英语翻译 第三单元 增减法.pptVIP

第三单元 增减法 Amplification means supplying necessary words in our translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. As a matter of principle, a translator is supposed to supply necessary words to make his or her version both accurate in meaning and in keeping with the idiomatic use of the language to be translated into. It is for the purpose of “faithful representation” of the thought of the author that we often resort to “amplification”. This is because English and Chinese are two entirely different languages and each has its own historical and cultural background. Therefore, many ideas, idiomatic expressions and phrases, etc. that are well understood in the country of their origin can hardly make sense to the original patterns without alteration and consequently amplification is adopted in dealing with such occasions. 增词法就是在翻译时按照意义、修辞或句法上的需要，在原文的基础上添加必要的单词、词组、分句或完整 Syntactical Amplification Lexical Amplification Cultural/Rhetoric Amplification 1. Syntactical Amplification （1）classifier It was a nova! 这是一颗新星！ 他的脑袋肿得有两倍大。 His head swelled up to twice the size of a normal head. The sun rose thinly from the sea. 一轮红日从海边淡淡升起。 A stream was winding its ways through the valley into the river. 一弯溪水蜿蜒流过山谷，汇到江里去了。 (2) convey the concept of plurality 条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome. The lion is the king of animals. 狮子是百兽之王。 The mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valley. 群山已在山谷里开始投下蔚蓝色的长影。 I saw bubbles rising from under the water. 我看见一个个水泡从水下升起。 (3) Amplification by supplying words of generalization Like most wildlife，deer reproduce，grow，and store fat in the summer and fall when there is plenty of nutritious food available. 与大多数野生动物一样，鹿在营养丰富、食物充足的夏秋两季，繁殖、生长、储存脂肪。 Then a little over a decade ago, Professors Hoyle, Bondi, and Gold, working at Cambridge, proposed an entirely different scheme. 然而十多年前，剑桥大学的霍伊尔、邦迪和哥尔德三位教授却提出了完全不同的学说。 The thesis summed up the new achievements made in electronic computers, artificial