Information for oral test culture and C-E trans.pptVIP

Information for Oral test: Chinese culture and translation(参看pp218-225口译） Requirement：了解中国文化及其翻译。 Focus：熟练掌握各种翻译技巧：了解如何翻译典型的中国文化的篇章。 Difficulty：中国文化中的有关专有名词。 Translation Strategies 1.文化直入（the Go-ahead Model）--- 源语文化表达形式直接进入译文。 采用音译或直译: 阴阳（yin and yang），旗袍 (qipao, cheongsam)， 气功(qigong)，开放 (kaifang)，江湖(jianghu) 直译如：hot-dog （热狗）五讲四美 five stresses and four points of beauty Oral test rules 1. Each student writes a passage in Chinese on culture of or a spot in China (within 80 characters). 2. Translate it into English (give it to the teacher in the 16th week). 3. All the Chinese passages will be collected in a group in a certain order. 4. In the 16th week students of another group will translate orally the passages mentioned above. Related information for students’ reference 1. Vocabulary 1)文化传承 武术 martial art 　　戏剧脸谱 theatrical mask 　　草药的四气：寒、热、温、凉 four properties of medicinal herb: cold, hot, warm and cool 　　草药的五味：酸、苦、甘、辛、咸 five tastes of medicinal herb: sour, bitter, sweet, hot and salty 国画 traditional Chinese painting 　　山水/水墨画 landscape/ink painting 　　手工艺品 artifact; handicrafts 　　陶器 earthenware 　　折扇 folding fan 　　木/竹/贝雕 wood/bamboo/shell carving 民族文化 national culture 　　民间文化 folk culture 　　乡土文化 native/country culture 　　跨文化交流 cross-cultural communication 文化冲击 culture shock 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春联 Spring Festival couplets剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 Fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop. 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolizing fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles wr