Unit2文献阅读与翻译第二章重点.ppt

Translation skills(2):Diction Diction: the proper choice of words and phrases in translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. Key point:translate in collocation or context Eg.1:Tension is building up. 形势紧张起来。 张力在增大。 电压在增加。 压力在增强。 …… Eg.2: the English word of story This war is becoming the most important story of this generation. (事件) It is quite another story now, for the leadership has changed. (情况) Some reporters who were not included in the session broke the story. (内情) A young man came to a police officer’s office with a story. Eg.3: the Chinese word of “书” 申请书;报告书;协议书;成绩通知书 Letter of Application;Report; Agreement; Grade Report ： （使用）说明书：Directions 旅行委托书：Booking Form 成交确认书：Sales Confirmation 电视机使用说明书：Television Operation Guide 白皮书：White Book 家书：a Letter from Home 1.Correspondence Between English and  Chinese at Word Level Word-for-word Correspondence Marxism=马克思主义 激光=laser One Word with Multiple Equivalents of the Same Meaning wife: 妻子、爱人、夫人 、老婆、老伴、媳妇、堂客、内人… One Word with Multiple Equivalents of Different Meaning president: 总统、总裁、主席、董事长、议长、委员长、社长、校长… Equivalents Interwoven with One Another say(speak, talk, tell, relate…): 说（讲、谈、扯、叙、侃…） Words Without Corresponding Equivalents teenager: 13~19岁的青少年 prey: 被捕食的动物 2.Methods to Discriminate the  Original Meaning of an English Word (1) Judging from the Word Formation parabiospheric:外生物层的 para-(outside)+bio(biologic)+spheric(having the form of a sphere) (2) Judging from the References Referential pronouns,indefinite pronouns and definite pronouns Eg.He(father) had sent John to the university and he was eager to have him distinguish himself. Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adverbs Eg.Health is above wealth,for this cannot give so much happiness as that. References of comparison Eg.I hate blue shirt; white shirt suits me but