英语修辞的翻译unit.ppt

第6章 词义与修辞Translation of Figures of Speech Outline1. Revision2. Warming up3. Terms of figures of speech4. Techniques of translating figures of speech5. Exercises 不要请些不三不四的人，花些不明不白的钱，讲些不痛不痒的话。 Don’t spend some money unworthily to treat some nondescript person, just for making some perfunctory remarks. A: 大事化了，小事化了。 B：刘三姐唱道：“姓陶的不见桃结果，姓李不见李开花，姓罗的不见锣鼓响，三个蠢才哪里来。 Warming –up e.g. 上海自来水来自海上 中国出人材人出国中 e.g. Madam, I’m Adam. 和尚打伞-----无发无天（法） 孔夫子搬家-----尽是书（输） Long time no sea!(用来讽刺海鲜不新鲜） “黄河冰箱，领‘鲜’一步” Discussion ① “In a translation, a translator must never add or leave out anything.” ② “In a translation, a translator may, if need be, add or leave out something.” ③ “A translation should read like an original.” ④ “A translation should read like a translation.” (extracted from Jumpelt 1961.) What do you think of these statements? Why? Conclusion This collection sounds totally contradictory and puzzling, but noteworthy. They never conflict actually, on the contrary, they indicate the point that everything (information) is able to be translated by means of adding, explanation, sound translation etc.; that un-translatability is relative, but does exist in the process of translation practice. Therefore, one of the two major tasks of a translator is to make his translation perfectly close to the original; the other is to help the readers to fully understand and accept the target culture. Warming –up 1.The boy was creeping like snail unwillingly to school. 2.The boy stood rooted. 3. We are dying for the greatest nothing. 4. --What does that lawyer do after he dies? --Lie still. 1. 那男孩像只蜗牛慢慢向前挪动，嘟哝着不愿去上学。 2. 那男孩一动不动地呆着。 3. 我们为那伟大的一文不值的信念而死。 4. -- 那个律师死后能干什么？ （1）--静静地躺着。 （2）--躺着说鬼话。 常用的英语修辞格 1 音韵修辞格 2 词义修辞格 3 句式修辞格 对于英语修辞格的翻译，我们要根据情况灵活地采取直译、加注、释义、套用、替代、切分（分译）、综合法等，另外有时原句无修辞格但翻译时为更符合目标语表达而采用修辞手法。 音韵修辞格 音韵修辞格就是利用词语的语音特点创造出来的修辞手法。 英语音韵修辞格主要包括onomatopoeia （拟声）, alliteration （头韵）和assonance （尾韵）等。 Presently the