英汉翻译 Process of Translation.pptVIP

Chapter 2 Process of Translation 1. Understanding Understanding is the starting point of translation as well as the most important stage of translation. At this stage, the translator is required to understand accurately the meaning of the original. Three types of analysis are vital for correct understanding. 1.1 Linguistic analysis FUNCTION ／ ＼ OBJECTS EVENTS ／ ＼ ／ ＼ PERSONS THINGS ACTIONS STATES （人称） （物称） （行为） （状态） （时间点） （完成） 1.1.1Determining the meaning of phrases in a cognitive-functional perspective Translating means translating meaning. Translating is a cognitive process. He was up to his neck in debt. 他负债累累。 2. That’s all Greek to me 我对此一窍不通。 3. a. I am understanding the semantics of aspect. b. I am understanding the semantics of aspect better and better every day. . 4.a.You are loving her. b. You are loving her more and more the better you get to know her. 5.Suddenly the door bursts open and the Time Traveler appears, dirty, disheveled, and bedraggled, with a nasty cut on his chin. 突然门猛然开了，时间旅行家出现。他十分 肮脏 衣冠不整，满身是泥，下巴颏被严重划伤。 6.The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance to a public man. 因此对于一个从事社会活动的人来说，培养一种爱好和新的情趣方式，乃是至关重要的。 7. Sedentary habit often interferes with health. 久坐不动的习惯，往往有害于身体健康。 8.The accumulation of new data during the past decade has brought about a refinement of some earlier views and concepts. 最近十年来，由于不断地积累资料，才使以前的观点和概念得以完善。 9.Misfortunes test the sincerity of friends. 不经灾难，不知友情。 10. Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisitions are good books. 最好的收获是好书，其次是好友。 11.His slip of the tongue cost him a friend. 他说漏了嘴，失去了一个朋友。 Complex phrases 12. Evening red and morning g