翻译简介定义.pptVIP

Translation Theories and Practice I Lecture oneA?General?Survey?to?Translation Objectives: realize the importance of translation; know some definitions of translation; know the four waves in China’s translation history and memorize some famous figures; realize the prerequisites for translators. A new understanding about translation / Is translation easy? Warming-up Exercises: 1.He?would?be?the?last?man?we?could?turn?to? for?help. (decision of meanings of words) 2. Next?to?no?wife,?good?wife?is?best. (knowledge about idioms) A new understanding about translation / Is translation easy? 3.?Half of the prize money he spent, and the rest was laid aside for a rainy day. (literal or free ) 4. John does not work hard because he wants to earn money. (special negative sentences) 5. I always like to say the nicest things about her and she deserves them. (diction) The?general?survey?of?translation Brief introduction to China’s translation history (four waves) Definitions?of?translation Classification?of?translation Prerequisites （必备条件）for translators Brief introduction to China’s translation history (the First wave) The first wave of translation in China’s history began with the introduction of Buddhism（佛教） into the country in the Six Dynasties (222-589) when Buddhist monks set about translating classics of Buddhism into Chinese. This first wave of translation activities lasted into the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) Dynasties. Brief introduction to China’s translation history (the First wave) The most notable monastic translators of this period included An Shi-gao（安世高） (active between 148-170), Dharmaraksa （达摩）(232-309), Dao An（道安） (312 or 314-385), Kumarajiva（鸠摩罗什）(350-409), Hsuan-tsang（玄奘） (600-664) , among others. Brief introduction to China’s translation history (the Second wave) The second wave began in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties around the 17th century when Jesuit missionaries（耶稣传教士） from the West came to China to spread Cathol