英汉翻译lecture 24.pptVIP

The Sky is the Limit 海到无涯天作岸 Everything is to be Paid for 物有所值 Beer Throughout History 岁月流逝啤酒醇 * Lecture 24: Chapter 8 §5 Comments on assignment 22 Literary translation (2): prose Translation of titles assignment 22 E: long sentences and various clauses C: short sentences and phrases No doubt, the Queen must have been lovely in her youth; for though she grew rather stout in after life, yet her features, as shown in her portrait, are certainly PLEASING. 毫无疑问，王后年轻时准是个可爱的女子。虽然中年以后身体变得颇为肥胖，可从她的肖像上判断，她的容貌的确十分喜人。 评论：理解时应判断出，作者这句话描述女王长相平平，甚至有些丑陋，但表面上却似乎描述她比较好看。译文应表现出同样的语言风格。 If she was fond of flattery, scandal, cards, and fine clothes, let us deal gently with her infirmities, which, after all, may be no greater than our own. 不错，她喜欢听恭维话，热衷于传播流言蜚语，喜爱打扑克、穿好衣服，然而，我们应该宽容她这些小毛病，毕竟，这些并不比我们自己的缺点严重多少。 评论：这句话显然表现出女王行为不检点。翻译时，在技术层面应体会原文条件句意义，关联词最好不直译，描述活动的说法用增词手法，构成动宾搭配的汉语分句。 She was kind to her nephew; and if she had any scruples of conscience about her husband’s taking the young Prince’s crown, consoled herself by thinking that the King, though a usurper, was a most respectable man, and that at his death Prince Giglio would be restored to his throne, and share it with his cousin, whom he loved so fondly. 她对侄儿相当慈祥。或许她对丈夫夺走年轻王子的王冠而良心稍感不安，可她内心中总是自我安慰说，国王虽然是个篡位者，却极受人尊敬，再说，等他去世时，会把王位交给侄子吉格里奥，让他与他真心热爱的堂兄弟分享皇权的。 翻译这句话应当把女王心灵丑陋的描述以原文的风格反映出来。 II Translation of prose 1 Definition of prose In a narrow sense, prose is confined to the literary genre as opposed to poetry, fiction and drama much like samwen, suibi or xiaopinwen in Chinese literature. Etymological study shows that the English word prose is originally taken from the Latin word prosa meaning straightforward discourse. 2 Features of prose Poetry: metrical pattern Fiction: breath-taking stories Drama: acute conflicts Prose: a. various modes of expression are employed b. be convenient for emotional outpouring c. aesthetic writing 3 Reproduction of prose style plain style The plain s