从外贸英语的写作要求谈汉英翻译_0.docVIP

从外贸英语的写作要求谈汉英翻译 [摘　要] 　外贸信函是商业联系的媒介,它的功能是传递信息, 使收、发函双方发生贸易往来。外贸 英语 有其自身的语言表达 规律 和特点。国外教科书对书写外贸函电要求做到7个“C”,即 Clearness (清楚) ,Courtesy(礼貌) , Conciseness (简洁) , Correctness (正确) , Concreteness(具体) , Comp leteness (完整) , Consid2eration (考虑周到) 。本文着重对前三个写作 要求进行 分析 论述,探讨这些写作要求在翻译上的表现形式。 [关键词] 　外贸英语;礼貌;简洁;清楚;翻译 　　一、礼貌原则(Courtesy) :礼貌不仅是一个表面 上的礼节 问题 。它意味着一个诚心的心中有顾客 ( you attitude)的态度问题。讲究礼貌的写信人必将 是诚心的,老练的和周到的。写作中有以下一些特 点: 1. 信函套语多。中外信函中,凡向对方提出某 种要求,常用“请”字。中文只用一个字。外贸英语 中,仅用p lease是不够的,习惯用其他更亲切,客气 的词语。“请”字表达主要有下面几种结构: (1) 使用“We shall ( should) be grateful/”o2 bliged if you can /will/ could /would“. . . 结构。 请告你方市场详情。 We shall be grateful/obliged if you can p rovide us with all possible information on yourmarket. 请迅速寄来备有存货的中、上品质棉花样品与 价格表,不胜感激。 We shall be glad if you would send us by return pattern and p rices of good and medium quality cotton available for stock. (2)使用“We would app reciate”,“It would be app reciated + clause”结构。 请报五十吨花生实盘。 We shall app reciate it if you will make us a firm offer for 50 tons of peanuts. 请寄贵公司图解目录一份。 Itwould be app reciated if you would send us an illustrated catalogue of yourmanufactures. (3) 使用“kindly”请将两份提单分别邮寄,同 时开来30天汇票以便承兑。 Kindly send us 2 Bills of Landing by separate mail, together with your draft at 30 days for accep t2 ance. (4) 使用“疑问句”。 这是我们的包装设计,请转给厂方,供他们参 考。 This is our design for the packing. Could you pos2 sibly give it to the manufactures for thEir reference? 2. 少用第一人称( I, we)作主语,采用第二人称 或第二人称物主代词+名词, 以突出“your atti2 tude”。汉译时,多采用谦辞,如称对方为“贵公司”, 称自己一方为“本公司”、“我公司”、“敝公司”等。 According to the request in your letter, we are sending you a catalogue of our p roducts 根据贵方来函要求,现寄上敝公司产品目录一 份。 For your consideration and that of your end - us2 ers, we have taken this opportunity of enclosing two sets of our literature. 借此机会附上两套资料,供贵方和用户 参考 。 If you are not interested in taking advantage of the offerings on the list, p lease be good enough to forward it to some of the firmswith which you have established business relationship s. 如果贵方无意购买我方产品,烦