Translation-of-discourse汉英篇章翻译.pptVIP

It is very delicious to eat,” my sister took the lead． “It is good for making oil,” my brother followed． It is inexpensive.” I said with confidence. “Almost everyone can afford it and everyone enjoys eating it. I think this is what it is good for.” Peanut is good for many things,” Dad said, “but there is one thing that is particularly good about it. Unlike apples, peaches and pomegranates that display their fruits up in the air, attracting you with their beautiful colors, peanut buries its seeds in the earth. They do not show themselves until you dig them out when they are ripe and, unless you dig them out, you can’t tell whether it bears seeds or not just by its frail stems above ground.” Thats true,” we all said and Mother nodded her assent．So you should try to be like the peanut,” Dad went on，“because it is useful，though not great or attractive.” 1） Repetition is heavily used in Chinese discourse such as “说” is repeated many many times in it. While in our translation , the majority of Chinese character “说” is translated into different English words according to different situations. ①姊姊说：“花生底气味很美 It is very delicious to eat,” my sister took the lead ②哥哥说：“花生可以制油 It is good for making oil,” my brother followed ③我说：“无论何等人都可以用贱价买它来吃；都喜欢吃它。这就是它的好处 It is inexpensive.” I said with confidence ④爹爹说：“花生底用处固然很多，但有一样是很可贵的。 Peanut is good for many things，”Dad said.. Reference 2)Reference is greatly encouraged to use in English discourse. But it is seldom adopted in Chinese discourse. 他双手插进口袋，然后耸了耸肩。 He put his hands into his pockets and then shrugged his shoulders. 爹爹说: ‘...这小小的豆不像那好看的苹果、桃子、石榴，把它们底果实悬在枝上，（它们的）鲜红嫩绿的颜色，令人一望而发生羡慕的心。它只把（它的）果子埋在地底， Peanut is good for many things，”Dad said, “but there is one thing that is particularly good about it. Unlike apples, peaches and pomegranates that display their fruits up in the air, attracting you with their beautiful colors, peanut buries its seeds in the earth. They do not show themselves until you