基础笔译-Chapter-3-译者素养.pptVIP

Emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, coming up with new ideas in respect of theory, carrying forward our cause into the future, keeping pace with the times. The magistrates are free to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps. If things are not properly handled, our work will have been in vain. Development means change; without change, there can be no development. R R Roles of a Translator (译者的角色) Negotiator Communicator Mediator R Topic 3 Prerequisites for a Translator (翻译对译者素养的要求) I. The translator’s bilingual competence II. The broadening of the range and scope of our general knowledge III. Political consciousness IV. Highly-developed sense of responsibility V. Translation techniques VII. Communication capability on the cultural level R VI. Teamwork 扎实的双语语言基本功（汉语功底要好，英语语言能力要强） 丰富的双语文化知识 R I. The Translator’s Bilingual Competence 1. Good English Proficiency 1、扎实的英语基础，特别是要具有很强的阅读理解和鉴赏能力。 1、1 要掌握足够的英语词汇量。 1、2 要掌握系统的英语语法知识。 1、2 应该大量阅读英语原著，不断丰富自己的语言知识，提高自己的语感：语法意识（sense of grammar）、惯用法知识（sense of idiomaticness）和连贯意识（sense of coherence）。 R Examples: All that glitters is not gold. (Just) imagine (it). 把它想像一下吧。 不可能/想不到/ 真没想到。 Reason: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, “ (just) imagine (it )”means “an expression of disapproval for the plan or suggestion just mentioned, because no sensible person could imagine that it could happen.” I’ll buy it. (slang: I can’t understand it, please tell me.) 我不懂。/我答不出。/请告诉我。 R You’re telling me. 你正在告诉我。 (slang: I know that very well. / I knew that long ago.) 我早知道了。/ 还用你告诉我！ Now you’re talking. 现在你正在谈话。 （informal: At last you’re saying something agreeable.） 你到底说了合我意的话了。 你这样说才合我的意思。 Examples: R You can talk. (informal: You don’t have to worry about doing a particular thing yourself.) 你不必担心自己要干什么。 “Come, Come! Don’t be so devilishly sulky: it’s boyish.” (Major Barbara by G. Bernard Shaw) “来，来……“ “得，得，　也用不着那样地不开心，这完全是孩子气。“ Examples: R So, what troubles us in translation a