英汉翻译lecture9.ppt

And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. 假如上帝赋予我美貌和财富，我就能让你离开我时同样感到难舍难分。 评论：这句译文采用了省略译法。汉语在比较状语中常常使用相对于英文比较简洁的说法。这句中，“同样”两个字就包含了比较状语的全部内容。若按原文直译，译文就会显得罗嗦晦涩。 I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh:--it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at Gods feet, equal, --as we are! 我现在并不是通过世俗和惯例的方式跟你讲话，甚至不是通过凡胎肉体，而是我的精神在同你的精神交谈，就像两个都经过了坟墓拜倒在上帝脚下的灵魂一样平等。因为我们本来就是平等的！” 评论：尽管这一句翻译中有顺序调整，但基本上采用直译手法，在保存原文思想内容的同时，汉语也十分流畅。 “我告诉你，我非走不可！”我被惹火了反驳说，“你以为我会作为一个对你无足轻重的人留下来吗？你当我是一架没有感情的机器？可以容忍人家从我嘴里抢走一口面包，把我渴望的一点水从杯中泼掉吗？你以为我境遇贫寒，地位低微、容貌平常、个子矮小，就没有灵魂，没有感情吗？你想错了！我的灵魂像你的一样高尚，感情像你的一样丰富。假如上帝赋予我美貌和财富，我就能让你离开我时同样感到难舍难分。我现在并不是通过世俗和惯例的方式跟你讲话，甚至不是通过凡胎肉体，而是我的精神在同你的精神交谈，就像两个都经过了坟墓拜倒在上帝脚下的灵魂一样平等。因为我们本来就是平等的！” Lecture 9: The unit of translation The unit of translation Translation Skill: transformation of parts of speech(2) Translation Appreciation I What is translation unit? A term used to refer to the linguistic level at which ST is recodified in TL. Barkhudarov: The smallest unit of SL which has an equivalent in TL. phonemes音素 (transcription) morphemes 词素 words phrases sentences entire text Free Translation Literal translation II sentence as unit in translation Sentence structure(eg.1) Sense group(eg.3) Special sentence structure(eg.4,10) Compound sentences: time-space relation logical relation Go to Translation Skills. transformation of parts of speech（2） n. Adj. V Prep. Adv. eg: He admires the President’s stated decision to fight for the job. 他对总统声明为连任而决心奋斗表示钦佩。 Analysis：predicate verb: admires past participle: stated