Unit 2 Diction( Part I).ppt

Unit 2 Diction Contents I Correspondence between English and Chinese at Word Level II Methods of Discriminating the Original Meaning of a Given Word III Techniques of Translating a Given English Word IV. Diction in Chinese-English Translation I Word-for-Word Correspondence The Pacific Ocean Holland Marxism Aspirin 激光 白血病 故宫 2 One Word with Multiple Equivalents of the Same Meaning 人: human being, human, mankind, people, man, person…… Potato: 马铃薯,洋芋,土豆,山药蛋…… Husband: 丈夫,老公,先生, 爱人,男人…… Wife: 妻子,爱人,夫人,老婆,媳妇…… 皇帝称____；?宰相称老婆叫_____；?? 文人称____；??雅士叫??______ 商贾称____?? 士人叫??______ 酸秀才称??_____ 庄稼汉叫??______ 有修养的人称_____ 普通人叫____? 年轻人称 _______ 老年人叫??_______?? 北方人称 _______??南方人叫?_______ 大陆上称 _______??台湾叫?_______? 喝过洋墨水的称____土生土长的叫____?? ? 河北人称为_______ 河南人称为______ 四川人称老婆叫?_______  ?? 焐窝的，暖脚的， 在一块睡觉儿的，吃饭一张桌儿的， 睡觉一个窝儿的,下田一块坡儿的，?? 死了埋到一个坑儿的，煮鱼蒸肉一个锅儿的? 3 One word with Several Equivalents of Different Meanings Cousin: 堂兄,堂弟,堂姐,堂妹,表哥,表弟,表姐,表妹… President: 总统,总裁,主席,董事长,议长,会长,社长… 羊: sheep goat ram ewe lamb 鸡: chicken cock rooster hen chick 4 Equivalents interwoven with one another speak 说 say 谈 talk 讲 tell 诉 5 Words Without Equivalents  Transliteration Cool disco OPEC TOEFL bikini Milkshake ice-cream toast hot dog Hula-hoop internet clone shampoo T-shirt mortgage Beatles punker Hippies White collar blue collar pink collar Green collar grey collar iron collar Transliteration Lychee / litch bao zi jiao zi tofu Wonton mantou tangyuan Yamen qipao yangko typhoon kowtow Wushu suona menshen Mahjong confucius laocius Transliteration＋ Meaning Explanation 四合院 siheyuan ( traditional single-story houses with rows of rooms around the four sides of a countryard） 炕 油条 姻缘 年画 糖葫芦 甲骨文 Literal translation 春卷 京剧 炒面 盒饭 套餐 泼水节 米粉 庙会 三好学生 春节联欢晚会 Free translation 红包 red envelope 纸钱