E–C Translation4.ppt

E – C Translation Lecture 4 – Avoiding Translationese What is Translationese？ Nida (1959): formal fidelity which results in unfaithfulness to the content and impact of the message 陆谷孙：“表达不流畅、不地道的翻译文体；翻译腔；佶屈聱牙的翻译语言”。 翻译腔？翻译体？翻译症？ Features of Translationese Lack of fluency which violates the norm of Chinese When the lady ticket-seller saw me, her otherwise attractive face turned sour, violently so. ？当女售票员看见我，她那在其他情况下还挺妩媚的面孔突然变色，变得怒气冲冲。 Features of Translationese Obscure meaning which confuses the readers They (Jeans) draw no distinctions and recognize no classes; they are merely American. ？它们没有什么区别，也不分什么阶级；它们仅仅是美国人的。 Causes of Translationese 照搬英汉词典的释义 “I have memories. More than once I was at the station seeing trainloads of Jews being transported, seeing all these faces over the top of the wagon.” —— Audrey Hepburn ？我清晰地记得，在火车站，我不止一次看到一车车的犹太人被遣送，我忘不了马车顶上露出的那一张张绝望的脸。 Causes of Translationese 照搬英汉词典的释义 His irritation could not withstand the silent beauty of the night. ？他的烦恼经不起安静的良宵美景的感染力。 Causes of Translationese 照搬英汉词典的释义 Like my friend, I now have an alternative to complaining. When Im bored with my life, I take my pencils out in the back yard and doodle for an hour, trying to sketch trees that look like trees. ？就像我的朋友一样，我现在有了一种代替抱怨的东西。当我对生活感到厌倦时，我就拿出铅笔到后院去心不在焉地乱涂一个小时，试图画出看上去像树的树木速写。 Causes of Translationese 未能摆脱原文语句结构的影响 Distance from the event should make the memories less painful. ？事件的久远自然会减少回忆的痛苦。 Causes of Translationese 未能摆脱原文语句结构的影响 Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves. ？对历史研究方法的兴趣较少来自于把历史作为一门学科的有效性的外界挑战，而更多来自于历史学家们内部的争论。 Causes of Translationese 未能摆脱原文语句结构的影响 I surprised the company by refusing to drink the dark red beverage poured out of a fat bellied bottle neatly dressed in a tight-fitting straw jacket. ？当我拒绝喝从一个密封草套精致地装饰的大肚子瓶子里倒出来的深红色饮料时，大家吃了一惊。 Causes of Translationese 未能摆脱原文语句结构的影响 Tho