英译汉English Character.ppt

The English Character; About the source text Prose To help us to gain some insight into English character Translating Strategies Free Translation Literal Translation Translating Skills Addition Negation Repetition Conversion ; The English, as a race, have the reputation of being very diffirent from all other nationalities, incuding their clothest neighbours, the French,Belgians and Dutch. 译文：英国人因与其他国家的人截然不同而闻名，甚 至包括与其一衣带水的邻邦法国、比利时、荷兰。 race:A race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin.人种、种族 ; “一衣带水”表示距离近时必须具备三个条件： 一、说的必须是两个地方或国家 二、二者之间必须隔着一条水 三、二者之间的距离比较近 ——首都师范大学教授：赵丕杰 ; It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. 译文：据说这 与英国是一个与欧洲大陆分离的岛国有很大关系。 Free Translation ; Whatever the reasons, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalit-ies. 译文：不论其原因是什么，在很大程度上说英国人形成了许多独特的态度和习惯，而这些态度和习惯使其有别于其它国家。 Fairely:ADV?? to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is?fairly?old, you mean that it is old but not very old. 在很大程度上 Addition Repetition ; Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. 译文：一般来说，英国人安静、内敛、保守，只有和熟识的人在一起时才会完全放松。 In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited,even embarrassed. 译文：而当陌生人或外国人在场时，他们往往显得约束甚至尴尬。 ; You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this.Serious-looking busine-ssmen and women sit reading their newspapers or doz- ing in a corner；no one speaks. 译文：你只需观察每天早晨或晚上通勤列车上的情形就知道这是事实。车上的男女都一脸严肃，要么坐着看报纸，要么坐在角落里打盹，没有一个人说话。 Omission ; In fact,to do so would seem most unusual.An English wit,pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested,“On entering a railway co