2WordmeaningandDictioininC-Etranslation分析.ppt

They play mahjong almost very night. He thought this would lessen the chance of the project’s being stopped before it really got under way. Our country saw good harvests in agriculture last year. Our principal task at present is to disseminate and apply the results of scientific and technological research. In our studies, we should help each other forward. Yesterday, Xiao Li and I went out for a walk and were caught in a shower. Finally, when we came back home we were wet like drowned rat. What he told me threw me into bewilderment. With some progress, he became cocky. She was half dead with fright when she spotted a black figure in the dark. He worshipped her on his knees. Word Meaning and Diction in C-E Translation Features of Chinese words and translation Each word means different things in different contexts. 我想买辆车，但家里不同意。 车： bus, car, bicycle, vehicle, automobile, carriage, (汽车？) 家里：父母、丈夫、或妻子 ？ I want to buy a car, but my wife does not agree. I am wanting a car, but my wife shakes her head. 头 1. 这娃娃头真大。 This baby has got a real big head. 2. 她正在梳头。 She was combing her hair. 3. 他的女儿正在山头玩。 His daughter is playing on the top of the hill. 4. 一辆小车停在桥西头。 A car was parked at the west end of the bridge. 5. 让我从头讲起吧。 Let me tell the story from the very beginning. 6. 他吧铅笔头扔了。 He has thrown away the pencil stub. 7. 她是我们组的头儿。 She is the head/chief of our group. 8. 他们是一头的。 They are on the same side. 9. 事情不能只顾一头。 We mustn’t pay attention to only one aspect of the matter. 10. 我们有30头牛。 We have thirty head of cattle. Amplification and specification may be needed in translating Category word Implied meaning Innovation Associative meaning “行动比语言更响亮”可能老掉牙了[?]，但它人不失为一条真理。 “Actions speak louder than words” may be an overworn phrase, but it’s still true. 我们每年在10月的最后一个星期日“倒退”一小时以恢复标准时间。然后在4月的最后一个星期日我们要“跃进”一小时，将钟表重新调整到夏时制[?]。 We fall back on hour to resume standard time on the last Sunday of every October. Then we spring forward and reset our clock to daylight saving time on t