翻译理论和实践2 Lecture Eight.ppt

Lecture Eight Translation of Long Sentences with Division ;I. A principle over division:;II. Punctuation marks and sentence division;1. Clauses of interrogation.;2. Clauses of exemplification. Here belong the expressions “take sth. (for example or instance)” and “let’s take A to illustrate B”.;3. Clauses of generalization. Such sentence patterns as “This or That plus linking verb be”, “This or That can be described (or defined) as…” and “This shows…” fall in this category. ;To separate internationalist content from national form is the practice of those who do not understand the first thing about internationalism. We, on the contrary, must link the two closely. ;Often the result is “A thousand words from the pen in a stream, but ten thousand li away from the theme”. Talented as these writers may appear, they actually harm people. ;For ex.我们的政策是实行“一个国家，两种制度”， 具体地说，就是在中华人民共和国内，十亿人口的大陆实行社会主义制度，香港、台湾实行资本主义制度。 ;III. Division on the basis of semantic analysis in translating long Chinese sentences;1.?被观众鼓了几次掌就飘飘然, 就忘乎所以, 就选成了歌星, 就坐飞机, 就灌唱片, 这简直是胡闹! 是对灵魂的腐蚀。 ;2.中国人民所以要进行百年不屈不挠的斗争，所以要实行一次又一次的伟大变革，实现国家的繁荣富强，所以要加强民族团结，完成祖国统一大业，所以要促进世界和平与发展的崇高事业，归根到底就是为了一个目标：实现中华民族的伟大复兴，争取对人类做出新的、更大的贡献。(?The reason why, why,…lies in none other than …that is…) ; In the final analysis, they have done all these for just one objective, that is, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and China’s new and greater contribution to humanity.;The Chinese people waged dauntless struggles for one hundred years. // They have effected great reforms and changes one after another to build China into a strong and prosperous country.// They have worked to strengthen ethnic solidarity and achieve national reunification, and promote the lofty cause of world peace and development.// In the final analysis, they have done all these for just one objective, that is, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and China’s new and greater contribution to humanity.;3. ①重点建设项目进展??况较好，② “三北”防护林二期工程提前一年建成，③京九铁路全线进