Induction to Translation Studies and Practice 翻译学习与实践.pptVIP

Translatability vs. Untranslatability It’s a wise father that knows his own son. 再聪明的父亲也不一定了解自己的儿子。 It was another one of those Catch-22 situations, you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. 这真是又一个左右为难的局面，做也倒霉，不做也倒霉。 Translatability vs. Untranslatability What makes a road broad? The letter “B”. 什么东西可使道路变宽？ 字母“B”。 Why is the letter D like a bad boy? Because it makes ma mad. 为什么字母“D”象个坏孩子？ 因为它使妈妈气疯了。 4. Way of thinking:clockwise vs. counterclockwise warm clothes a five percent discount emergency exit wet paint answer the phone standing clock crew only In spite of many and various criteria of judging a translation, they can all be boiled down to three major factors: 1) correctness (i.e. being faithful to the original message ), 2) ease of comprehension (i.e. being intelligible to the target reader), and 3) involvement of the target reader experiences (i.e. being close to the communicative function or the style of the original message ). * Referential Meaning is based on the objective impression by an object. landlord individualism red That is not funny! How are you doing, you son of a bitch? Associated Meaning is tied to the personal experience and point of view. a wealthy but vicious man a selfish and self-centered man socialism Stop it! Are you well, my dear old friend? 2. Analysis * Structural Meaning is determined by the grammatical structure. I spent a long day on a hired mule before the carrier who had been my guide pointed to a cabin on the far side of a stream, mutely refused the money I offered, and rode on. 我雇了一头骡子，邮差权充向导，骑了一整天，然后他遥指着河那边的一栋木屋。我给他钱，他默然拒绝，径自骑骡走了。 2. Analysis * Style is one more thing that needs to be caught at this stage. Once upon a time there was a princess. And the princess lived in a castle with her father and mother. Her father and mother were King and Queen of the country. One day the King took the Princess away on his horse and they rode over the hills and then they came. 2. Analysis * 3. Tran