英译汉English-Character.pptVIP

The English Character 朱美霖 李永兰 魏宗琴 About the source text Prose To help us to gain some insight into English character Translating Strategies Free Translation Literal Translation Translating Skills Addition Negation Repetition Conversion The English, as a race, have the reputation of being very diffirent from all other nationalities, incuding their clothest neighbours, the French,Belgians and Dutch. 译文：英国人因与其他国家的人截然不同而闻名，甚 至包括与其一衣带水的邻邦法国、比利时、荷兰。 race:A race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin.人种、种族 “一衣带水”表示距离近时必须具备三个条件： 一、说的必须是两个地方或国家 二、二者之间必须隔着一条水 三、二者之间的距离比较近 ——首都师范大学教授：赵丕杰 It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. 译文：据说这 与英国是一个与欧洲大陆分离的岛国有很大关系。 Free Translation Whatever the reasons, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalit-ies. 译文：不论其原因是什么，在很大程度上说英国人形成了许多独特的态度和习惯，而这些态度和习惯使其有别于其它国家。 Fairely:ADV?? to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is?fairly?old, you mean that it is old but not very old. 在很大程度上 Addition Repetition Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. 译文：一般来说，英国人安静、内敛、保守，只有和熟识的人在一起时才会完全放松。 In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited,even embarrassed. 译文：而当陌生人或外国人在场时，他们往往显得约束甚至尴尬。 You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this.Serious-looking busine-ssmen and women sit reading their newspapers or doz- ing in a corner；no one speaks. 译文：你只需观察每天早晨或晚上通勤列车上的情形就知道这是事实。车上的男女都一脸严肃，要么坐着看报纸，要么坐在角落里打盹，没有一个人说话。 Omission In fact,to do so would seem most unusual.An English wit,pretending to be giving advice to overse