翻译理论与实践 unit 6 diction.pptVIP

Unit 6 Diction in C-E Translation 词语的选择与翻译 Discussion 务实作风：摸实情、办实事、求实效、讲实话 Practical style of work: to know the actual situation, do something concrete, seek practical results, and speak the truth. 南京的风俗：但凡新媳妇进门，三日就要到厨下收拾一样菜，发个利市。这菜一定是鱼，取“富贵有余”的意思。 The custom in Nanjing is for all brides to invite good luck by going to the kitchen on the third day and cooking a fish, which stands for fortune. 社会符号学翻译法 Sociosemiotic approach E. A. Nida Translation is translating meaning; Translation is exchanging cultures. Principle: correspondence in meaning and similarity in function （意义相符，功能相似） 词语与语境 Each word when used in a new context is a new word. 1. 我银行里为你挂个名，你白天去走走，晚上教教我儿子，一面找机会，好不好？ I’ll put you on the payroll at the bank. You can drop in during the day and in the evening tutor my son while looking for a job. How’s that? (珍妮.凯利、茅国权译) 2. “客气” 请别客气。 Please make yourself at home. Please don’t bother. 他客气而冷淡地接待了我们。 He received us with cool politeness. 对他这种人就是不能客气。 You must not be too soft when dealing with someone like him. 他说自己才疏学浅,这只不过是中国人的客气罢了。 He says that he is a man of little learning and talent. That is merely self-depreciation, considered as politeness by the Chinese. When he says he has little learning or talent, he is only being modest in accordance with the Chinese rules of politeness. 3. “积极” 请大家积极参与单位的体制改革。 You are all encouraged to play an active role in the systematic reform of our unit. 他总是以积极态度处理各种问题。 He takes a positive attitude in dealing with all kinds of problems. He approaches various problems with a positive frame of mind. 4. 有一次余先生指出我把爬山虎(creepers)写成紫荆(redbuds)的错误，但又要我多写几篇给他看。 Once Professor Yu pointed out that I had mistaken creepers for redbuds and encouraged me to write more for practice. 5. 我从小喜欢阅读大人物的传记和回忆录，慢慢归纳出一个公式：凡是大人物都是受苦受难的。 I have been keen on reading biographies or memoirs of the great since childhood and found a kind of rule about their lives: all great people suffer. 搭配 搭配分为两类，一是语法搭配（grammatical collocations），二是词汇搭配（lexi