实用翻译lecture 14 C-E word focused

Accuracy in understanding




5). 我们能否谈得来： *Can we talk with each other? I’d like to know whether we can get along well. 6). 我校目前尚未设博士点： Our university hasn’t yet had any doctoral point. Our university hasn’t yet had any doctoral programs. 7). 昨天看电影我没有买到好票： I did not buy a good ticket for yesterday’s film. I did not buy a good seat for yesterday’s film. 8). 这所全国重点大学为社会输送了大批人才。 The national key university has sent batches of qualified talents for the society. The national key university has prepared batches of qualified graduates for the society. 9). 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱买房子。 They save food and expenses to accumulate more funds to buy an apartment. They live frugally/economically to accumulate more funds to buy an apartment.
Section Two: Approaches Adoptable in Translation from C to E
1. abstraction/ domestication

1）那小伙子真是喝了大胆汤。 That young man has great courage, indeed! 2) 他万万没想到在他前进的道路上竟会出现这么多的 拦路虎。 He had never expected that so many obstacles would stand in his way. 3) 敌军闹得全村鸡犬不宁。 The enemy troops threw the whole village into great disorder.
2. amplification



1）他喜欢指出别人的缺点，但用意是好的。 He likes to point out other people’s shortcomings, but he means well. 2) 这个小男孩饭前都洗手，然后用餐巾纸擦干。 This little boy always washes his hands before meals and then dries them with napkins. 3) 早知道他有病，我就不叫他来了。 If I had known he was ill, I would not have asked him to come. 4）三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮 The wit of three cobblers combined surpass that of Zhuge Liang the master mind.
2. Appropriateness in word selection


4). 关心： 关心人民生活： *to be concerned about the living of the people to care about the well-being of the people 关心局势发展： *to be concerned about the developments of the situation to follow the developments closely 双方共同关心的问题： *issues of common concern issues of mutual interest
1). 请神容易送神难： It is easy to call upon an evil spirit than to send it away (god/devil) 2). 他们走到病床前，只见她脸黄黄的： They came to her sickbed and found her looking very pale and unwell (very yellow). 3). 形成了体育文化热： *There has arisen a fever about physical culture. There has arisen an intense popular interest in physical culture. 4). 她可以独立为人看病了： *She can treat patients independently. She is qualified/eligible to treat patients independently.
4. combination

1). Tautology 能工巧匠 称兄道弟 赤手空拳 自吹自擂 安家落户 愁眉苦脸 2). 今日各自进去， 孤孤凄凄，举目无 亲，须要自己保重！




1). skilled craftsman (*skilled craftsman and clever artificer) to call each other brothers to be bare-handed to blow one’s own trumpets to make one’s home to pull/put on a long face 2) Today, entering for the examination, you’re gong to be entirely on your own, so you’ll have to take care of yourself.
5. shift in part of speech



1). 他老是说慌。 He is a great liar. 2). 他长期以来习惯于在最后一分钟作出决定。 He has long been used to last-minute decisions. 3）许多学生反对他。 Many students are against him. 4). 他们迫切地想得到消息。 They are news-hungry. 5). 他酷爱古典音乐。 He is an ardent lover of classical music.
3. omission

1). 总理出席音乐会之前，还有许多工作要做。 The Premier had a lot of work to do before (attending) the concert. 2). 这台电视机真是价廉物美。 This television set is really cheap (in price) and fine (in quality). 3). 中国足球的落后的状态必须要改变。 The (state of/ condition of) backwardness of the Chinese football must be change
6. shift in the way of expression





1). 谣传说，七月下旬将有大地震。 Rumor has it that there will be a big earthquake in the last ten days of July. 2). 在过去十年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。 Great changes have taken place in China in the last decade. 3). 我不喜欢抽烟，抽烟对身体没好处。 I don’t like smoking; it is no good to health. 4). 五百年来，中国的戏剧有了很大的发展。 The past five centuries witnessed great development in Chinese drama.
2. Appropriateness in word selection
2). 好： 好教徒 好父母 好儿女 好妻子 好丈夫 3). 水平： 英语水平 生活水平 游泳水平
2) a faithful/pious/sincere/devout Christian a loving/affectionate parent an obedient/filial child a virtuous/devoted wife a dutiful/responsible husband 3) English proficiency living standard swimming skill
Lecture 12
Translation from Chinese to English -------Word Focus
• Section one: basic strategies applicable to word translation
1.accuracy in understanding
2. Appropriateness in word selection





5). 事实雄辩地证明了有志者事竟成 *The facts eloquently show that there is a will, there is a way. The facts eloquently demonstrate/prove that there is a will, there is a way. 6). 打得赢就打，打不赢就走 *Fight when we can win and run away when we cannot. Fight when we can win, move away when we cannot.