Chapter 1 A brief introduction.ppt

Translation for Business English 商务英语翻译 THE TOWER OF BABEL What’s the meaning of Babel? Why it is important in the world? Today’s schedule: 1 A brief introduction of this course; 2 The definition of translation; 3 The nature of translating; 4 Types of translation 5 The criteria for translation; 6 The translation method; 7 Translatability 8 The process of translation; 9 Prerequisites for a translator. Teaching material Textbook: 张新红 李明，《商务英语翻译(英译汉)》，北京：高等教育出版社, 2000. Reference books: 1. 孙致礼，新编英汉翻译教程[M]，上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2003. 2. 陈宏薇、李亚丹，新编汉英翻译教程[M]，上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2004 3. 陈德彰，英汉翻译入门[M]，北京：外语教学与研究出版社, 2005. 4. 许建平，英汉互译实践与技巧[M]，北京：清华大学出版社，2003年. 5. 方梦之、毛忠明，英汉-汉英应用翻译教程[M]，上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2004. 6. 庄绎传，英汉翻译简明教程[M]，北京：外语教学与研究出版社, 2002. 7. 刘宓庆，新编汉英对比与翻译[M]，北京：中国对外翻译出版公司，2006. 8. 李克兴、张新红，法律文本与法律翻译[M]，北京：中国对外翻译出版公司，2006年. Reference Journals: 《外语教学与研究 》（双月，北外） 《外国语》(双月，上外） 《中国翻译》(双月刊，中国译协) 《中国科技翻译》(季刊，中科院) 《上海科技翻译》(季刊，上海) 《英语世界》(月刊，商务印书馆) 《外语与翻译》(（季刊 中南大学 ） 2 Definition of Translation To translate is to change into another language, retaining as much of the sense as one can. ——Samuel Johnson Translation is an art that involves the recreation of a work in another language for readers with a different background. ——Malcolm Cowley Translating is the replacement of textual material in one language (SL) by equivalent textual in another language (TL). ——J. C. Catford Translating is rendering the meaning of a text into another language in the way the author intended in the text. ——Peter Newmark Translating is the art of recomposing a work in another language without losing its original flavor. ——Columbia Encyclopedia Translating consists in reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language message, first in terms of meaning, and secondly in terms of style.