ChapterProperWordsinTranslation.pptVIP

Chapter 10 Proper Words in Translation Section 2 Determinations in choosing proper words Proper words chosen in translation are based on co-texts mostly, which play an authoritative role in determining proper words. Co-texts include the time, place, target readers ,industry involved as well as to many other micro elements correlated. Only by understanding the co-texts well and making full consideration of the co-texts and mastering the words’ specific meaning can properly select equivalent words. Some false examples in selecting proper words 1.false application occasion 北京某大银行东四分理处面对客户的窗口，所标的客户分类及其英语译文是： 工业Industry 机关Unit 集体Group 商业Busness 这四项译文都不对，都是孤立词语的简单对应，都违反了“词义对等”的原则。所谓“工业”、“机关”等都是银行的客户，不是行业分类，上述翻译只是字面翻译，没有翻出相应的意义，应该分别落实到客户名称上去，改为：Manufacturers,Institutions,Collectives,Retailers 2.“保证”这个词语根据不同上下文的英语翻译 保证:guarantee,insurance, warranty, security guarantee 是指道义上的许诺，insurance是指保险业务，warranty往往指对产品一定时间内的免费退换等承诺。劳动保护条例不能被译为“labour security”,因security的词义为”担保，抵押品，有价证券”,因此劳动保护条例应译为“regulations of labour insuarance and protection”。 Some examples in selecting proper words E.g1.资金安全问题是个全球性问题，中国银行系统十分关注这个问题的切实解决。 分析：根据上下文，这里的“中国银行系统”不是“中国银行”所属的银行系统，而是指“中国”的银行系统；同时“系统”一词在汉语中一定的上下文里是指某个行业，如纺织系统、机械系统等，这是汉语模糊化的体现，综合考虑后，“中国银行系统”应译为：the banking industry of China或者the Chinese banking industry.原文整个译为： As a global problem of far-reaching impact, fund safety has caught the attention of the banking sector to its solution. 关于“领域”、“行业”的英语词汇的选择 表示“领域”、“行业”时，第一选择是“sector”,第二选择是“industry”,少数情况下可用“field”,但不能用“region”。 Eg.2.港台等地中小资本利用华人之间的关系，通过民间的渠道设法将资金，设备和技术引入内地。 书中给出两种译本： C译本为：Mid-size and small businesses in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions made use of the relations among Chinese and introduced capital, equipment and technology to China through civil channels. 分析：因为台湾和大陆政治制度经济体制不一致，所以这儿的civil channel用得不恰当，改为nongovernmental channel或者private channel，自我感觉前者更好。 A. Businessmen of mid-and small-size firms in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions introduced capital, equipment and tec