翻译理论与实践Week3-2

Lecture 3 DictionBetter late than the late. (原文为美国高速公路上矗立的安全警示牌）Tension is building up.(l) This war is becoming the most important story of this generation.(2) It is quite another story now.(3) Some reporters who were not included in the session broke the story.(4) He’ll be very happy if that story holds up.(5) The Rita Haywoth’s story is one of the saddest.(6) A young man came to Scotti’s office with a story.(7) Last Dec. the Post first reported that probes were being made in each of those cities, but officials refused to confirm the story.(8) The story about him became smaller and by and by faded out from the American TV.3.1 Methods to Discriminate the Original Meaning of an English Word3.1.1 Judging from the Word Formation pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis3.1.2Judging from the Part of SpeechRight，open your mouth，let me have a look．He hoped to be absolutely right about this issue．I must answer that phone，but I’ll be back right away．The ship righted itself after the big wave had passed．In England，we drive on the left side of the road，not the right side．He exercised his legal right as President to halt the investigation．3.1.3 Judging from the References1. I hate blue shirt; white shirt suits me but gray is the most preferable.3.1.4 Judging from the Context and Collocation1．Symptoms of SARS developed．2．We had hopes of developing light industry on quite a large scale．3．Land animals are thought to have developed from sea animals．4．The local government is planning to develop the western areas．5．The photographer develops all his films．6．I’d like to develop this idea a little more fully before I go on to my next point．7．Scientists have succeeded in developing many new plants．Another example “as luck would have it”.1．As luck would have it，no one was in the hotel when the explosion took place．2．As luck would have it，there was rain on the day of the camp．Try to translate the following sentences1. observe the behavior of birds.2. Do they observe Christmas Day in that country?3. He observed that we should probably have rain.4. The law obliges parents to send their children to school.5. They were obliged to sell their house in order to pay their debts.6. I’m much obliged to you.如：please ~ me by closing the door.Obliging neighbordelicate skindelicate porcelaindelicate upbringingdelicate livingdelicate healthdelicate stomachdelicate vasedelicate diplomatic questiondelicate differencedelicate surgical operationdelicate ear for musicdelicate sense of smelldelicate touchdelicate foodraise fearsraise vegetablesraise a familyraise the deadraise a fleetraise a monumentraise an embargo3.1.5 Judging from Different Branches of Learning and Specialties1. The lathe should be set on a firm base.2. As we all know，a base reacts with an acid to form a salt.3. A transistor has three electrodes, the emitter, the base and the collector.4. Line AB is the base of the triangle ABC.5. He is on the second base.3.2 Some Techniques Employed in Translating a Given English Word3.2.1 DeductionStopoutcommunitychallenge3.2.2 Transplant·Microwave ·Supermarket ·Splashdo wn ·dataphone3.2.8 Transliteration·Wall Street·The Times·Pentium 奔腾·Citroen 雪铁龙·clone·Internet·hacker 黑客3.2.3 Extension·bottleneck·brain trust·brain drain·It is more than transient everydayness. 3.2.4 Substitution·to kill sb. as an example·Please withhold the handout.·He was indeed a good riddance.·The same is not true with a mortal illness.3.2.5 Explanation·mindlessness·togetherness·swan song·a throwaway society3.2.6 Combination·so subtle and careful an observer·his mendacity and dishonesty·a grim and tragic Christmas·the body and mind cramped by noxious work 身心困顿3.2.7 Pictographic Translation·H-beam 工字梁·O-ring 环形圈·U-steel 槽钢·V-belt 三角带·X-brace 交叉支撑·Y-curve 叉形曲线3.3 Extension of Word Meaning3.3.1 Conversion of Meaning1. The factors which are likely to influence investment spending do not stop here.2. Whether you like it or not, globalization is here to stay. We are not going to reverse the trend.3. Our products, if maintained properly and regularly, can at least see twenty years’ service.3.3.2 Abstract Extension of Meaning1. Everybody has his smiles and tears.2. The technological process was then a newcomer in the U.S., so application was not numerous.3. He was a man to let his heart rule his head.4. The matter was finally settled under the table.5. He Hamleted at a chance and regretted for it.6. The canoe Titanicked on the rock in the river. 3.3.2 Concrete Extension of Meaning1. The interest rates have see-sawed between 10 and 15 percent.2. Brain drain has been Kangding’s No.1 concern; as a matter of fact, it has been an epidemic in this area.3. There is a mixture of the tiger and the ape in the character of the imperialists.4. He was a tough proposition.3.3.3 Extension According to Idiomatic Way in Chinese1. So the swallow flew round and round her，touching the water with his wings，and making silver ripples．亚伯拉罕·林肯亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国第16任总统，1809年出生于肯塔基州，1865年遭一名南方邦联拥护者枪击，第二天逝世于华盛顿。