091001宋天锡英汉互译6.ppt

宋天锡英汉互译 第六讲 吴伟雄 Homework Last Time The official Portuguese departure from Macau on 20 December 1999 not only marks a historic reintegration of territory with China, but also brings an end to a particular historical mode of European colonial domination and subjugation in Asia in pursuit of profit and empire. Yet the historical shifts have been massive: cleft from a feudal imperial China in the age of mercantile capitalism, Macau “returns” to a modernizing nation-state ruled under communism and socialism. The official Portuguese departure from Macau on 20 December 1999 not only marks a historic reintegration of territory with China, Integration reintegration（结合，再结合） territory 领土的重新统一？ No！是“澳门的这地方和中国的重新结合”之意。 标准表达：中国对澳门恢复行使主权。 The official Portuguese departure 中心词是 departure，两个词是修饰词 “葡萄牙正式撤走”，不是“葡萄牙官员撤走”。 …brings an end to a particular historical mode of European colonial domination and subjugation in Asia in pursuit of profit and empire. in pursuit of profit and empire. empire， supreme political power 帝权， 绝对支配权； empire-building， 扩张领土、 权力 historical mode，历史模式？不可译？ 以“创”补“失”， brings an end to 搭配什么？ 历史模式？——历史时期（历史阶段）！ “这一历史阶段的结束”。 The official Portuguese departure from Macau on 20 December 1999 not only marks a historic reintegration of territory with China, but also brings an end to a particular historical mode of European colonial domination and subjugation in Asia in pursuit of profit and empire. 1999年12月20日，葡萄牙正式从澳门撤走，不仅标志着中国对澳门恢复行使主权，还标志着欧洲殖民统治在亚洲掠夺资源、建立霸权这一历史阶段的结束。 Yet the historical shifts have been massive 然而，历史的变化是巨大的。 cleft from a feudal imperial China in the age of mercantile capitalism, Macau… Cleft，劈开，分开，离开 a feudal imperial 封建帝国的 mercantile capitalism 商业化的资本主义 “翻译腔”直译：从处于商业化资本主义时期的封建帝国的中国分离出去时，澳门…… 意译：澳门离开时，中国还是一个处于商业化资本主义的封建帝国；…… …cleft from a feudal imperial China in the age of mercantile capitalism, Macau “returns” to a modernizing nation-state ruled under communism and socialism. cleft from，离开（ cleft; cleft；cleft or cloven） “returns”， 回来，回归