第2课 翻译的基本概念.ppt

Lecture 1: The Basic Concepts of Translation 1. definition of translation  1. The Oxford English Dictionary: “to turn from one language into another” “翻译是从一种语言转换成另一种语言” 2. Translation is a kind of cross-linguistic, cross- cultural and cross-social communication. 翻译是跨语言、跨文化、跨社会的交际活动。 3. Translation means the conversion of an expression from one language into another. To say it plainly, translation is an art to reproduce the exact idea of the author by means of a language different from the original… 翻译指的是将词句从一种语言转换成另一种语言。简单地说，它是用与原作不同的语言将作者的真正意思准确地复述出来的一种艺术。 4. “Translating consists in reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language message, first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style.” 所谓翻译，是指在译语中用最切近而又自然的对等语再现原语的信息，首先在语义上，其次在文体上。by Nida 5. “Translation…serves as a means of communication, a transmitter of culture, a technique of language learning, and a source of personal pleasure.” “It has the special purpose of demonstrating the learner’s knowledge of foreign language.” “A Textbook of Translation” by Peter Newmark( 2001): Summary: Translation is a communicative act between different languages and cultures achieved through selecting the nearest equivalent in the target language for message units in the source language. 2. Nature of Translation Translation is a science, an art, a skill, a craft, an operation or a kind of communication. (Among them the first two may be the most influential and controversial, which evolve into two never-compromising schools in the field of translation.) ★ If “translation” refers to a subject, namely, the study of translation theory and skills, it is no doubt a science with its own rules, laws and principles for the translators to abide by; ★ if it refers to some specific pieces of translation, then it is more like an art, with each piece manifesting its own charms and style in the creative