Translation of Media Texts

1、1. Definition 2. Layout1. Synonyms of All Work 2. Omissions 3. Rhetorical Devices 4. Translation Skills 1. Newspeg 2. Content1. Words 2. Direct and Indirect Speeches 3. Useful Expressions 4. StructureTalks push peace process 谈判促进和平进程purpose, object, intention:_prohibited, prevent: _transaction: _, c

2、onference assembly, convention: _investigation: _negotiation, discussion: _编译 Editing and Translation1. 定义 变译（与全译相对）的一种，包含着翻译和编辑两个成分，这两个成分相互交织，不分先后。2. 新闻文体适用编译的情况： 原稿篇幅太长， 报纸版面和时间有限； 原稿内容重复松散，有些新闻内容没有必要重复传播，浪费宝贵的版面； 原文中的有些内容不宜在国内传播。 3. 分类 对一条稿子进行编译； 把内容相关的几条稿件编译成一条稿件4. 步骤 浏览原稿，弄清楚每篇新闻的重点和它们总的新闻主题 ；

3、围绕主题 对原稿进行编辑和翻译（内容删减，顺序调整）5. 新闻编译的原则 忠于原文忠于原意, 不能扭曲原文意思; 译文要流畅，可适当增加连接性词句，以承上启下，平稳连接各个段落； 编译的标题和导语一定要鲜明且准确。 编译稿件若留用直接引语，必须如实翻译。 Practice: 用下面两条英文消息编译成一条600字以内的中文消息：(2003年4月3日，在不到24小时的时间里，美军的两架战机被伊拉克军队击落，美联社和路透社对被击落的两架战机各有一篇报道)U.S. Chopper Crashes in Iraq Causalities Uncertain Washington (Reuters)A U

4、.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with at least six people on board has been shot down by small arms fire （轻武器）in Iraq, U.S. military officials said on Wednesday. One official at the Pentagon said the UH-60 helicopter was shot down near Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, early on Tuesday, killing seve

5、n and wounding four on board. U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, issued a statement confirming the Black Hawk crashed at about 7 on Wednesday, but it said initial reports put the number of people on board at six. The Central Command statement said there was no confirmation of casualties. There

6、was no immediate explanation for the discrepancies in information from the Pentagon and from the Central Command. The Pentagon official said search and rescue personnel were at the scene where the craft came down, adding: “They were pulling people out.” The Black Hawk was the second U.S. helicopter

7、lost in combat since U.S. and British forces invaded Iraq. An apache gunship （武装直升机）went down last week and its two crew members were captured by Iraqi forces. Armed with Global Position System equipment and advanced avionics, the Black Hawk is the Armys primary assault and utility helicopter. It ca

8、n perform a variety of missions, including air cavalry（装甲兵）, electronic warfare and aero-medical evacuation（航空医学后送）. It can carry a squad of 11 combat troops, or a 105mm M02 howitzer （榴弹炮）and a six-person crew.Iraq Shoots Down U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet Washington (AP)Iraq shot down a U.S. Navy F/A-18C

9、 Hornet with a surface-to-air （地对空） missile Wednesday, military official said. There was no immediate word on the fate of the pilot. Statements released from U.S. Central Command said the twin-engine jet, flying from the aircraft carrier （航空母舰）USS Kitty Hawk, went down at about 3:45pm. The plane wen

10、t down near Karbala, a city about 50 miles south of Baghdad where fighting raged between U.S. Army forces and the Iraq Republican Guard. Iraqi forces shoot down an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the same area Wednesday. Lt. Brook Dewalt, a spokesman for the Kitty Hawk, said the Hornet had flown a bom

11、bing mission over northern Iraq Wednesday. Other planes flying over Iraq at the same time reported seeing surface-to-airmissiles and anti-aircraft artillery（高射炮） fire in the same area in which the plane disappeared. The Central Command said the downing is being investigated. Officials would not comm

12、ent on search and rescue operations, but both Central Command statements said the military is committed to accounting for all coalition personnel. It was the first American fighter jet shot down during the war on Iraq. The Iraqis have downed several pilotless surveillance drones(无人侦察机). Navy and Mar

13、ine pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet from aircraft carriers（航空母舰）. The supersonic jets are armed with a 20mm cannon and can carry a wide range of bombs and missiles. The easily maneuverable Hornet can operate as a fighter jet, shooting down enemy planes, or as an attack plane, bombing targets.美军损失惨重美军损失惨重 “大黄蜂大黄蜂” “黑鹰黑鹰”双双被双双被击落击落 综合美联社、路透社华盛顿4月3日电 美国军方今天说，伊拉克用地对空导弹击落了一架美国海军F/A-18“大黄蜂”战斗攻击机和美国陆军的一架“黑鹰”直升机。战斗机上飞行员生死不明，直升机上11人中7人死亡，4人受伤。 美军中央司令部发表声明说，“大黄蜂”战机是从“小鹰”号航空母舰起飞的，于周三下午3时45分在巴格达以南50英里的卡尔巴拉市附近坠毁。 声明说，这是对伊战争开始以来首架被击落的美军战斗机。此前，伊