公示语翻译
公示语的翻译
公示语汉英翻译的原则
在公示语功能特色和语言风格的基础上, 刘法公(2008)以纽马克的文本分类作为理 论依据,试提出公示语汉英翻译三原则:统 一(consistency)、简洁(conciseness)和 易懂(comprehensibility)。这三个翻译标 准基本上能反映公示语独特的社会功能和语 言特征,能满足公示语汉英翻译标准问题的 特殊需要。
Out-Patient Department Stamp Vending Machine Take Away Service Available Baby Chang失物品 店方概不负责 Management nor responsible for articles lost or stolen;
高教园区:Higher Education Zone
杭州高新技术开发区 原译:High and New Technology Development Region “杭州高新技术开发区”的原译有两个问题:第一,把“高 新技术”对号入座地译成了“High and New Technology”是不 查辞典想当然的结果。第二,将“开发区”译为 “Development Region”,也不正确。美国的Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language (Second College Edition)给region和zone两个词的解释是:region,“an administrative division of a country (某一国家的行政区)”,如 “香港特别行政区”的英语就是“Hongkong Special Administrative Region”,简称Hongkong SAR;“澳门特别行 政区”的英语也是“Macao Special Administrative Region”, 简称Macao SAR;zone,“any area or region considered as separate or distinct from others because of its particular use…”。 显然,zone是指“有特殊用途并与其它区域分开或不同的区 域”,如:Cotton zone (种棉区),non-military zone (非军事 区) 等。所以,“开发区”应译为“Development Zone”。
unit 13 公示语的翻译
严格禁用生僻词汇
文字与标志共用
ONE WAY 单行路 CHINA POST 中国邮政 EXIT 出口
公示语给予所处特定区域范围的公众以现 实 行为的指示、提示、限制。强制,为此时 态 应用仅限于现在时。
KEEP DRY 保持干燥、 GIVE WAY TO BUSES 公交优先、 DON’T DRIVE WHEN TIRED 严禁疲劳驾驶、 PROTECT AGAINST HEAT 怕热、 BEWARE OBSTRUCTION 小心障碍
TURN RIGHT 向右转弯、 ARRIVED (航班)抵达、 NO PHOTOGRAPH 严禁拍照、 NO TIPPING 谢绝小费、 WALK (人行道)通行 HOLD THE HAND RAIL 紧握扶手、 EMERGENCY USE ONLY 仅限紧急情况下使用、 DOGS MUST BE CARRIED 抱好宠物、 FASTEN SEAT BELT WHILE SEATED 坐妥后请扣安全带
词组、短语的使用
OPEN NOW 现在营业、 SOLD OUT 售完、 CHECK IN 入住登记、 PERFORMANCE CENTER 表演中心、 BELL SERVICE 行李房、 SAFETY EXIT 安全出口、 DRIVEIN CINEMA 汽车影院、 DUTY MANAGER 值班经理、 GAME RESERVE 野生动物保护区、 METER PARKING
严格的规范性和标准性语汇
TWO WAY 双向行使、 GIASS 小心玻璃、 VISITOR CENTER 旅游者服务中心、 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 外币兑换、 DUTY FREE SHOP 免税店、 NATIONAL PARK 国家公园、 RAMP SPEED 斜坡限速
公示语中英翻译
四、公示语的示意功能
■ 指示性Directing (static)
❏ 票务与旅游中心Ticket & Travel Centre ❏ 地 铁 Underground ❏ 行 人 Pedestrians ❏ 公共厕所Public Toilet ❏ 问询服务Information ❏ 婴儿换巾处Baby Change
钢铁厂
Steel and Iron Factory
Iron and Steel Factory
海尔整体 Haier Unit
厨房
Kitchen
Haier Kitchen Unit
e.g. 9 Misspelled English Words
e.g.10 Misunderstanding the Source or Target Language
❏ 共同努力,世界更精彩Working together, we can make a world of difference.
■ 防范犯罪
❏ 警示他人,迅速撤离Warn others. Move away. ❏ 盗贼当心Thieves Beware
六、公示语的种类
■ Shopping Signs
四、公示语的示意功能
■ 强制性Compelling (dynamic)
❏ 警戒线勿超越Police Line Do Not Cross ❏ 严禁拍照No Photography ❏ 禁止通行Don’t Walk ❏ 禁酒区Alcohol Free Zone ❏ 禁止导游讲解NO BRIEFING OF GROUPS
11. Omitting
■ 患心脏病、高血压、酗酒者忌座”. ■ Anyone who with heart disease, high blood, please
100句常见公示语翻译
1、Business Hours 营业时间2、Office Hours 办公时间3、Entrance 入口4、Exit 出口5、Push 推6、Pull 拉7、Shut 此路不通8、On 打开(放)9、Off 关10、Open 营业11、Pause 暂停12、Stop 关闭13、Closed 下班14、Menu 菜单15、Fragile 易碎16、This Side Up 此面向上17、Introductions 说明18、One Street 单行道19、Keep Right/Left 靠左/右20、Buses Only 只准公共汽车通过21、Wet Paint 油漆未干22、Danger 危险23、Lost and Found 失物招领处24、Give Way 快车先行25、Safety First 安全第一26、Filling Station 加油站27、No Smoking 禁止吸烟28、No Photos 请勿拍照29、No Visitors 游人止步30、No Entry 禁止入内31、No Admittance 闲人免进32、No Honking 禁止鸣喇叭33、Parting 停车处34、Toll Free 免费通行35、F.F. 快进36、Rew. 倒带37、EMS (邮政)特快专递38、Insert Here 此处插入39、Open Here 此处开启40、Split Here 此处撕开41、Mechanical Help 车辆修理42、“AA”Film十四岁以下禁看电影43、Do Not Pass 禁止超车44、No U Turn 禁止掉头45、U Turn Ok 可以U形转弯46、No Cycling in the School校内禁止骑车47、SOS 紧急求救信号48、Hands Wanted 招聘49、Staff Only 本处职工专用50、No Litter 勿乱扔杂物51、Hands Off 请勿用手摸52、Keep Silence 保持安静53、On Sale 削价出售54、No Bills 不准张贴55、Not for Sale 恕不出售56、Pub 酒店57、Cafe 咖啡馆、小餐馆58、Bar 酒巴59、Laundry 洗衣店60、Travel Agency 旅行社61、In Shade 置于阴凉处62、Keep in Dark Place 避光保存63、Poison 有毒/毒品64、Guard against Damp 防潮65、Beware of Pickpocket 谨防扒手66、Complaint Box 意见箱67、For Use Only in Case of Fire 灭火专用68、Bakery 面包店69、Keep Dry 保持干燥70、Information 问讯处71、No Passing 禁止通行72、No Angling 不准垂钓73、Shooting Prohibited 禁止打猎74、Seat by Number 对号入座75、Protect Public Propety 爱护公共财物76、Ticket Office(or :Booking Office)售票处77、Visitors Please Register 来宾登记78、Wipe Your Shoes And Boots请擦去鞋上的泥土79、Men“s/Gentlemen/Gents Room男厕所80、Women“s/Ladies/Ladies” Room女厕所81、Occupied (厕所)有人82、Vacant (厕所)无人83、Commit No Nuisance 禁止小便84、Net(Weight)净重85、MAN:25032002 生产日期:2002年3月25日86、EXP:25032002 失效期:2002年3月25日87、Admission Free免费入场88、Bike Park(ing)自行车存车处89、Children and Women First 妇女、儿童优先90、Save Food 节约粮食91、Save Energy 节约能源92、Handle with Care 小心轻放93、Dogs Not Allowed 禁止携犬入内94、Keep Away From Fire 切勿近火95、Reduced Speed Now 减速行驶96、Road Up. Detour 马路施工,请绕行97、Keep Top Side Up 请勿倒立98、Take Care Not to Leave Things Behind 当心不要丢失东西99、Please Return the Back After Use 用毕放回架上100、Luggage Depository 行李存放处。
公示语的翻译1
公示语的翻译
1. 了解公示语的含义及背景知识 2. 了解公示语的语言特点 3. 掌握公示语的翻译技巧 4. 掌握商务翻译中的词类转换技巧
WHAT ARE THE PUBLIC SIGNS
公示语是为公众提供各种告示、提示、指示、 显示、警示灯信息的图形、文字、标识的综合 体。 公示语又称标志语、标识语等 A board giving information, warning, etc.
LANGUAGE CHARACTERS
The use of nouns: Caution: pedestrians Short & concise: Passengers only (送客止步) Footpath closed(边道封闭)
Examples
Shopping Signs
Iron and Steel Factory Haier Kitchen Unit
海尔整体 厨房
e.g. 9
Misspelled English Words
Omitting
患心脏病、高血压、酗酒者忌座”. Anyone who with heart disease, high blood, please don’t get on. No recommendation for people suffering from heart diseases, high blood pressure or the effects of over drinking. 肇庆市公安局报警中心 Zhaoqing City Center of Reporting to the Police Police Report Center (of Zhaoqing City)
公示语的特点及其翻译
公示语的特点及其翻译
公示语是指在公共场所或者单位内部公示栏上贴出的文字,用于通告、宣传或者告知特定信息的一种语言形式。
公示语的特点如下:
1.简洁明了:公示语通常要求简练,言之有物,能够迅速传递信息并
引起读者的注意。
2.目的明确:公示语往往有明确的目的,例如通知、提醒、告示等,
引起读者的关注并产生相应的行动。
3.句式简单:公示语一般使用简单的句式和常用的词汇,以便于读者
的理解和接受。
4.语气严肃:公示语通常使用正式、严肃的语气,突出其权威性和告
知性。
以下是公示语的中文翻译:
- Notice: 通知
- Announcement: 告示
- Warning: 警示
- Reminder: 提醒
- Important Information: 重要信息
- Attention: 注意
- Request: 请求
- Opening Hours: 营业时间
- Maintenance Notice: 维护通知
- Emergency Exit: 紧急出口
- No Smoking: 禁止吸烟
- Keep Clean: 保持清洁
- Lost and Found: 失物招领
- Closed for Renovation: 关闭装修
- Pardon Our Dust: 不便之处,敬请谅解
- Parking Lot Full: 停车场已满
- Meeting Announcement: 会议通知
- In Case of Emergency: 紧急情况下
以上只是公示语的一些常见特点和中文翻译,实际上,公示语的形式和内容可以因场合和需求而有所不同。
公示语翻译中英差异
译 赏 析 ---
赏析:本译文转化了句子视角, 赏析:本译文转化了句子视角,虽然字面意思大相 径庭,但基本内涵保持一致, 径庭,但基本内涵保持一致,同样能起到很好的宣 传提示效果。 传an!
心触一块净土,爱博一片蓝天! 心触一块净土,爱博一片蓝天! .
Shijiazhuang is our home,so each of us should keep it clean. , 逐字逐句的翻译显得拖沓冗长,口吻强硬,应译为 Please keep Shijiazhuang clean and clear.加上 Please口吻显得温和,并且带有亲切自然的感觉。
禁止篇: 禁止篇:
禁止吸烟! 禁止吸烟! Smoking free! ! 游客止步! 游客止步! Staff only!
英语语言表达比较强调客观意识,表达间接委婉, 英语语言表达比较强调客观意识,表达间接委婉,更 顾及礼貌原则,比起No Smoking和 顾及礼貌原则,比起No Smoking和Visitors go no further.来看 上述两条译文要显得更具人情味, 来看, further.来看,上述两条译文要显得更具人情味,礼 貌和委婉,语气不那么强硬,并且符合公示语标准, 貌和委婉,语气不那么强硬,并且符合公示语标准, 简洁明了,警示作用大。 简洁明了,警示作用大。
赏析:本译文充分体现了汉语独特的整 赏析:本译文充分体现了汉语独特的整 饰美,而这是英语句式无法模拟的。 饰美,而这是英语句式无法模拟的。如 如直译为: 如直译为:Heart concerned with clean ground and love win us a blue sky就显得不伦不类 就显得不伦不类
如图所示,此处翻译用词不当,显 得非常粗俗,干货实质上指的是没 有多余水分的货物,应翻译为Dry goods.
12公示语翻译
巩固形象
五、公示语的特定功能
服务社会
为改善北京的空气质量,本车安装有环保引擎 This bus is fitted with an environmentally cleaner engine helping to improve Beijing’s air quality. 共同努力,世界更精彩 Working together, we can make a world of difference. 警示他人,迅速撤离 Warn others. Move away. 盗贼当心 Thieves. Beware.
Translation of Public Signs
公示语的翻译
一、定义
公示语:公开和面对公众,告示、指示、提示、显示、警示、标 示与其生活、生产、生命、生态、生业休戚相关的文字及图形信 息。 --《汉英公示语词典》,商务印书馆,2002 A board or other notice giving information, warning, direction, and etc. --Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1978) A board, notice, and etc. that directs somebody towards something, gives a warning, advertises a business. --Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary (1997) A notice that is publicly displayed giving information or instruction in a written or symbolic form.-- New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001). A board, poster, or placard displayed in a public place to advertise or to convey information or a direction. --The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language(2003)
公示语翻译
Caution: Wet Floor 或Caution, slip Mind The/Your Step
其他 请当心脚下 Please mind your step 当心 Caution/Attention! 警告 Warning 注意:自动门 Caution: Automatic Door 小心冰雪滑落 Caution: Falling Ice & Snow 小心岩石滑落 Caution: Falling Rocks 小心高温 Caution: Hot 注意:油漆未干 Caution: Wet Paint ……
应该用supply, 而不应该缩写为 supp
投诉电话 Telephone complaints
改 为
Complaints Hotline Complaining Telephone
Caution, slip 当心滑跌 改为 Warning Slippery Surface 当心滑到 Beware of Wet Floor 小心地滑 Beware of Steps 小心台阶
1、No Fireworks and Crackers禁止燃放烟花爆竹 2、No Kongming Latern禁止燃放孔明灯 3、No burning 禁止烟火 4、No Watering to Put Out the Fire 禁止用水灭火(介词out小写) 5、Non-motorized vehicles Are Prohibit 禁止非机动车通行 6、No Pets禁止携带宠物 7、Carrying Weapons and Emulating Weapons Prohibited 禁止携带武器或方阵武器 8、Carrying Poisonous Materials and Harmful Liquid Prohibited 禁止携带有毒物品及有害液体
各类公示语翻译
各类公示语英文翻译汇总旅游景区的标识语翻译1、湖区水深,注意安全。
Deep water! Beware.2、珍惜文物古迹,勿乱刻乱涂。
No graffiti!3、购票中请当面清点票款,门票售出,恕不退款。
Check the change before you leave. No refund for tickets sold.4、游客必须每人持票入内,废票、伪造票不得入内。
Admission by valid tickets only.5、爱护草坪,足下留情。
Keep off the grass.6、心触一片净土,爱博一片蓝天。
Keep the environment clean.7、禁止摆卖。
No venders.8、六点停止入园。
Last admission: 6:009. 请按门票所示线路参观Please follow the visitor route indicated on your guide ticket.10. 请勿在本区域堆弃垃圾Please refrain from dumpling rubbish in this area.乘车的标识语翻译11.请沿站台过往Pass along the platform please.12.请在乘车前购买好车票Please buy your ticket before you board the train.13.请将机票或登机牌准备好接受安检Please have your ticket or boarding card ready for inspection.14.请协助确保列车准点运行Please help to run trains on time15.请将此座位留给老年人、残疾人和抱孩子的人。
Please offer this seat to elderly or disabled people or those carrying children.16.请仅在紧急情况下使用Please only use in an emergency.17.请您在返回车前先付费Please pay before returning to your car.18.需要帮助请按按钮Please press for assistance.19.请系好安全带Please wear the seatbelt provided.20.存放时请务必索取行李票。
公示语翻译(沪江)
• 7. 过度翻译(累赘、啰嗦): • 所有商品不讲价 • All fixed prices. No Bargain • 建议译文:No Bargaining • 导盲犬不限(厕所) • Guide dogs are not in this limitation • 建议译文:Guide Dogs Allowed
• 售票时间已过,停止入馆 • Stop Receiving Visitors (命令句,显得粗 暴无礼) • 建议译文:Closed
• • • •
变换车道,注意后车 Change Lane, Notice Behind 1) 仅考虑中文原文顺序是不够的; 2) 还要注意两个动作之间实际的逻辑关 系; • 3) 并且在译文中表现出来
• 减肥茶 Reduced Body Weight Tea • 建议译文:Slimming Tea • 现爆玉米花 Now Bomb Popcorn • 建议译文: Fresh Popcorn
公示语英译技巧总结
• 1. 翻译转换 语境关联 • 根据具体语境,确定词义,灵活翻译 • 拳头产品 • Fist Product (字面意思,不知所云) • 建议译文: Knockout Product
沪宁高速公路上的路牌?
保持车距?
• Keep a safe distance
• 5. 胡译:
• 请随手关灯 Please Close Lamp • 建议译文:Turn Off Lights when Not in Use.
• 宾客止步 Guest Go No Further • 建议译文:Staff Only
Jokes about Misinterpreted Translations 吳劍修
Misinterpreted Translations Academic writing
公示语翻译
公示语翻译一、文化细则(一)警示提示语(1)剧院序号中文名称英文名称1 请勿摄像No Filming/No Video2 请勿录音No Recording3 请勿拍照No Photography4 请勿吸烟No Smoking5 请勿蹬踏Don't Step On6 请勿触摸Don't Touch7 请勿入内No Admittance8 保持安静/请勿大声喧哗Quiet Please9 请勿乱动开关Please Don't Touch the Switch10 请勿将软包装的饮料带入场内No Drinks from Outside11 请随手关门Keep Door Closed /Please close the door behind you.12 请节约用水Please Save Water/Don't Waste Water13 请节约用纸Please Save Paper/Don't Waste Paper14 请出示证件Please Show Your ID15 请排队等候入场Please Line Up16 请保持场内清洁Please Keep the Area Clean/ Don't Litter17 请关闭通讯设备Please Turn Off Cellphones & Beepers18 请将手机和寻呼机静音Please Mute Cellphones & Beepers19 小心烫伤Caution! Hot20 小心地滑Caution! Slippery/Caution! Wet Floor21 小心玻璃Caution! Glass22 道路湿滑请小心Caution! Slippery When Wet23 下台阶时请您小心Watch Your Step/ Mind the Step24 观众止步No Admittance25 非公莫入Staff Only26 禁止通行No Admittance/No Entry27 谢绝参观No Admittance28 谨防扒窃Beware of Pickpockets29 严禁使用明火No Open Flame30 场内禁止吸烟No Smoking31 非演职人员请勿入内Staff Only32 演出人员请到此止步No Admittance for Performers33 一米以下儿童谢绝入内No Admittance for Children Under 1m.34 贵宾专用通道VIP Only35 办公区域,观众止步Staff Only36 舞台重地、观众止步Staff Only37 贵重物品请随身保管Please Don't Leave Your Valuables Unattended38 易碎品,请轻拿轻放Fragile! Handle with Care39 商品展示柜,此产品不参加活动Display Only40 请保管好您随身携带的物品Take Care of Your Belongings41 离开时请您带上您的包Please Take Your Belongings When Leaving42 演出进行中,请勿大声喧哗或随意走动。
第十一讲 公示语的翻译
B. 使用Attention或Notice等具有公告意义的词 1. ATTENTION NO PETS ALLOWED. (注意:请勿携带宠物入内) 2. Attention: Lockers are Not in Service at This Time at the Request of the Federal Aviation Administration. (通告:应联邦航空管理局要求,储物柜此 刻暂停使用。)
第 九 讲
公示语的翻译
Translation of Signs
一、什么是公示语? 公开和面对公众,告示、指示、 提示、显示、警示、标示与公众生活、 生产、生命、生业等休戚相关的文字及 图形信息。
(王颖 吕和发: 《公示语汉英翻译》)
二、公示语的特点与作用 (一)特点 1、 可认知性 2、 普遍性 3、 公益性 4、 约束性
禁止(严禁、请勿)入内;谢绝参观 No Entry / No Admittance 禁止通行(通过) Access Prohibited / No Passing 免费物品(宾馆客房内免费食品、饮料等) Complimentary 钱款当面点清,离柜概不负责 Please Count your Change Before Leaving 请出示证件 Please Show Your ID
D. 使用一般将来时的被动结构 1. All Unauthorized Vehicles Will Be Towed by Rokaitis Industries Inc. (所有违章停靠车辆将被罗凯提斯工业公 司拖走) 2. This is a Non-Smoking Room. If smoking occurs during your stay a $150 Cleaning Fee will be billed to your account. (此为无烟房。若阁下入住期间抽烟, 您的账单上将会增加150美元的清洁费。)
公示语的翻译
公示语误译种种
1、意图歪曲: 小心掉到河里Carefully fall down to the River! Please Mind Falling Water! Caution! (Water!) 2、语气不和谐: 宾客止步 Guest go no further Staffs only 危难时刻 迅速报警 Being Urgent Call 110 Quickly Emergency Call 110
限制性公示语限制、约束公众的有关行为,特别强调公众 应当注意的事项,起告知和提醒的双重作用, 比如: 残疾人设施(Disabled Only) 限高3米(Restricted Height 3M) 限速60—80公里 (Speed Limit 80 Minimum 60 kilometers) 右侧行驶 (keep right) 让路(give way) 凭票入场(ticket 0nly)
比如:
急救(First Aid) 旅游服务(Travel Service) 售票处(Ticket Office) 外卖服务(take away) 租车服务(car rental)
2. 提示性公示语(Informatory Public Signs ——Prompting
5. 强制性公示语(Mandatory Public Signs) ——Compelling
强制性公示语要求公众必须采取或者不能采取某种行为, 语言应用直白、强硬,毫无商量余地,多用祈使句,起警 示、强制作用;违反者往往受到一定的处罚或者制裁,这 类公示语旨在约束公众行为、维护社会正常秩序与公众安 全方面起作用。 比如禁止摆卖(Vendors Prohibited 严禁超车(Overtaking Prohibited)
公示语英文翻译三例
公示语翻译三例
• • • • • • • • 1,严禁烟火 , Watchful fair Be careful and firing (小心火 别烫着) 小心火,别烫着 小心火 别烫着) No smoking and firing (请勿吸烟,生火) 请勿吸烟, 请勿吸烟 生火) No Burning (禁止燃烧 禁止燃烧) 禁止燃烧 Mind the fires(注意火灾 注意火灾) 注意火灾 Keep from the fire (远离火灾 远离火灾) 远离火灾 No firework (禁止放烟花 禁止放烟花) 禁止放烟花
• Caution, fire (小心烟火 小心烟火) 小心烟火 • Smoking and lighting fires strictly forbidden (prohibited) • No open flames (禁止明火) 禁止明火) 禁止明火
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游客止步
• • • • • • • • • • • Passengers, stop here! Guest, go no further tourist stop! The visitors stops No moving No visitors Keep out No visitors No Admittance Out Of Bounds Staff only
• • • •
Slippery floor Please slip carefully Caution, slippery Road, slippery
小心地滑
• • • • • • • • Road is slide Caution for sliding Look out, Slip attention Slip, watch out Slippery, when wet Slip and fall down carefully Caution, slip Xiao xin di hua
大学英语最全最正确公示语翻译总结
厕所toilet英/美Restroom
37请勿乱弃Please don’t litter
For your security, please pay attention behind you while putting your secret number!
29夏季新款半价销售HALF PRICE Summer Styles Reduced
30香水Perfume
31美容化妆品Beauty Products, Fashion Accessories,露营装备Camping Equipment,旅游纪念品souvenirs,
32进门赢大奖COME IN AND WIN厂家特价直销
23请勿践踏草坪Please Keep Off the Grass
24施工现场禁止入内Construction SiteKeep Out
25装修前大甩卖CLOSINGDOWN FOR MODERNIZATION
26出售Sample Sale
27开业纪念特卖Anniversary Sale
28最后机会Last Chance to buy
遗失物品店方概不负责
Management not responsible for articles lost or stolen.7
38钱款当面点清,离柜概不负责
Complete Transaction Before Leaving the Counter.
当心不要遗忘携带物品
We care! We want your comments!
保持通畅KEEP CLEAR
35严禁停车NO PARKING
请小心台阶PLEASE MIND THE STEP
8.公示语翻译
4)汉式英语: 欢迎下次再来Welcome you again 小心滑跌 Don’t Fall Down Watch Your Step/ Slippery! 遇到火灾 勿用电梯 When there is a fire, don’t use the elevator! Don’t use the elevator in case of fire! 5)死译: 警务工作站 Police Affairs Station Police Station 眼科医院 Eye Hospital Ophthalmology Hospital 留学生公寓 Foreign students Dormitory Building International Students Building
2、正说反译,反说正译 贵重物品,随身携带 Don’t leave valuables unattended. 3、语态转换 Occupied (车位)已满 /(厕所)有人 Vacant (厕所)无人
六、公示语误译种种
1、指令不清: 狮/狒馆 Lion/Baboon 木径鸟语 Footpath Wooden 2、意图歪曲: 出口Export Exit 小心掉到河里Carefully fall down to the River! 3、语气不和谐: 宾客止步 Guest go no further Staffs only 危难时刻 迅速报警 Being Urgent Call 110 Quickly Emergency Call 110 民族园 Racist Park National’ s Park/ Minority’s 息传递、 服务公众的特点。
三、公示语的分类
1、指示性公示语(指路作用) : 进口、 出口、公厕、售票处 2、警示性公示语(提醒作用) : 小心碰头 、小心路滑、水边危险 3、指令公示语(限制作用) : 游人止步、闲人免进、禁止攀爬、不准吐 痰、不许照相 4、劝导性公示语(规劝作用) : 爱护绿草,请勿践踏;保护环境,人人有责
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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,
❖ 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
❖ 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.
❖ 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!
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 UNACC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。
❖ 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
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)
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”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:
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。
❖ Treading on grass is treading on life.
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
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。
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