第2单元 Translation Skills翻译技巧(119P).ppt

Module 2Translation Skills Unit 1 Diction 1. Correspondence between English and Chinese at Word Level Marxism 激光 马克思主义 laser 2）One word with multiple equivalents of the same meaning Wife 妻子、爱人、夫人、老婆、老伴、媳妇、堂客、内人…… Potato: 马铃薯、洋芋、土豆、山药蛋…… 人： human being, man, people, person…… 3）One word with several equivalents of different meanings Cousin: 堂兄、堂弟、堂姐、堂妹、表哥、表弟、表姐、表妹、卿…… President: 总统、总裁、主席、董事长、议长、会长、社长、校长…… 走 walk Saunter （闲逛, 漫步） Amble （缓行, 溜蹄） Stride （大步行走） Trudge （跋涉） Trapes （漫步） Shamble （蹒跚地走, 摇摇晃晃地走） Prance （昂首阔步） Scamper （奔跳） Clump （重踏着走）, tiptoe…… 4）Equivalents interwoven with one another talk 说 speak 讲 say 述 tell 道 5）Words without equivalents Teenager 13-19岁的青少年 Clock-watcher 老是看钟等下班的人 阴 (in Chinese thought) the soft, inactive, female principle or force in the world 阳 (in Chinese thought) the strong, active, male principle or force in the world 2. Methods of discriminating the original meaning of an English word 1）Judging from the word formation 2）Judging from the references Health is above wealth, for this cannot give so much happiness as that. 健康比财富更重要，因为财富/后者不能像健康/前者那样给人那么多幸福。 3) Judging from the context and collocation head He was badly wounded in the ~. You should use your ~ a bit. He has a good ~ for mathematics. The dinner cost us five dollars a ~. Prick with the ~ of a needle. He was standing at the ~ of the staircase. Let’s discuss the question under five ~s. The ~ of his bed was piled with books. Present at the meeting were the ~s of government of the four countries. ~s or tails? Where is the ~？ 他头部受重伤。 你该用一下自己的头脑。 他的数学能力很强。 这顿饭花去我们每人5块钱。 用针尖挑。 他站在楼梯的顶端。 让我们分五个题目来讨论这个问题。 他的床头堆满了书。 出席会议的有四国政府的首脑。 正面还是反面？ 厕所在那里（船上用语） 3) Judging from different braches of learning and specialties base in lexicology词根； in business本金； in painting底漆； in survey基线； in military根据地 3. Techniques of translating a given English word Deduction boomer： a person born in the marked rise in bir