第四章 Diction.pptVIP

Warming-up Exercise 小车队休息室(行政A后座101、竹苑餐厅旁) Rest Room for Drivers restroom: a toilet that is available to the public [美](在酒店、饭店内的)公共厕所 e.g. I can hear him in the restroom, heaving his heart up. 我听得见他在洗手间吐得很厉害。 rest room: a toilet that is available to the public n.（公共建筑物内的）公用厕所, 洗手间，休息室 Where is the rest room, please? 请问洗手间在哪儿？ 休息室: 1. lobby 2. lounge 其它相关解释: foyer room for relaxation retiring room rest room refectory crush-room drawing room dayroom restroom anteroom cloakroom coatroom day-room day room 1. 饭后我们都到休息室去了. After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge. 2. 请休息室等候，我们会叫您的。 Please wait in the lounge. Well give you a call. 3. 他在两点半到达，并被告知在要人休息室等候。 He arrives in2:30, and is told to wait in the very important person lounge. 4. 议员休息室邻近立法会议厅的私人休息室 A private lounge adjacent to a legislative chamber. Then how do you translate “小车队休息室”? Car Drivers Office (My own translation) Chapter 4 Diction 正确选择词义 英汉翻译的关键是 如何正确选择词义 Diction Polysemy Methods Diction Diction means proper choice of words in translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original. 在英汉翻译过程中，针对原文的词义正确地选择汉语词义，是保证译文质量的根本一环。 首先一个词在不同的句子中有不同的含义。 This general was charged with treason. 这个将军被指控犯了叛国罪。 The Committee decided to put Professor Henry in charge of the research work. 委员会决定让亨利教授负责这项工作。 As soon as the moment for the general offensive arrived, the solders charged the enemy position bravely. 总攻时间一到，战士们勇猛地向敌人的阵地冲去。 She complained that she had been charged too much. 她抱怨说，向她收的费太高了。 The power in place, he rammed in a long iron rod to tamp down in charge. 火药装好后，他伸进去一根长铁钎把炸药捣实。 This store will charge things you buy, and let you pay for them later. 这家商店将你所买的东西记入账内，让你以后付款。 Having charged the battery, he set the engine in motion. 电池充电后，他启动了马达。 汉译英：我的手机在充电。 I’m charging my mobile phone. My mobile phone is on charge. Polysemy It means that one word has various parts of speech and various meanings. Firth said, “Each word when used in a new context is a new word.” “You