商务英语翻译1

修辞引申(Rhetorical Extension)
Every time I come back from a business trip it makes a new man of me.
修辞引申(Rhetorical Extension)
And now for the good news: Stockholm residents enjoy sunbathing in November. Antarctic tourism is booming. Siberia has become the world’s breadbasket.
形容词的转译
The bill of lading is to be made out to order and blank endorsed. The new contract would be good for ten years. We hope that you will take your commercial reputation into account seriously and open the L／C at once; otherwise you will be responsible for all the losses arising as a result of your failure to do so．
名词的转换
In reply，we have the pleasure of informing you that the confirmed， irrevocable letter of credit No．7634， amounting to $ 17 000，has been opened this morning through the Commercial Bank，Tokyo. For the time being，therefore， we regret our inability to accept D／A terms in all transactions with our buyers abroad．
逻辑引申(Logical Extension)
International business as a field of management training deals with the special features of business activities that cross national boundaries.
依赖语境及搭配关系确定词义
The dollar remains strong against several important currencies. Canada is the biggest U.S. trading partner, accounting for more than 20% of both exports and imports, and the Canadian dollar is at all – time low, against the U.S. dollar.
商务英语翻译中的词类转换
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名词的转换 动词转译为汉语名词 形容词的转译 副词的转译 介词转译为动词
名词的转换
The company gained $ 3 million by the sale of the lot. Considering the small amount of goods shipped we agree to make an exception by accepting the payment by D／P． The security of buying the products of the world famous business companies was wonderful. This affair was a public relations disaster for the company．
商务英语中的隐喻的翻译原则
• 尽量保持隐喻特征 • 接通两种语言喻体意象 • 最大限度弥补隐喻翻译
中的意象损失 • 符合汉语表达习惯
尽量保持隐喻特征பைடு நூலகம்
The trend has been so extensive that it may be undermining the entire capital market.
依赖语境及搭配关系确定词义
It is not surprising, then, that the world saw a return to a floating exchange rate system. Central banks were no longer required to support their own currencies. Floating policy is of great importance for export trade; it is, in fact, a convenient method of insuring goods where a number of similar export transactions are intended.
接通两种语言喻体意象
They are quite successful as a niche specialist.
最大限度弥补隐喻翻译 中的意象损失
Every one knows that John lost his shirt when the business he had invested failed. Re-exports to Kuwait have seesawed from Dh 183 million to 1.161 million and to Dh757 million within 3 years.
形容词的转译
We tender our apologies for not having replied in due time to your letter of March 1. In consideration of the friendly relations between us, we are, as an exceptional case, prepared to accept payment for your trial order on D／P basis．
商务英语中的隐喻翻译
商务英语中的隐喻的分类 • 名词性隐喻 • 动词性隐喻 • 形容词性隐喻 • 成语性隐喻 商务英语中的隐喻的翻译原则
名词性隐喻 (Noun metaphors)
He made a complete diagnosis of the company’s daily running.
根据业务范畴选择词义
The social insurance actuary is required to make rate and reserve calculations for risks whose insurability may be questionable.
根据业务范畴选择词义
商务英语翻译教程
Business English Translation Course-book
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李晓亮
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商务英语翻译的词义确定
用引申法确定词义
•逻辑引申(Logical Extension) •修辞引申(Rhetorical Extension)
根据业务范畴选择词义 依赖语境及搭配关系确定词义
符合汉语表达习惯
Developing countries, though, suspect that the EU wants to use environmental issues as a back door to protectionism. With the winter coming in, many fashion stores start to sell warm clothes.
动词性隐喻 (Verb metaphors)
In the past, trade documents needed to be ploughed one by one, now the EDI could deal with the whole lot at once.
形容词性隐喻 (Adjective metaphors)
动词转译为汉语名词
The volume of trade has increased tremendously to the advantage of both countries. We thank you for your enquiry about the textiles transmitted by your letter of Feb 8．
根据业务范畴选择词义
This offer is open / valid / good for ten days. The letter of credit is opened / issued / established through a bank which is acceptable to us.
There is a massive number of mainly British consultants coming in at silly prices to gain entry into the market.
成语性隐喻 (Idiomatic metaphors)
The central bank has begun to show new teeth with the announcement on 5 April of the rules defining capital and the ratio of risk-weighted assets to capital, which come into effect on 1 July.
逻辑引申(Logical Extension)
The EEC’s Common Agricultural policy is a dinosaur which is adding £ 13.50 a week to the food bill of the average British family.
However desirous we may be doing business with you, we regret to say that your bid is really too low to be acceptable. The requirements for bid bond are made clear in the documents of inviting bids.
逻辑引申(Logical Extension)
All services in business such as – gift wrapping, delivery, and credit – have some amount of costs associated with them, and these costs must be covered by higher prices.
副词的转译
Specialization enables one country to produce some goods more cheaply than another country. The real victory is not over another company but over one's own development. KFC’s claims，somewhat improbably， that the recent fears over carcinogenic Sudan dyes have not affected sales in China at a11.