大学英语专业汉译英第二学期笔译课件.doc

PAGE 1 Process of Translation Process: Preparation → Working → Checking Preparation: Read the original text several times → master the general meaning in the original text → pay attention to its detailed description or statement. Working: Including understanding and expression (first understanding → then expression) Checking: Translators should concentrate themselves on the versions including every used words, complement the lost contents and correct the wrong or unproper versions and check whether the version is smooth and correct or not … Syntactic handling in Chinese – English translation The dominent content in Chinese sentences is the main idea, not subject, emphasis on “parataxis”. Determine the subject There are five following principles: Necessarily Accord with English Language Usage and Cultural Custom Nations of Using English 热烈欢迎世界各地客商来此进一步加强合作，建立发展贸易关系。 Customers from various regions are warmly welcome to establish and develop business contacts. Necessarily Accord with the Westerners’ Thinking Mode 她从来没有想到他是个不诚实的人。 It never occurred to her that he was a dishonest man. Subject Should Be a Prominent Part in a Sentence 到去年年底，我们已同有关国家签订了100多项目建设合同和协议。 By the end of last year, contracts and agreements were signed with countries conceming for the construction of more than 100 projects. Subject Must Accord with the Logical Retion in a Sentence 我们浙江还在吸引外资企业进行老企业改造、房地产开发等方面制定了一系列优惠政策。 Our zhejiang Province has 我们的事业从胜利走向胜利。 We have won one victory after another for our cacuse. Subject Must Accord with the Need of the Context 中国的妇女今天社会地位和平等权利来之不易。 Women did not gain their social status and their rights easily. 2．Choice of Predicate 1) State of Predicate Doesn’t Change without Person 快点过来吧！ Come here quickly! 安静下来！ Quiet down! 2) Chinese Predicate Verbs Don’t Show the Time Sequence, They Can Show the Time Sequence Only the