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课 题Lecture 2 Translation of business English words 授课时数2授课类型Lecture教 学目 的To get students know how to finalize word meaning;To have a good command of methods to translate business English words: extension, conversion of parts of speech, shift of perspective, amplification and omission, repetition;To let students familiar with translation of number in business English.教 学重 点Methods of translation of Part of speech, shift of perspective, amplification and omission;Translation of number in business English 教 学难 点Shift of perspective, translation of number in business English主要︵知识︶语言点Choice of word meaning;ExtensionConversion of parts of speechShift of perspectiveAmplification and omissionRepetition;Translation of number in business English教 学 过 程︵学时分配︶教 学 过 程︵学时分配︶Period 1Step 1 Lead-in Ⅰ 词义的选择（Choice of Meaning） 变化中的词义（warming-up）The expansion or generalization of meaning (意义泛化) The narrowing or specialization of meaning (意义特化) The shift of meaningExtension or generalizationIt means that a word originally having a specialized now has become generalized. The word has extended from a narrow sense of a concept to a broader sense of the concept.Specific →generalConcrete → abstractTechnical term → general termProper nouns → common nounsSpecialization/NarrowingIt means a process in which a word of broad meanings acquires narrower senses.General → specificAbstract → specificCommon nouns → proper nounsGeneral term→ technical term变化中的词义（举例） Countdown 倒计时 扩展为: 十分危急的情况 Fallout 放射性尘埃 扩展为:（不良的）后果 Economy 家庭料理 转化为: 经济Orientation 东方 转化为: 方向 liquor 液体 缩小为:白酒Step 2 Presentation（一）根据汉语的表达习惯确定词义 net income 净收入net profit 纯利润net conclusion 最终结论1. a low figure 小数目2. workers on low incomes 收入低的工人。3. The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high. 生意成功最简单的途径就是贱买贵卖。4. The value of the pound has fallen to a new low against the dollar.英镑兑换美元的比值已跌到新的（最）低点。技巧点评：商务英语翻译不同于文艺作品的翻译，一般不讲求文采、韵味、修辞等，而要求把“准确严谨”的原则置于首位；在翻译专业术语和关键词语时，一定要在透彻地理解原文的精神实质的基础上，准确地用符合汉语表达习惯的说法表达出来