Lecture 6 Repetition 汉英翻译 演示教学.pptVIP

Translation skill: repetition (重复法) Question for discussion: Why do we need repetition in English-Chinese translation? Exercise 1.We should learn how to analyze and solve problems. 2. A good play serves to educate and inspire the audience. 3. Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration. 4. People forget your face first, then your name. 5. Smith seemed ill at ease with power, and Peterson sought it. 6. Big families had their own difficulties. 7. Mrs. Cruise is a fool of a woman. 8. Jesse opened his eyes. They were filled with tears. 1.We should learn how to analyze and solve problems. 　我们应学习如何分析问题和解决问题。 2. A good play serves to educate and inspire the audience. 　一出好戏足以教育观众，鼓舞观众。 3. Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration. 　无知是羡慕的根源，也是恐惧的根源。 4. People forget your face first, then your name. 　人们先是忘记你的容貌，接着又忘记你的名字。 5. Smith seemed ill at ease with power, and Peterson sought it. 　史密斯似乎对权利感到困惑不安，而彼得森则拼命追求权利。 6. Big families had their own difficulties. 　大家庭也有大家庭的难处。 7. Mrs. Cruise is a fool of a woman. 　克鲁斯太太是个傻里傻气（笨头笨脑）的女人。 8. Jesse opened his eyes. They were filled with tears. 杰西睁开双眼，（他的）眼里噙满了泪花。 The uses of repetition Repetition is one of the characteristics of the Chinese language. (repetition vs. proform) Repetition is used For clarity (to make the meaning clearer). For emphasis. To make the translated version more vivid, lively and balanced. 　He became an oil baron — all by himself. 　他成了一个石油大王——一个白手起家的石油大王。 　I had experienced oxygen and/or engine trouble. 我曾碰到过氧气（设备）故障，或者引擎故障，或者两者都出故障。 。 2) Repetition of verbs　重复动词 Is he a friend, or an enemy? 他是朋友呢，还是敌人？ For a good ten minutes, he cursed me and my brother. 他既骂我，又骂我弟弟，骂了足足十分钟。 This requires care and, for difficult problems, great experience. 这需要细心，而且对于困难问题来说，还需要丰富的经验。 Then he talked of the rise of charity and the popularization of education, and particularly of the spread of wealth. 　接着他谈到了慈善事业和教育的普及，还特别谈到了财富的扩大。 * sum up: 如果一个动词连接几个宾语或表语，译文中要重复这个动词；英文总动词后