十三个常见译汉英问题.docVIP

第一种情况：望文生义?，不符合英语表达习惯?的翻译，即“中式英语?”。这方面的例子很多?，例如：把“胶水”? 译成glue wa?ter（应为glue?）；把“不准拍照”?译成Don’t ta?ke picture?（应为：No pho?tographs）；?把“当心碰头” 译?成Be carefu?l, head（应为?：Mind your? head / Lo?wer your h?ead）；把 “拳?头产品” 译成fis?t product，?但fist这个词只是?握住拳头，并没有打出?去的动作和力量，（参?考：“knockou?t” product? /“hard-pu?nch” produ?ct / core ?product / ?product wi?th a compe?titive edg?e / market?-penetrati?ng product?）；把“科技旅游”?译成technolo?gical tour?s，这给人的印象似乎?是，旅游本身是技术性?的 (参考：scie?nce-theme ?tours)；把“?黄金地段”译作gol?den area，这?是说“金色地区”？（?试比较：prime ?/central/i?deal locat?ion）把电视屏幕?上的栏目名称“看世界?”译作 Look t?he World，（?试比较：Around? the World? / Window ?onto the W?orld / Acr?oss the Wo?rld 等）；把 ?“经济改革取得了巨大?成就并且不断深化”译?成The econo?mic reform? has made ?great achi?evements a?nd is deep?ening.（似应译?为：Great ac?hievements? have been? made in t?he economi?c reform, ?which is d?eveloping ?in depth）;?等等。 第二种情况：?不符合国际上通用惯例?的翻译，这主要是指一?些常用的专门术语。这?方面的例子也不胜枚举?，例如：把“外向型?产业”译成exter?nal direct?ed industr?ies (比较：ex?port-orien?ted? manuf?acturing )? ;把“保税区”译?为tax-prote?cted zone ?(比较：bonded? zone 或 fr?ee-trade z?one) ；把“追?求卓越管理”译为wo?rking for ?brilliant ?management? (参考：in se?arch of ex?cellence i?n manageme?nt / commi?tment to m?anagerial ?excellence? ) ;把“小商品?博览会”译为smal?l goods / ?commoditie?s fair (参考?：general m?erchandise? show / ex?po) ;把“入境?登记卡、年月日、入境?事由、观光休闲、返回?常住地、定居”分别翻?译成entry ca?rd, year/m?onth/day, ?Your main ?reason for? coming to? China (on?ly one), o?uting/in l?eisure, re?turn home,? settle do?wn。按照英语习惯，?这些应该分别译为la?nding card?或disembark?ation form?, day/mont?h/year 或mo?nth/day/ye?ar, purpos?e of visit?, pleasure?或travel, r?eturning h?ome, settl?ing in。 第三?种情况：对汉语中某些?地道的简略语 (sh?ort-hand p?hrases) 的翻?译常常令人难以看懂。?这方面的例子也是俯拾?即是，例如：把“五?讲四美” 译成fiv?e stresses? and four ?points of ?beauty （对照?：five meri?ts to advo?cate-civil?ized behav?ior, commo?n courtesy?, hygienic? condition?s, proper ?discipline? and publi?c morality?; and four? virtues t?o promote-?lofty sent?iments, re?fined lang?uage, good? manners