中英翻译-通知notice.pptVIP

Topics for Week 2 Complexity of meaning and translation methods Simplified vs. traditional Chinese characters Writing notices Complexity of meaning Complexity of the meaning of an expression ? conceptual meaning: objects/people the expression refers to e.g. cake =蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)?? 羊(yáng)= sheep?? ? associative meaning: an individual’s mental understandings of the speaker (Geoffrey Leech Semantics 1974) ? Meaning changes with contexts e.g. the word “get” (see the next page) ? Personal attitudes/feelings towards an expression are different from society to society, from culture to culture. e.g. 芳芳唇膏? Fangfang lip sticks ?? Multi-meanings of “get” If you get something that you want or need, you obtain it. e.g. I got a job at the sawmill... If you get something, you receive it or are given it. e.g. Im getting a bike for my birthday... If you get someone or something, you go and bring them to a particular place. e.g. I came down this morning to get the newspaper... If you get a meal, you prepare it. e.g. She was getting breakfast as usual. If you get a particular price for something that you sell, you obtain that amount of money by selling it. e.g. He cant get a good price for his crops. If you get an idea, impression, or feeling, you begin to have that idea, impression, or feeling as you learn or understand more about something. e.g. I get the feeling that youre an honest man... If you get the time or opportunity to do something, you have the time or opportunity to do it. e.g. You get time to think in prison... Organization of informationin an argument English When presenting a position, or making a demand, start at the beginning what our opinion or demand is, then outlines the reasons for holding it or making it. In writing an argument, introduction summaries our main argument, the topic sentence of each paragraph outlines the direction of the argument and the conclusion confirms or