省译法定义

省译法定义

Omissi on

(省译法)

I. Defin iti on

By omission we mean we properly omit some words or expressions in order to

make the translated version brief, concise, clear. Proper omission in English-Chinese tran slati on often in volves the omitt ing of some words (such as prepositi ons, articles, certa in pronouns, conj un cti ons, etc.) that are in dispe nsable in the SL text but not in the TL text.

II. Motivatio n

Omissi on is based on the differe nces betwee n En glish and Chin ese. For example,

Chinese has no articles or infinitive markers. And pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositi ons are not used as freque ntly as those of En glish. So whe n we tran slate

En glish sentences with articles and infin itive markers in to Chin ese, we ofte n omit

them.

III. Prin ciples

Omissi on does not go aga in st 'faithfu In ess'. It does not mean subtract ing meanings

from the original work.

Omissi on should be aimed at smooth ness and con cise ness or succi nctn ess.

What is omitted may n ot be n ecessarily confined to certa in parts of speech. Any

parts of speech may be liable to be omitted accord ing to the con text and the tran slator's tran slati on tech niq ues.

IV. Classificati on

Omissi on Due to Syn tactic Con siderati ons

Omissi on Due to Logic Con siderati ons

Omissi on Due to Rhetoric con sideratio ns

1. Omission Due to Syntactic Considerations

Omissi on of Articles (Articles are gen erally n ot tran slated uni ess it is n ecessary) Omissi on of Prepositi ons

Omissi on of Pers onal and Possessive Pronouns

Omissi on of 'It'

Omissi on of Conjun cti ons

Omissi on of Verbs

1.1 Omissi on of Articles

A horse is a useful ani mal.

马是有用的动物.

The earth moves around the sun.

地球绕太阳公转.

Some Articles Can Not Be Omitted!

He left without a word.

他一句话也没说就走了.

He said that he was getting a dollar a mile.

他说他每开一英里就赚一块钱.

The childre n are of an age.

这些孩子都是同岁的.

1.2 Omissi on of Prepositi ons

The rocket engine carries with it the oxygen of its own.

火箭发动机自带氧气.

Trees grow along both banks of the can al.

运河两岸长着树木.

It is a pleasure for us to offer you the goods as follows.

非常荣幸向贵方报盘如下.

1.3 Omissi on of Personal and Possessive Pronouns

If you want to kill a snake you must hit it first on the head and if you want to catch a band of robbers you must first catch their leader.

打蛇先打头，擒贼先擒王.

He is a good friend that speaks well of us beh ind our backs.

在背后说我们好话的人才是好朋友.

We expect that the delivery will be effected at your earliest convenience.

盼你方早日交货.

1.4 Omissi on of 'It'