第二节 增补与省略.ppt

1、Amplification,Amplification (or addition), means supplying necessary words in our translation on the basis of accurate comprehension of the original.,增补大致可以分为两种情形： 1、增补原文句法上的省略成分； 2、根据上下文意思、逻辑关系、以及目的语的行文习惯，在表达时增加原文字面上没有、意思上却包含的字词。,Amplification by Supplying Words Omitted in the Original增加原文中省略的成分,1.

2、Matter can be changed into energy, and energy into matter. 2.The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germans in the deed, the French after the deed.,2. Amplification by Supplying Necessary Connectives,Heated, water will change into vapor. 2. Since air has weight, it exerts force on any object imm

3、ersed in it.,3. Amplification to meet the need of grammar,1. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before. 2. If I were there! 3. The lion is the king of animals.,4. Amplification for Purposes of Coherence or Rhetoric,This typewriter is indeed cheap and fine. 2.Theory is something, but p

4、ractice is everything. 3. A scientist constantly tried to defeat his hypotheses, his theories and his conclusion.,After-class exercises:,Put the following sentences into Chinese, using the technique of amplification. 1.Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. 2.Cou

5、rage in excess becomes foolhardiness, affection weakness, thrift avarice. 3.We wont retreat, we never have and never will.,Omission,Omission/pruning is a technique opposite to amplification.,Original English: The time-keeping devices of electronic watches are much more accurate than those of mechani

6、cal ones. Dont cough more than you can help.,Omission of the Pronoun,1) He put his hands into his pockets and then shrugged his shoulders. 2）He who doesnt reach the Great Wall is not a true man.,Omission of the Preposition,Smoking is prohibited in public places. Hydrogen is the lightest element with

7、 an atomic weight of 1.0008.,Omission of the Conjunction,1. He looked gloomy and troubled. 2. As it is late, let us go to bed.,灵活运用,Standing as it does on a high hill, the church commands a beautiful view. We take this opportunity to inform you that we are now in a position to make prompt shipment o

8、f the merchandise. Suitable for men, women and children,After-class exercises:,Put the following sentences into Chinese, using the technique of omission. If you give him an inch, he will take a mile. Never trouble yourself with trouble till trouble troubles you. The true joy of joys is the joy that joys in the joy of others.