商务文本翻译23.pptxVIP

Business Text Translation商务文本翻译Exactness, faithfulness, consistency, and smoothness 准确，忠实，统一，流畅Class Objectives for Weeks 23 To acquaint ourselves with the components and formats of business letters;To understand the lexical and syntactic features of business letters;To employ formulaic expressions in translation activities;To translate business letters as a whole;To acquire translating techniques namely: Diction 选词 Amplification 增词法 Omission 减词法 Conversion 词性转换法A brief review of what we have learned in the last class…Translating Technique: Diction (E-C)1. Diction in accordance with POS (Part of Speech) 根据词性选择词义 This is the latest round of job cuts aimed at making the company more competitive. 这是旨在增强公司竞争力的新一轮裁员 (n.) A charge of ￡ 2.30 will round up to ￡2.40. 2.30镑的费用将上调到2.40镑 (vi.) The nighty has handmade lace round the neckline. 这件睡衣的领口镶着一圈手织蕾丝边。Translating Technique: Diction (E-C)2. Diction in accordance with sentence contexts 根据语境选择词义 Please charge the meal up to the company. 请把这顿饭记到公司的账上。 Will you charge up my car battery please? 帮我把汽车电瓶充一下电好吗？ I won’t charge you this time. But you’d better not do it again! 这一次我就不控诉你了，但你最好别再这么做了！Translating Technique: Diction (E-C)3. Diction in accordance with formulaic expressions 根据固定搭配选择词义 All these events, however geographically remote, ungently affected Western financial centers. 所有这些事件无论发生在如何遥远的地方，都对西方金融中心产生紧迫的影响。 The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles. 对于越来越多的财政问题，贷款只是权宜之计，不是解决方法。Translating Technique: Amplification (E-C)增加主语、宾语1. Amplification in accordance with tenses 根据时态增词 As the market is declining… 由于市价日趋下跌… I have not seen them for ten years. They remain as they were. 我已经十年没见他们了，他们还是从前那样。 The company has been advertising for a cleaner for weeks without success. 近几周这家公司接连登广告想雇佣一名清洁工，但至今没有找到人。Translating Technique: Amplification (E-C)2. Amplification in accordance with sentence meanings 根据句意增词The company has been advertising for a cleaner for weeks without success.