中医临床文章中症状部分翻译规范和技巧.docVIP

中医临床文章中症状部分的翻译规范和技巧 　　【Abstract】According to features of English medical papers， the authors put forth the translation norms and techniques for the English translation of the Section of Symptoms and Signs（症状部分）in clinical TCM papers on the basis of their own TCM translation experiences.The purpose is to standardize the translation patterns of this section by applying nouns and noun structures， etc.and to meet the English norms. 　　【Key Words】symptoms and signs； syndrome； clinical TCM papers； translation patterns； techniques； norms 　　In clinical papers of TCM， there exists an important Section of Symptoms and Signs.Symptoms and signs are one of the main criteria for diagnosis and treatment of diseases.Accordingly， standard and precise translation of this section is of crucial significance.According to the English papers in western medicine， the translation of this section is made up of nouns， or noun structures， not verbs or sentences.However， in some Clinical TCM papers， the Sections of Symptoms and Signs are occasionally described in sentences and verbs. 　　The following is the summarization of our translation experiences in the translation of the Sections of Symptoms and Signs in TCM papers. 　　Some clinical TCM papers consist two parts in the Sections of Symptoms and Signs：the syndrome + symptoms and signs.Here we mainly discuss the translation of the Sections of Symptoms and Signs of this type in clinical TCM papers in this article. 　　The Chinese description of these Sections is briefly classified into the following four types. 　　1.The Chinese description of the syndrome precedes that of symptoms and signs， and the former is relatively shorter， with the Chinese expressions of “症见…”， “见…”， “而见…” etc. 　　The translation pattern：syndrome + （clinically）marked by/characterized by/with the manifestations of… 　　Example 1 血虚气弱，症见乏力气短、神疲懒言、汗出恶风。[2] 　　Translation Deficiency of qi and blood（clinically） marked by lassitude， short breath， spirit tiredness without the