Unit5 减省译法课品.pptVIP

Unit 5 Omission 减省译法 I. What is Omission as a skill? A method to avoid translating some words in the original language without reducing or changing the original meaning. (Prerequisite condition: Faithfulness in meaning doesn’t suffer) 前提：忠实于原文 The purpose of omission is to make the translation sound smooth and natural in the target language. (A strategy to achieve Expressiveness and sometimes Elegance as well) 目的：通顺，自然，增强表达力 I. What is Omission as a skill? The decisive factors: a. meaning and structure of the original language b. grammatical and lexical structure of the target language II. Two Types of Omission 1. Syntactic Omission 句法性减省 differences at both word and sentence level 2. Rhetoric Omission 修辞性减省 differences in the way of expressing, e.g.: the source language -- more general while the target language -- more specific. Examples: 1. We are looking forward with interest to your reply. 我们带着极大的兴趣盼望贵方的答复。 盼复。 2. A gentleman will die for one who appreciates his worth while a woman will beautify herself for one who attracts her. 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。 3. Please make serious efforts to get the goods dispatched with the least possible delay. 请尽快发货，尽量不要延误。 请速发货，切勿延误。 4. Your prompt reply would be greatly appreciated. 贵方的快速回复将使我们不胜感激。 若能及时回复，不胜感激。 即复为感。 Syntactic Omission：1. 冠词省译 1. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太阳东边升起西边落。 2. The policeman asked the driver to describe the accident in greater detail. 警察要求司机把事故经过讲得更详细些。 3. The little boy pretended like a man. 小男孩假装大人。 Syntactic Omission ：2. 介词省译 1. The students from Guangzhou live at home while the others live in the dormitory. 广州的同学住家里，其他同学住宿舍。 2. Now complaints are heard in all parts of that country. 该国各地目前怨声载道。 3. The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. 1949年中华人民共和国成立。 Syntactic Omission ：3.代词省译 人称代词、反身代词、关系代词 1. In Japan it is rude to blow your nose and as in China, rude to leave your chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice. 在日本，擤鼻子很不文雅。而在中国，将筷子竖直插在饭