第二章 Unit 5 词语选择.pptVIP

Unit 5 词语选择 Diction means the proper choice of words and phrases in translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. A noted linguist said, “the meaning of a word is its use in the language and each word, when used in a new context, is a new word. Story 1) The play is really a love story. 2) This war is becoming the most important story of this generation. 3) Some reporters who were not included in the meeting broke the story. 4) The story about him became smaller and by and by faded out from the American TV. 5) Don’t tell stories again, Tom. I don’t believe your stories. 6) It is quite another story now. (故事，事件，内情，报道，谎言，情况） A word in different collocations or context. Example: Like charges repel; unlike charges attract. 相同的电荷相斥，不同的电荷相吸。 He likes mathematics more than English. 他喜欢数学胜于喜欢英语。 Like knows like.英雄识英雄。 The two pictures are very like. Like attracts like. 物以类聚。 Like cures like.以毒攻毒。 Like for like. 以牙还牙。 1. Correspondence at word level ?(1)?? word-for-word correspondence eg. Marxism 马克思主义 激光 laser aspirin 阿斯匹林 (2)?? one---multiple equivalents of the same meaning wife: 妻子，爱人，夫人，老婆，老伴，媳妇，堂客，内人，贱内 potato: 马铃薯，洋芋，土豆、山药蛋 人： human being, man, people, person,--- 犬： dog, hound, pointer (猎犬) , puppy 3） one word----several equivalents of different meanings cousin: 堂兄，堂弟，表姐，表妹，堂姐，堂妹--- president： 总统，总裁，主席，董事长，会长，校长，院长，--- carry, 搬，运，提，拎，挑，担，搂，抱，举，端，夹--- 笑： smile, giggle(傻笑), laugh, ridicule, deride, guffaw (laugh very loudly) 走： walk, saunter, stride, trudge, amble （4）words without equivalents 阴: the soft inactive female principle or force in the world teenagers clock-watcher: 老是看钟等下班的人 alibi: 不在犯罪现场的证据 Yellow publications: 品位较低的出版物 pornography 2. Choice of the meanings 1) Judging from the part of speech: A. “round” There are several round tables in the dinning-room. (adj. 圆的) Come round and see me tomorrow. (adv. 到某处) He had a tour round the world. (prep.在---周围) She rounded up the boys. (v. 集合) One more example: B. “but” He know