《新编英汉互译教程》第三版 第一讲.ppt

Expectations Book:《新编英汉互译教程 》谭卫国 华东理工大学出版社 Syllabus About the Course Evaluation 30% ：presence+ in-class performance +presentation 70%: Final Test: sentence translation: E-C, C-E (50%from in/after class materials) passage translation :E-C , C-E a Brief Discussion about Translation The Origin of Translation the Towel of Babel a Brief Discussion about Translation What is Translation ? Definition of Translation Roman Jacobson: Translation includes : intra-lingual rewording, (语内） inter-lingual translation （语际） inter-semiotic translation （符际） Definition of Translation Dubois: Translation is the expression in one language (or target language) of what has been expressed in another (source language), preserving semantic and stylistic equivalences. Eugene Nida Peter Newmark : Translating consists in reproducing in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the source language message first in terms of meaning and secondly in terms of style. Message: both oral and written Definition of Translation In China: 许渊冲：translation is an art only 刘重德: translation is both an art and a science Principles for Translation What is a good translation ? Principles for Translation Yan Fu’s Triple Principle for Translation : 信(faithfulness) ideas and content 达(expressiveness) fluid, smooth easy to read and understand 雅（elegance) exquisite, graceful 信达雅的典范 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. – Bacon , On Studies 读书足以怡情，足以博彩，足以长才。其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其博彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。-王佐良译 Principles for Translation Limitations of Yan Fu’s principle: Different texts have different styles, “elegance” cannot be the only criterion. Principles for Translation Liu Chongde’s Triple Principle for Tr