翻译技巧与英语的一词多译.ppt

Diction正确选择词义 Diction Polysemy Methods Diction Diction means proper choice of words in translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. Examples Examples (1) This general was charged with treason. 这个将军被指控犯了叛国罪。 The Committee decided to put Professor Henry in charge of the research work. 委员会决定让亨利教授负责这项工作。 As soon as the moment for the general offensive arrived, the solders charged the enemy position bravely. 总攻时间一到，战士们勇猛地向敌人的阵地冲去。 She complained that she had been charged too much. 她抱怨说，向她收的费太高了。 Examples (2) The power in place, he rammed in a long iron rod to tamp down in charge. 火药装好后，他伸进去一根长铁钎以便把炸药捣实。 This store will charge things you buy, and let you pay for them later. 这家商店将你所买的东西记入账内，让你以后付款。 Having charged the battery, he set the engine in motion. 电池充电后，他启动了马达。 Polysemy It means that one word has various parts of speech and various meanings. Faith said, “Each word when used in a new context is a new word.” Eg. run ---Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language (the 2nd College Edition) Methods Based on the speech of the word Based on the context and the logical relations Based on the commendatory term or derogatory term collocation Based on the speech of the word Your account of what happened is not quite right. 你对于发生的事情的叙述不太正确。? Go right on until you reach the church. 一直往前走，直到你到达教堂为止。 It’s my right of way, so that lorry must stop or slow down until I’ve passed it. 我有优先通行权。 She tried her best to right her husband from the charge of robbery. 她尽力为她丈夫被控抢劫一案伸冤。 Based on the context and the logical relations Verbal context including time context, place context, cultural background. Eg. George passed. Verbs(1) We passed another town before daylight. 我们在天亮前经过了另一个镇。 ? I used to pass the whole evening that way. 以前我总是这样消磨整个黄昏。 ? Now the moment has passed. 现在已经错过机会了。 Verbs (2) If I kept on reading that feeling would pass. 如果我继续这样下去，这种感觉就会消失。 ? That vessel will soon be passing us. 那只船就要和我们相遇了。 ? We know what was passin