英汉翻译实训教程Chapter Two— E-C language characteristics and contrast.ppt

Contents Warm-up Exercises Translate the following sentences into Chinese 1. There will be a Teaching Symposium at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. The entire faculty is expected to attend. 2. It was a bright September afternoon, and the streets of New York were brilliant with moving men. 3. As a major developing country with a long coastline, China attaches great importance to marine development and protection, and takes it as the state’s development strategy. 4. I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true---though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. 5. As we discuss our differences, neither of us will compromise our principles. But while we cannot close the gulf between us, we can try to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it. Listen to Doctor Translator 1. There will be a Teaching Symposium at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. The entire faculty is expected to attend. [译文]:明天下午两点开教学研究会，全体教师务必参加。 2. It was a bright September afternoon, and the streets of New York were Brilliant with moving men. [译文]：这是9月的一个晴朗的下午，纽约的大街上人来人往，五光十色。 Listen to Doctor Translator 3. As a major developing country with a long coastline, China attaches great importance to marine development and protection, and takes it as the state’s development strategy. [译文]：中国是一个发展中的沿海大国。中国高度重视海洋的开发和保 护，把发展海洋事业作为国家发展战略。 [点评]:英语大量使用分词短语、介词短语、定语从句等，而汉语则没有这 么多表达方式。换句话来说，英语句子里主从关系很多，体现出不同的层 次。汉语中多用并列谓语或并列分句，句子里并列关系居多，层次不甚明 显。如此例中的a major developing country with a long coastline， 译成汉语时译为“中国是一个发展中的沿海大国”与后面句子相并列。 Listen to Doctor Translator I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true— though any naturalist would know it couldn’t be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. [译文]:我头一回听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人今天讲起来仍好像确有 其事似的——尽管任何一位博物学家都知道这不可能是真的。后来有人告 诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，有一本杂志曾刊登过这篇故事。 [点评]:例4中tale 和story 实际上就是一个意思，均可译成“故事”。