Lecture 1s商务英语笔译概要1.pptVIP

Business English Translation OUTLINE Introduction to the course About Translation Teaching plan Exercises Introduction to the course The name of the course The objectives Teaching methods Requirement Assessment About Translation “翻译” Definition of translation: Translation consists in reproducing the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language, first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style. Eugene A. Nida Taber, Charles R. The Theory and Practice of Translation) 翻译是运用一种语言把另一种语言所表达的思想内容准确而完整的重新表达出来的语言活动。 --张培基《英汉翻译教程》，上外 Criterion for translation 严复的“信” （faithfulness ），“达” （expressiveness)，“雅” （elegance）. 严复（1854.1.8—1921.10.27）原名宗光，字又陵，后改名复，字几道，汉族，福建侯官人，是清末很有影响的资产阶级启蒙思想家，翻译家和教育家，是中国近代史上向西方国家寻找真理的“先进的中国人”之一。 泰特勒的三标准： (1) A translation should give a complete transcript of the ideas of the original work. (2) The style and manner of writing should be of the same character as that of the original. (3) A translation should have all the ease of the original composition. Qualifications for a translator Eugene A. Nida puts forward five necessary qualifications for a successful translator: 1)????? A translator must be well acquainted with the source language. 2)????? A translator must be well acquainted with the target language. 3)????? A translator must be armed with professional knowledge needed. 4)????? A translator must be armed with the ability to live his part（移情）. 5)????? A translator must be armed with the excellent ability of expressiveness and imagination. Translation Process When you are doing translation, what do you first do? And then? Decode the meaning from the source text Re-encode the meaning with the target language The secretary and accountant of the company was present. 公司的秘书兼（和）会计在场。 He is not more a writer than a painter. 与其说他是个作家，还不如说他是个画家。 He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是个作家，也不是个画家。 The development of an economical artificial heart is only a few transient failures away. 只消再经过