外贸信函的摘译.PPT

来函时间：———————— 收件时间：———————— 主题：XXX公司座钟销售 XXX公司来函告知，奥伯曼女士发出的订单中所需座钟是乔斯托公司的产品，但其公司也有同类产品：型号为41，颇具特色（夜光指示，可旋底座），单价略增1.5美元，具体信息在其邮件所附产品目录表131页。 其公司已为奥伯曼女士留100只该座钟，全部包装整齐，随时代发。如决定订购，请于本周五前打受话方付费电话回复。 Materials that need partial translation A. Scientific reports B. Journalist articles C. Corporate and product/service brochures D. Tourists’ guidebooks E. Caption of pictures/photos F. Book reviews G. Business correspondence, etc. A. Strategy -- what to translate - Main ideas - Subject-related details B. Main methods - Abridging/omitting - Condensing/merging - Summarizing/rewriting C. Processing - Reading for translation purposes - Decision making on what to retain (or omit) - Necessary adjustments Sample study Ugly is only skin-deep. (Volkswagen) Page 270 Partial translation Ugly Is Only Skin-deep It may not be much to look at. But beneath that humble exterior beats an air-cooled engine. It won’t boil over and ruin your piston rings. It won’t freeze over and ruin your life. It’s in the back of the car for better traction in snow and sand. And it will give you about 29 miles to a gallon of gas. After a while you get to like so much about the VW, you even get to like what it looks like. You find that there’s enough legroom for almost anybody’s legs. Enough headroom for almost anybody’s head with a hat on it. Snug-fitting bucket seats. Doors that close so well you can hardly close them. They’re so airtight, it’s better to open the window a crack first! Those plain, unglamorous wheels are each suspended independently. So when a bump makes one wheel bounce, the bounce doesn’t make the other wheel bump. It’s things like that you pay the $4985 for, when you buy a VW. The ugliness doesn’t add a thing to the cost of the car. That’s the beauty of it. Partial translation: “大众”汽车（可能不中看，但）装在后部的气冷式引擎牵引力大、耗油低，不会烧毁活塞垫，也不会结冰。车内空间大、座椅舒适、封闭性好。独立悬挂式车轮能减少颠簸。售价只有 4985 美元。（爱上“大众”，