公示语翻译

Informational Notices:
❖ NO VACANCIES （客满） ❖ SOLD OUT （售完） ❖ CYCLES FOR HIRE OR SALE （自行车/摩托车租售处） ❖ CLEARANCE SALES STARTS
TODAY （清仓大甩卖）
Instructional Notices
❖ We are authorized to demand proof of buyer’s age. 本店有权要求购烟者提供年龄证明。
Comparison with Daily Expressions
❖ FEEDING ANIMALS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ❖ You are not allowed to feed the animal. ❖ PENALTY FOR DROPPING LITRE ---- UP TO ￡100
Thank you for not smoking.
Notice: This is a smoke-free / non-smoking facility / building. 此处为无烟区。
For hygiene’s sake please refrain yourself from smoking in this room. 为了您和他人的 健康，请勿在此吸烟。 以上均属于照搬借用（borrow）的翻译方法。
FINE. ❖ You can be taken to court and made to pay ￡100 for
dropping rubbish. ❖ NO THROUGH ROAD FOR MOTOR VEHECLES. ❖ There is no way out at the other end of this road for cars. ❖ CYCLISTS DISMOUNT HERE. ❖ Cyclists should get off their bicycles here. ❖ NO ADMISSION TO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.
❖ DO NOT LEAN OUT OF THE WINDOW 请 勿探出窗外！
❖ KEEP OFF THE GRASS 勿踏草坪！
❖ ADMISSION TO TICKET HOLDERS ONLY
❖ 凭票入场！
Warning Notices
❖ MIND THE STEP 注意路滑 ❖ FRAGILE 易碎品 ❖ BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS 严防小偷
❖ Treading on grass is treading on life.
❖ PLEASE QUEUE OTHER SIDE （请在那边排队）
❖ THESE SEATS ARE APPRECIATED BY THE OLD AND INFIRM （年老体弱者座位）
Regulatory Notices
❖ PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS 请勿在此喂养动物！
Young people under 18 years old can only come if they are with an adult.
Translation Strategies
❖ Borrow:借用英语中对应的表达方法; ❖ Adapt:参照英语中类似的表达方式进行
适当的更改; ❖ Create:在前两种情况都不存在的情况下，
Characteristics
❖ Concise ❖ Conventional ❖ Consistent ❖ Conspicuous ❖ Convenient -- 简洁、规范、统一、醒目、方便
Formal Style
❖ Offenders selling tobacco to minors will be fined. 不准向未成年人销售香烟，违者罚款。
Translation of Public Signs
Definition
❖ 公示语是指在公共场所向公众公示须知 内容的语言，它包括标识、批示牌、路 牌、标语、公告、警示等等。公示语范 围非常广泛，在英语里没有一个与之相 对应的统称。
Classifications
❖ 1. 提示性（Information） ❖ 2. 指示性（Instructions） ❖ 3. 告示性（Notices） ❖ 4. 警告性（Warnings）
❖ 保护绿地的警示语: ❖ 保护绿草，留住绿意。
❖ Preserve green grass and retain the green color. ❖ 小草有生命，脚下请留情。
❖ Little grass has life, please watch your step. ❖ 小草微微笑，请您走便道。
NO SMOKING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED GUEST ROOMS designated room / area 指定的吸烟区
❖ 如要特别强调“严禁吸烟பைடு நூலகம்还可这样说： ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING Danger: No smoking or open flame 危险：禁 止吸烟和明火 如果要想语气婉转些，也可以这样表达：
❖ Little grass is smiling slightly. Please walk on the pavement.
❖ 护一片绿叶，献一份爱心。
❖ Protect a piece of green leaf and dedicate a share of love.
❖ Take care of the grass to keep the place green.
按照英语的习惯和思路进行创译。
Principle
❖ To take full account of the English thinking and expressions
❖ “请勿吸烟”和“严禁吸烟” 可直接从下面 现有的几种表达方法中加以选择：
NO SMOKING
NO SMOKING IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT / BUILDING