯你了吗？” With the weather so stuffy, ten to one it’ll rain presently. 天这样闷，很可能就要下雨了。 University applicants who had worked at a job would receive preference over those who had not. （省略介词） 报考大学的人中，有工作经验的优先录取。 1. Inflation was and still is the NO. 1 problem for that country. 2. Your packing is not as good as your competitor’s. 3. He seized the chance for peace between them. 4. I like your policies of first come, first served. 5. Men and nations working apart created these problems, men and nations working together must solve them. 练 习 We should learn how to analyze and solve problems. The big company has its disadvantages. 我们应该学会如何分析问题和解决问题。 大企业有大企业的难处。 虽然有不少人把重复法单列为一种主要的翻译方法，但重复法实际上也是一种增词法，只不过所增加的是上下文中出现过的词而已。为了避免文章的单调乏味，英文中往往尽量要避免用词重复。除了使用代词外，同一件事物常用拼写不同而意义相近的词来表示。汉语的重复则不会给人以单调乏味的感觉，相反，如果使用得当，还可以起到反复强调的作用，使语义明确，译文生动。所以英译汉时有时要重复某些词汇。 重复法（Repetition） Managing multinationals means handling both national and organizational culture differences at the same time. 管理跨