实用翻译lecture 4 equivalance in translation.ppt

Translation Criterion Part I: Translation and Equivalence Teaching Contents: Translation and Equivalence Teaching Aims: To make students know about the relationship between translation and equivalence. . Teaching Focus: The importance of equivalence Teaching Methods: Student-centered (group work, then class work). Teaching Approaches: Multi-media aided 1. What is equivalence? 1. Complete equivalence: 2. Partial equivalence more examples: 3. One word with multiple equivalents 4. Equivalents interwoven with one another 5. Words without equivalents 1. The same word construction with the same meaning. 2. The same figure of speech with the same meaning: 3. The same form, but with different meanings Examples: white lie white elephant 黄色书刊/影片 比较: yellow press be purple with rage once in a blue moon bring coal to Newcastle: go Dutch I have read your articles. I expected to meet an older man. 我大错特错(完全猜错)。 他初出毛庐, 没有经验。 我一星期没洗澡，一身臭汗。 Your girl friend is as beautiful as Helen. a drown rat 落汤鸡 as poor as a church mouse 一穷如洗 Only focusing on the equivalence of meaning, without amplification and omitting in terms of meaning, is called equivalence in terms of meaning. When translating, you should not only keep the meaning unchanged, but also try to keep the style unchanged, too. 好了歌 世人都晓神仙好， 惟有功名忘不了， 古今将相在何方， 荒冢一堆草没了。 世人都晓神仙好，只有金银忘不了， 终朝只恨聚无多，及到多时眼闭了。 世人都晓神仙好，只有娇妻忘不了， 君生日日说恩情， 君死又随人去了。 世人都晓神仙好，只有儿孙忘不了， 痴心父母古来多，孝顺儿孙谁见了。 The Won-Done Song（by David Hawkes） Men all know that salvation should be won, But with ambition won’t have done, have done. Where are the famous ones of days gone by? In grassy graves they lie now, everyone. Men all know that salvation should be won, But with their riches won’t have done, have done. Each day, they grumble they’ve not