英译汉English-Character.ppt

TheEnglishCharacter,朱美霖李永兰魏宗琴,AboutthesourcetextProseTohelpustogainsomeinsightintoEnglishcharacterTranslatingStrategiesFreeTranslationLiteralTranslationTranslatingSkillsAdditionNegationRepetitionConversion,TheEnglish,asarace,havethereputationofbeingverydiffirentfromallothernationalities,incudingtheirclothestneighbours,theFrench,BelgiansandDutch.译文：英国人因与其他国家的人截然不同而闻名，甚至包括与其一衣带水的邻邦法国、比利时、荷兰。race:Araceisoneofthemajorgroupswhichhumanbeingscanbedividedintoaccordingtotheirphysicalfeatures,suchasthecolouroftheirskin.人种、种族,“一衣带水”表示距离近时必须具备三个条件：一、说的必须是两个地方或国家二、二者之间必须隔着一条水三、二者之间的距离比较近首都师范大学教授：赵丕杰,ItisclaimedthatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.译文：据说这与英国是一个与欧洲大陆分离的岛国有很大关系。FreeTranslation,Whateverthereasons,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedmanyattitudesandhabitswhichdistinguishhimfromothernationalit-ies.译文：不论其原因是什么，在很大程度上说英国人形成了许多独特的态度和习惯，而这些态度和习惯使其有别于其它国家。Fairely:ADVtoquitealargedegree.Forexample,ifyousaythatsomethingisfairlyold,youmeanthatitisoldbutnotveryold.在很大程度上AdditionRepetition,Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedpersonwhoisfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.译文：一般来说，英国人安静、内敛、保守，只有和熟识的人在一起时才会完全放松。Inthepresenceofstrangersorforeignersheoftenseemsinhibited,evenembarrassed.译文：而当陌生人或外国人在场时，他们往往显得约束甚至尴尬。,Youhaveonlytowitnessacommutertrainanymorningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusine-ssmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersordoz-inginacorner；noonespeaks.译文：你只需观察每天早晨或晚上通勤列车上的情形就知道这是事实。车上的男女都一脸严肃，要么坐着看报纸，要么坐在角落里打盹，没有一个人说话。Omission,Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual.AnEnglishwit,pretendingtobegivingadvicetooverseasvisitors,oncesuggested,“Onenteringarailwaycompartment，shakehandswithallthepassengers.”译文：实际上，这种情形似乎是最不寻常的。一个说话很风趣的英国人，曾假装给外国访客提建议，说道：“当你进入列车车厢时，要与里面所有的乘客握手”。ConversionWit:Witistheabilitytousewordsorideasinanamusing,cleverandimaginativeway.(说话的）风趣，机智，巧妙,Needlesstosay,hewasnotbeingserious.Thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,ifbroken,makesthepersonimmediatelytheobjectofsuspition.译文:不用说,他只是在开玩笑。在英国有一套未成文却不言自明的行为准则，若有人违反，便会立即遭到怀疑。Negation被动式译成主动式主动式译成被动式,Itisawell-knownfactthattheEnglishhaveanobsessionwiththeirweatherandthat,givenhalfachance,theywilltalkaboutitatlength.译文：众所周知，英国人近乎痴迷地喜欢谈论天气，只要逮住一点机会，便会谈到淋漓尽致。ConversionAddition被动式译成主动式,SomepeoplearguethatitisbecauseEnglishweatherdefiesforecastandhenceisasourceofinterestandspeculationtoeveryone.Thismaybeso.译文：有人争辩说，这是因为英国实际天气情况与天气预报不符，所以谈论和推测天气便成了每个人的兴趣。或许是这样。Addition,CertainlyEnglishmencannothavemuchfaithinthemeteorologicalexpertstheweathermenwho,afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoftenprovedwrongwhenananti-cycloneovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweathertoalldistricts!译文：英国人不太相信气象专家（天气预报员），这些专家预测未来一天天气晴朗，阳光明媚。但当大西洋上的反气旋给所有地区带来降雨时，他们的预测被证明是错误的。Repetition,Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurateorasinaccurateastheweathermeninhispredictions.译文：大街上的人和天气预报员一样，对天气的预测时而精确时而失准。,ThishelpstoexplaintheseeminglyoddsightofanEnglishmanleavinghomeonabright,sunny,summermorningwitharaincoatslungoverhisarmandanumbrellainhishand.译文：这有助于解释英国人看似奇怪的行为：在晴朗明媚的夏日清晨出门，手臂上却搭着雨衣，手里拿着雨伞。,Sovariableistheweatherthatbylunchtimeitcouldbepouring.译文：英国的天气是如此变化多端，以至于即使早晨天气晴朗，到了午饭十分，也有可能下起倾盆大雨。Addition,QUESTIONS,Serious-lookingbusine-ssmena