Lecture-(商务信函的翻译).ppt

4.3.1 套译 ● Will you kindly send us all the details about the Chunlan Brand Air conditioners? 一些表示请求的疑问句和被动句，可套译为“请” 请寄来有关春兰空调的详情。 ● You are kindly requested to provide us with all possible information on your market. 请告知/提供你方市场详情。 4.3.2 错位补偿 有些英文敬谦语很难找到合适的对应汉语，可略去不译，但为体现原文语气，可进行错位补偿 ● In reply to your inquiry of 25th March, we are pleased to offer you the following. 兹复贵方3月25日询价，并报盘如下。 ● We are pleased to inform you that goods have been dispatched today. 货物今日业已启运，特此奉告。 ● We hope to have the pleasure of serving you in the nearer future. 我们希望在不久的将来能为贵方效劳。 4.3.3 人称代词的翻译 通常将“商业味”很浓的人称代词we, you, they译为“我方、我公司、本公司”；“贵方、贵公司”；“他方、他公司”。此外，our, your, their, us, you, them也要做相应翻译。 有时，人称代词也可不直接译出。 ● We thank you for your favor of the 3rd May, and we hand you here– with the samples of our various products, for which we can quote you as follows: 感谢5月3日来函，现随函寄上各种产品之样 品，并报价如下： Ⅴ. Translation of Confusable Words consignment: a set or group of goods or articles consigned at one time “发运，托运” 一批商品或货物在某一时间发送出去，多指从装船口岸运出去的货物。 5.1 consignment, delivery, dispatch, shipment ● The articles formed a part of the consignment sent last month. 这些货物是上个月发货的一部分。 ● The goods will be packed in waterproof lined cases and collected on August 10 by Chinese Rail for consignment by passenger train. 货物将使用防水内衬材料的箱子包装，8月10日由 中国铁道部门随客车运送。（一次性运送） delivery: the act of transferring goods, such as the transfer of goods from consignor to carrier, one carrier to another, or carrier to consignee “(货物的)交货，交付”，指转移货物的行动，如把货物从托运人转移给承运人，或由承运人转移给另一个承运人，或承运人送到收货人。强调只要将货物交给对方，其货物的所有权也就转移给了对方。 ● Some of our customers wish to know if it’s possible to avoid transshipment for future delivery. 我方有些客户想知道，今后交货时可否不用转船。 ● We lodge a claim against you for a short delivery of 1,500 bs. 你方短发1,500磅，我方提出索赔。 dispatch: send a message, post, parcel or goo