英汉互译Unit5Omission省译法市公开课一等奖省赛课微课金奖课件

Omission省译法1/262Pleasetellwhichtranslationisbetter?1.Ahorseisausefulanimal.*一匹马是一个有用动物。马是有用动物。2.Heputhishandsintohispocketsandthenshruggedhisshoulders.*他将他双手放进他衣袋，然后耸了耸他肩膀。他将双手放进衣袋，然后耸了耸肩。2/263Definition

Omissionisatranslationtechniqueoppositetoamplification.InEnglish-Chinesetranslation,itisgenerallyusedtoachievetheeffectofconciseness,especiallyinthecaseofEnglishpronounsandfunctionalwordssuchasthearticle,thepreposition,theconjunction,etc.,whichareindispensableintheSLtextbutnotintheTLtext.Besides,omissionisalsousedinChinese-EnglishtranslationeithertogetridofredundantwordingorconformtoidiomaticEnglishexpression.3/264MotivationOmissionisbasedonthedisparityinwordingandthedifferencesinsyntaxbetweenEnglishandChinese.Ontheonehand,wehavenoarticlesorinfinitivemarkersinChinese.Ontheotherhand,Pronouns,conjunctions,andprepositionsaremorefrequentlyusedinEnglishthaninChinese.WhentranslatedintoChinese,manyofthemshouldbeomittedsoastoconformtherenderingtotheaccustomedusageofChineseexpression.

4/265ThreePrinciplesOmissiondoesnotgoagainst‘faithfulness’.Itdoesnotmeansubtractingcertainmeaningsfromtheoriginalwork.Omissionshouldbeaimedatsmoothnessandconcisenessorsuccinctness.Whatisomittedmaynotbenecessarilyconfinedtocertainpartsofspeech.Actually,anypartsofspeechmaybeomittedaccordingtothecontextandthetranslator’stranslationtechniques.5/266ClassificationI.OmissionDuetoSyntacticConsiderationsII.OmissionDuetoLogicConsiderationsIII.OmissionDuetoRhetoricconsiderations

6/2671.OmittingthePronouns2.OmittingtheArticles3.OmittingthePrepositions4.OmittingtheConjunctions5.OmittingtheVerbs6.Omitting

theImpersonalPronoun“It”I.OmissionDuetoSyntacticConsiderations7/2681.OmittingthePronounsButit’sthewayIam,ItryasImight,andIhaven’tbeenabletochangeit.但我就是这个脾气，即使几经努力，却未能改过来。Heshruggedhisshoulders,shookhishead,castuphiseyes,butsaidnothing.他耸耸肩，摇摇头，两眼看天，一句话也不说。8/2692.OmittingtheArticlesThe

penismightierthan

the

sword.笔杆子胜过枪杆子。Anysubstanceismadeofatomswhetheritisasolid,aliquid,oragas.任何物质，不论固体、液体或气体，都由原子所组成。Youcanfoolsomeofthepeopleallthetime,andallthepeoplesomeofthetime,butcannotfoolallthepeopleallthetime.你或许能欺瞒一些人一世，或许能欺瞒全部些人一时，但你不可能永远都欺瞒得了全部人。9/2610ButSomeArticles

CanNotBeOmitted!Heleftwithoutaword.他一句话也没说就走了(numeral,one)。Hesaidthathewasgettingadollaramile.他说他每开一英里就赚一块钱(one)。Thechildrenareofanage.这些孩子都是同岁(acertain)

。10/26113.OmittingthePrepositions

Thedifferencebetweenthetwomachinesconsistsinpower.这两台机器差异在于功率不一样。OuraircraftmothershipwascruisingnearWakeIslandonDecember2whenweheardhostilitiesweretobeginon

December7.十二月二日我们航空母舰正在威克岛附近巡航，这时听说战争要在十二月七日打响。11/26124.OmittingtheConjunctionsLikechargesrepeleachotherwhileoppositechargesattract.同电相斥，异电相吸。

Inthecountrytherearenohonkinghorns,nodieseltrucks,nopollution---justthesoundsofwindrustlingthetreeleavesandredsquirrelschatteringinthedistantoaksandcoolcreekwaterrushingdownitsendlesscourse.乡下没有汽车喇叭声音，没有柴油卡车轰鸣，没有任何污染；有只是风吹树叶沙沙声，只是松鼠在远方橡树上嬉戏声，只是清凉溪水沿着无尽渠道潺潺流淌声。12/26135.OmittingtheVerbsThesunisbright,andtheskyisclear.阳光灿烂，晴空万里。AtpresenttheforeignexchangemarketinNewYorkisweakwhilethestockmarketisstrong.当前纽约汇市低靡，而股市走高。

Becauseofeconomiccrisisofthehostcountry,thisAmericanmultinationalcorporationhassufferedthesamegreatlossesasthelocalcompanies.因为东道国经济危机，美国这家跨国企业同当地企业一样损失惨重。13/26146.OmittingtheImpersonalPronoun“It”Thisformulamakesiteasytodeterminethewavelengthofsounds.此公式使声音波长测定简单易行。ItisrequiredthattheScientificOutlookonDevelopmentbethoroughlyappliedtobuildamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespectsatthenewstageofChina’sdevelopment.中国在新发展阶段要全方面建设小康社会，就必须深入落实落实科学发展观。14/26151.OmittingtheWordsImpliedintheContext2.OmittingtheMeticulousExpressionsintheOriginal3.OmittingtheChineseGeneralizationNumeralsAddedinAmplification4.OmittingtheGeneralizationWordsAddedtoCertainChineseTermsinAmplification

II.Omission

DuetoLogicConsiderations15/26161.OmittingtheWords

ImpliedintheContextAsscheduled,AmericanandChinesediplomatsmetonJanuary20,attheChineseEmbassy.Itwastheirfirstget-togetherinmorethantwoyears.中美两国外交官按照预定计划于一月二十日在中国大使馆会晤。这是两年多来第一次。Hespeaksquickly,thetoneofhisvoicesocommandingthatitsilenceseveryone.他很快讲了一通话，其语气非常威严，使全部人都平静了下来。（他用命令口气快速讲话，怔住了全场。）16/26172.OmittingtheMeticulousExpressionintheOriginalPleaseexpeditetheL/Csothatwemayexecutetheordersmoothly.请加速开出信用证，方便顺利执行定单。Forfurtherinformationregardingthissystem,referencemaybemade

toU.S.Pat.No.4374986.欲知本系统详情，可参阅4374986号美国专利。Wetakethisopportunitytoinformyouthatwearenowinpositiontomakepromptshipmentofthemerchandize.兹奉告，该产品可即期装运。17/2618与大多数野生动物一样，老虎在营养丰富、食物充分夏秋两季，繁殖、生长、储存脂肪。

Likemostwildanimals,tigersreproduce,grow,andstorefatinthesummerandfallwhenthereisplentyofnutritiousfoodavailable.3.OmittingtheChineseGeneralizationNumeralsAddedinAmplification18/26194.OmittingtheGeneralizationWordsAddedtoCertainChineseTermsinAmplification蒸发作用修改方案优雅气质

滞后时间周期改变冷漠态度转化过程积累过程测量方法evaporationmodificationgracefulnesslaggingcyclingindifferencetransformationaccumulationmeasurement生长部分预防办法

高傲态度欢乐气氛

传送方式相对论活性化抽象化组合体正确性

依赖性

accretionprecautionarrogancegayetytransmissionrelativityActivationAbstractioncombinationCorrectnessdependence19/2620Omittingtherepeatedexpressionsoftheoriginal

2.Omittingtheunnecessaryexpressionsoftheoriginal

III.Omission

DuetoRhetoricConsiderations20/26211.OmittingtheRepeatedExpressionsoftheOriginalInsteadofoneoldwomanknockingmeaboutandstarvingme,everybodyofallagesknockedmeaboutandstarvedme.那时打我，让我挨饿不只是一个老太婆，而是老老少少各式各样人。Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout.一本好书往往是人生精华缩影。21/26222.OmittingtheUnnecessaryExpressionsoftheOriginalRemember:youarenotanyoldTom,DickorHarrygivinghisopinion.Youare

amanwhowassentasarepresentativeofBritishGovernment.你要记住，你不是一个普普通通老百姓，能够随便发表意见。你是英国政府派出代表。22/2623Summary同增译一样，省译往往是译者在推敲译文或校对译文过程中进行，可见这类调整与译者母语语感很相关系，从本质上说这是一个译文可读性问题(readability)，其关键在求得译文与原文在深层结构上对应，而不求其在词语形式上机械对应。23/2624Thankyou!24/2625PracticeChinaisacountryofpeoplewithapassionateloveofpeace.中国是个热爱和平国家。The

foundationwouldbeinapositiontomeetmoreofthevastunsatisfiedneedsofchildrenan