Lecture 4省略法 2.pptVIP

Lecture 4 Omission (2) Main contents of the lecture I. Omission in Chinese -English Translation  II. Exercises for omission Omission in Chinese -English Translation  Omission in C-E translation is generally employed in three circumstances: 1) redundant words in original Chinese, such as unnecessary repetition and wordy expressions; 2)?the original meaning that has already been implied in the context of English version; 3)??the original meaning obviously shown in the English version without further elaboration. 1.?Omission of Redundant Words (省略不必要的赘言) ----我已经提前完成了交给我的工作，他也提前完成了交给他的工作。 I have fulfilled my assigned work ahead of schedule, so has he. ----中国人民历来是勇于探索，勇于创造，勇于革命的。 The people of China have always been courageous enough to probe into things, to make inventions and to make revolution. 2.??Omission of Words of Conceptual Category（省略概念范畴类词语） ---- 这些都是人民内部矛盾问题。 All these are contradictions among the people. ----- 多年来那个国家有严重的失业现象. For many years there has been serious unemployment in that country. More Examples 例1. 促进和平统一大业（事业） A. promoting the cause of peaceful reunification B. Promoting peaceful reunification 例2. 经济领域的改革 A. Reforms in the sphere of economy B. Reforms in the economy (or: economic reforms) “经济“本身就表示一个领域。 例3. 密切两国间合作的关系。 A. to ensure a relationship of close cooperation between the two countries B. to ensure close cooperation between ….. “合作”就是一种关系。 例4. 我们必须反对铺张浪费行为。 A. We must oppose the practice of extravagance（奢侈、铺张）. B. We must oppose extravagance. “铺张浪费”本身就是一种行为。 例5. 这些困难的性质是暂时的。 These hardships are temporary in nature. These hardships are temporary. 例6. 中国民航决定开展提前定票业务。 The CAAC has decided to start the business of advance booking and ticketing for connecting and return flight. 例7. 我们必须坚持解决群众当前困难与长期发展相结合的原则。 A. We should adopt the principle of combining solutions to people’s immediate difficulties with long—term development. B. We should combine solving