旅游翻译PPT.ppt

例证分析 （天津独乐寺）门内两侧是两座民间称为“哼、哈”二将的泥塑金刚力士像，紧跟着是四幅明人所绘的“四大天王”，即东方持国天王、南方增长天王、西方广目天王、北方多闻天王的彩色画像。 划线部分文字，即使是中国人，了解者也不多，对外宾来讲意义更是不大。可以将其作删减处理。参考译文如下： 译文 (In Dule Temple) Behind the gate stand two powerful-looking clay statues of warrior attendants one on either side. Further behind are four colored pictures of Heavenly Kings by a Ming Dynasty painter. 译例分析 男同志请勿入内！ Women Only！ 危险！请勿走近！ Danger！Tourists Stop！ Mind your steps! The Theory of Translation Eugene Nida defined translation as, “Translation consists in reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language, first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style.” The Theory of Translation Peter Newmark said, “ the more cultural a text, the less is equivalent effect even conceivable.” He puts forward three main text-categories according to function of the text: expressive text, informative text and vocative text Translation Strategies Addition in C-E Translation Analogy in C-E Translation Explanation in C-E Translation Paraphrase in C-E Translation of Tourism Materials 1. Addition in C-E Translation The strategy of addition is usually employed in translating names of persons and places, dynasties, historical events and literary quotations, etc. by supplying necessary information on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. Owing to different cultural backgrounds, the target reader may be at a loss when reading a culture-loaded translation. Therefore, to help them understand the content better, it is necessary to provide some cultural background information in the target language, as in the following examples: 例证分析 秦始皇 Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first emperor in Chinese history who unified China in 221 BC. Analysis: The foreign tourists might not know much about the historical figure, Emperor Qin Shihuang, a nearly household name in China, so the translator provides the information about his status in the Chinese history, which is conducive to the understan