英汉翻译学习Lesson3.docVIP

Lesson 3 Paradoxes of Translation (continued) Activity 1 Quiz Task 1 Translation from Chinese to English 1. soft money(纸币) soft answer (温和[委婉]的回答) soft goods（毛织品） soft heart（易感动之心，慈心） a hard blue （一种刺目(眼)的兰色） hard evidence（确凿的证据/铁证） sophisticated electronic device （高度精密的电子装置） run to seed不修边幅 2. Did you at least total the guy that hit you? 对那个揍你的家伙，你至少已经向他报复了吧？ Some Americans pop across the border simply to fuel up on flavorful Mexican food and beer. 一些美国人越过国境，只是为了吃点可口的墨西哥食物，喝点墨西哥啤酒。 But his attack was always repulsed by a kick or a blow from a stick. 但是他每冲一次，不是让人一脚踢了回去，就是让人一棍子打了回去。 At this stage there is only soft intelligence about the enemy intention. We should not shoot him from the hip. 在目前，关于敌人的意图还只有不太充分的情报，我们不能卤莽行事。 Task 2 Translation from English to Chinese 下策(an unwise decision/ a stupid move) 下旬(the last ten-day period of a month) 上当to be taken in 上相to come out well in a photograph; to be photogenic 上任to take up an official post 上台to come to power （女孩子写给男友的）绝交信 a “Dear John” letter 表扬信（客人对于受到款待的感谢信）a bread and butter letter 2. 知人者智，??? 自知者明。??? 胜人者有力，??? 自胜者强。??? 知足者富，??? 强行者有志，??? 不失其所者久，??? 死而不亡者寿。He who knows others is wise;He who knows himself is clever;He who conquers others is forceful; He who conquers himself is strong. He who knows contentment is rich;He who perseveres is a man of will;He who does not lose his root can endure;He whose Tao survives him is long-lived. Activity 2 Questions based on Eugene Nida. For many people the need for human translators seem paradoxical in this age of computers. Since modern computers can be loaded with dictionaries and grammars, why not let computers do the work? (1)Computers can perform certain very simple tasks, providing (conj.倘若) there is sufficient pre-editing and post-editing. (2) But the results of machine translating are usually in an unnatural form of language and sometimes just plain weird (adj.怪异的). (3) The hu