ComprehensivePracticesoflead资料.pptVIP

Literal translation Q1 Summary/Direct Lead After five weeks of legal arguments that included the US Supreme Court, the US Electoral College voted on Monday for Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush to become the 43rd president of the United States. 经过包括美国最高法院在内的 五周法庭讨论， 美国选举团星期一投票选举共和党候选人得克萨斯州州长乔治?布什为美国第43届总统。 In English lead,they use long and complex sentences. In Chinese lead we use several short sentences. The director of the World Health Organization, Mr. Halfdan Mahler, yesterday predicted that up to 100 million people world-wide may become infected with AIDS virus in the next four or five years and by that time it would cost at least $1.5 billion a year to counteract the disease, when virus may vary as time goes and become harder to control. Summary/Direct Lead Q2 Literal translation 世界卫生组织执行长官 Halfdan Mahler 先生 昨天预言在今后四、五年内全世界将可能有 1 亿人感染艾滋病 每年可能需要投入 15 亿美元来对付它 艾滋病毒有可能变异 艾滋病毒难控制 世界卫生组织总干事哈夫登·马勒尔先生昨天预言，今后四、五年内全世界可能将有一亿人感染艾滋病；随着时间的推移，由于艾滋病病毒可能会发生变异，因而更加难以控制。到那时，每年可能至少需要花费15亿美元来对付艾滋病。 因果 因果 Liberal translation. Historical or Literary-allusion Lead Q9 The efficiency of the vaccines is the Achilles’ heel of India’s anti-polio campaign． The allusion of Achilles heel is from Greek mythology. In this legend Achilles is invulnerable except the heel. So the Achilles heel has become synonymous with fatal weaknesses . In order to take care of most of the readers, can use its liberal translation. 这些疫苗的疗效问题成为印度消除小儿麻痹症运动的 最大障碍 Different Textual Characteristics of News Lead and Translation Q3 昨天上午，长江太昌段7号浮标附近发现一条特大中华鲟(a sturgeon)，已经死亡。 A Chinese sturgeon was found dead In English: (1)Lead must to be the point straightly.So time elements should be placed behind the predicate.And they usually use the week. (2)When mentioned the place names, lead must inform people of its orientation, and when mentioned someones name, lead surely inform his identity. In Chinese: (1)The time element can be used at the beginning.(2)It is not necessary for the lead