英汉对比(第四章).pptVIP

Chapter 4 Complex vs. Simplex It is generally accepted that English is more complex while Chinese is more simplex. Why? Ⅰ.Reasons for complex English and simplex Chinese and translation The reasons will be analyzed from the following points (see students’ book P.65-73) 1) Reasons for complex English 2) Reasons for simplex Chinese 3) English- Chinese translation 4) Chinese- English translation Ⅱ. The hypotaxis –prominence of English and the parataxis –prominence of Chinese and translation (see students’ book P.69-70) Ⅲ.The necessity of rewriting the original English text and English- Chinese translation (see students’ book P.70-72) ⅣThe simplicity in English and complexity in Chinese 1) Complexity and simplicity exist both in English and Chinese. When we say that English is complex and Chinese is simplex, we mean that English is more complex and Chinese is more simplex. 2) The relations between complexity/ simplicity and style 汉译英 Passage 1 英语中有“像猫头鹰一样聪明”这样的说法，表明讲英语的人把猫头鹰当做智慧的象征。在儿童读物和漫画中，猫头鹰通常很严肃，很有头脑。禽兽间的争端要猫头鹰来做裁判，紧要关头找猫头鹰求教。有时有人认为猫头鹰不实际，有点蠢，但基本上是智能的象征。然而，中国人对猫头鹰的看法不同，有些人很迷信，怕看到猫头鹰或听到它们的叫声：以为碰上它要倒霉。汉语中的“夜猫子进宅”意味着这家厄运将至，夜猫子就是猫头鹰。 猫头鹰: owl [a?l] The saying “as wise as an owl” indicates that English speakers regard owl as the symbol of wisdom. In children’s reading material and caricature, owl tends to be described as serious and clever. In dispute among birds and beasts, it is the owl that they regard as their judge and go to for advices in an emergency. Sometimes, people consider owl not practical and a little stupid, yet on the whole, it stands for the image of wisdom. But in Chinese the figurative meaning of the word “owl” is quite different. Some people are quite superstitious: they are afraid of seeing an owl or hearing its sound; in their view, the mere sight of an owl or the sound of its hooting might cause people to be down on their luck. The phrase “Ye Maozi into the house” in Chinese means the approach of bad luck. Ye Maozi actually refers to th