lecture 6 汉英词语翻译.pptVIP

Lecture 6 Translation from Chinese to English -------Word Focus Section one: basic strategies applicable to word translation 1.accuracy in understanding 1). 请神容易送神难： It is easy to call upon an evil spirit than to send it away (god/devil) 2). 他们走到病床(sickbed)前，只见她脸黄黄的： They came to her sickbed and found her looking very pale and unwell (very yellow). 3). 形成了体育文化(physical culture)热： *There has arisen a fever about physical culture. There has arisen an intense popular interest in physical culture. 4). 她可以独立为人看病了： *She can treat patients independently. She is qualified/eligible to treat patients independently. Accuracy in understanding 5). 我们能否谈得来： *Can we talk with each other? I’d like to know whether we can get along well. 6). 我校目前尚未设博士点(doctoral)： Our university hasn’t yet had any doctoral point. Our university hasn’t yet had any doctoral programs. 7). 昨天看电影我没有买到好票： I did not buy a good ticket for yesterday’s film. I did not buy a good seat for yesterday’s film. 8). 这所全国重点大学为社会输送了大批人才(batches of )。 The national key university has sent batches of qualified talents for the society. The national key university has prepared batches of qualified graduates for the society. 9). 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱买房子。 They save food and expenses to accumulate more funds to buy an apartment. They live frugally to accumulate more funds to buy an apartment. 2. Appropriateness in word selection 1). 死(textbook P15) die, perish, expire, depart, croak, drown, hang, suffocate, cease respiration, lose one’s life, cease to exist, be no more, relinquish life, emit the last breath, commit suicide. pass away, kick off, go to glory, fall asleep, go west, return to the earth, rest in peace, become one with nature, join the majority, kick the bucket, depart to the world of shadows, pay the supreme sacrifice 2. Appropriateness in word selection 2). 好： 好教徒 好父母 好儿女 好妻子 好丈夫 3). 水平： 英语水平 生活水平 游泳水平 2. Appropriateness in word selection 4). 关心： 关心人民生活： *to be conce