英译汉 Introduction to E-C Translation.ppt

A General Introduction to English-Chinese Translation An Overview of This Course 1. Introduction: definition, classification, process, criteria, etc. 2. Contrastive studies of English and Chinese 3. Translation skills for E-C in term one, and for C-E in term two Outline Definition of Translation Discuss what in your eyes is translation In the light of popular orientation (in dictionaries and encyclopedias), translation is to express (sth spoken or esp written) in another language or in simple words ---Hornby, A.S.OALECD 4th ed. 2000 to put (a word, text or language) into another language retaining the sense/putting in different words of the same language, esp in order to make clearner ---Watson, Owen. Longman Modern English Dictionary. 1976 把一种语言文字的意义用另一种语言文字表达出来。 －《辞海》1980 ①把一种语言文字的意义用另一种语言文字表达出来（也指方言与民族共同语言、方言与方言、古代语与现代语之间一种用另一种表达）；把代表语言文字的符号或数码用语言文字表达出来: ~ 外国小说/把密码 ~ 出来。②做翻译工作的人：他当过三年 ~ 。 －中国科学院语言研究所词典编辑室《现代汉语辞典》（修订本）2000 所谓翻译，是指在译语中用最切近而又自然的对等语再现原语的信息，首先在语义上，其次是文体上。 Reproduce the message Closest natural equivalent Translation may be defined as follows: The replacement of textual material in one language (SL) by equivalent textual material in another language (TL). ---Catford, 1965: 20 Definition given by Prof. Sun: 翻译是把一种语言表达的意义用另一种语言传达出来，以达到沟通思想情感、传播文化知识、促进社会文明，特别是推动译语文化兴旺昌盛的目的。 Classification of Translation 1)By language involved in translation, translation: translation from the native language into the foreign language or visa versa. 2)By signs involved in it, translation: intralingual translation (within the same language)语内翻译, interlingual translation (different languages)语际翻译, and intersemiotic translation符际翻译. Intersemiotic translation is also called transmutation, that is, interpretation of verbal signs by means of signs of nonverbal sign systems. 3)By medium used in it, translation: translation笔译, interpret