第十二讲 翻译与文体-商务语言的翻译(4)

LECTURE 12

翻译与文体：商务语言（4）功能观

BARACKULA

Barackula is a short political horror rock musical about young Barack Obama having to stave off a secret society of vampires at Harvard when he was inducted into presidency at the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Obama (Justin Sherman) finds that he must convince the vampire society that opposing political philosophies can coexist or else the society may transform Obama to the dark side. Reminiscent to Michael Jackson's Thriller and a slight infusion of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

NEWS

Here's a way to frighten the neighbors on Halloween:

wear a mask looking like convicted multi-billion-dollar swindler Bernard Madoff, a vampire-president

"Barakula," or the late Michael Jackson.

NEWS

Rubber masks of the trio are among the most popular

purchases by Americans eager to shake off the

economic doldrums and go trick-or-treating on

October 31, costume sellers say.

NEWS

This year items related to the "King of Pop," Jackson, who died in June, are top sellers. Jackson loved Halloween, and revolutionized music videos with his 1983 clip "Thriller," in which corpses rise from their graves and dance to a catchy tune.

A HYBRID: FRENEMY / FRIENEMY

FRENEMY

Ben is John’s frenemy. They get along in the office but both of them work on internal competing teams.

bosom friend

Acquaintance

FRAMILY

Framily (the blend of "friends" and "family") means a person's closest friends, particularly those who feel like part of the family.

Framily is a new social group underpinned by the principle that good friends are the family we can choose for ourselves

BROMANCE

A bromance or "man-crush" is a close

but non-sexual relationship between

two men, a form of homosocial

intimacy. Coined in the 1990s, the

term has historically referred to a

relationship between heterosexuals,

but the term has gained currency in

describing such relationships when

one of the men is gay.

HOMEWORK

Translate the following biz English into readable Chinese: 1.Business is a combination of all these activities:

production, distribution and sale, though which profit or economic surplus will be created.

2.We allow a trade discount of 40% and a special discount

of 5% on orders received on or before 31st October.

3.The rate charged is less than for almost any other type of

loan available to consumers.

4.We reserve the right to claim compensation from you for

the loss.

5.Do the figures and words agree?