新闻翻译

Course Name：Applied Translation 应用文体翻译2012级本科英语专业2014-2015学年上学期Content: Practical translation drills新闻翻译练习（第十四周）Goal: to practice E-C translation of news reporting.Emphasis: to lay emphasis on the jargons of news reporting.Assignment & Summary:1. Understanding news journalism and complete the text with suitable words and translate.(1) Amid further allegations of a cover-up, sources at the Home Office refused to comment on claims of a serious lapse in security at a nuclear power station.(2) Discussions about controversial new measures to control anti-social behavior are continuing behind the scenes.(3) According to figures from a recent opinion poll, the government’s popularity is falling.(4) it emerged yesterday that the contents of a scathing report on Barkfield Hospital have already been leaked to the press. The report quotes a senior doctor as saying that…(5) __________ continuing pressure on the government, information has been ________ to the press of a plan to _________ up the fact that Britain cannot meet the European Union’s renewable energy targets. _________ to reliable ________ inside Whitehall, officials have informed the government of this fact, and one expert was ________ as saying that Britain might only reach 9 per cent by 2020. meanwhile, discussions are continuing behind the ________ to see what __________ can be taken to reach the target.2. Read the amazing but true human interest stories and replace the underlined words with a single word that has the same meaning which appears in the story and translate the news into Chinese.(1) An operation 55 years later? Pencil it inA German woman who has spent 55 years with the tip of a pencil lodged in her brain has finally had it removed. Margret Wegner fell over carrying the pencil when she was four. It punctured her cheek and went into her brain causing excruciating pain, and she has lived with the ensuing chronic headaches ever since. At the same time, no one dared operate, but the remaining 2 cms of pencil were removed on Friday in a delicate operation. She is said to be making a speedy recovery.(2) I had an unpleasant and very painful headache. ___________Her medical condition is continuous and long-lasting. __________After the fire, we lost sight of him in the resulting panic. _________A piece of glass made a small hole in the tyre. __________She’s too frightened to drive at night on her own. __________The end of the cat’s tail is white. _________3. Understanding political metaphors in news first and choose the correct expressions.(1) The first cracks are appearing in the government. (a weakness in an idea, a system, or an organization.)(2) People are wondering who is in the driving boat. (be in control of a situation=pull the strings)(3) The PM doesn’t want MPs to rock the boat. (cause problems by making changes to a situation that is satisfactory as it is.)(4) She laid the foundations of the party’s success. (create the basic ideas or principles from whichsth can then develop.)(5) Many believe the minister is out of her depth. (be in a situation that is too hard to control.)(6) The MPs were thrown in at the deep end. Let’s see if they sink or swim. (be faced with a new and hard task that you’re not prepared for.)(7) It has started a heated debate in parliament. (an angry discussion)(8) He got the job because he’s a safe pair of hands. (a person you can rely on)(9) The government is heading in the right direction. (making good progress.)(10) The trade secretary could find herself under the microscope. (being watched and examined very carefully)(11) No doubt the politicians will give this a positive spin. (a way of giving information to make it appear less bad or better.) eg. they are spin doctors. (someone whose job is to give information to the public in a wasy that gives the best possible advantage to a politician or an organization.)(12) He’s the boss, but it’s his wife who ___________________.(13) During the first few months, she’ll be under the ___________.(14) As a politician, he’s considered to be a safe pair of ________.(15) Throw them in at the ______ end, then see if they ________________.(16) I wonder what the _____________ will do with this information.(17) They’ve got to remain steady, and not allow anyong to rock the ________.(18) The results indicate that the opposition is ________ in the wrong direction.4. Understanding the printed media and try to match the equivalents and translate complete sentences.(1) pamphlet: small book with a soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political. Leaflet: single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something.Brochure: small, thin book like a magazine giving information, often about travel, or a company. Prospectus: small, thin book like a magazine giving information about a school, college or university or a companyFlyer: single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, often given out in the street. Booklet: small thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something.Manual: book of detailed instructions how to use something.(2) It lists all the requirements for entry. a political pamphlet on povertyIt exposes serious problems in the industry. a guarantee leaflet with a new camera It draws attention to the fundamental issues. a university prospectusIt gives you the lowdown on accommodation. a newspaper articleIt is packed with useful tips. a tourist brochureIt contains a lot of small print. a booklet about buying a house5. Understanding the gathering and release of news and do the following exercises.(1) Journalists gather news in a number of different ways. They may get stories from pressure groups which want to air their views in public. They seek publicity for their opinions and may hold press conferences or may issue a statement/press release. A person who especially wishes to attract news attention will try to include a sound bit in what they say. It is particularly hard for journalists to get material in the silly season. Journalists also get stories by tapping useful sources and by monitoring international news agencies like Reuters. The more important a story is, themore column inches it will be given in the newspaper. Journalists of different political persuasions often put ther own gloss/spin on a story and some gather stories by muck-raking.(2) A rag is an informal word for a newspaper and it suggests that it is not of very high quality. The gutter press is a disapproving term used about the kind of newspapers and magazines that are more interested in crime and sex than serious news. A glossy is an expensive magazine printed on good quality paper. Journalists produce copy, which has to be ready for a deadline. When everything is ready the newspaper goes to press. A very important story that comes in after going to press may find its way into a stop press column. A very new newspaper or story can be said to be hot off the press. A story that is only to be found in one newspaper is an exclusive. A scoop is a story discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others. A major story can be said to hit the headlines on the day it is published. At that time the story breaks or becomes public knowledge. If it is an important story it will receive a lot of coverage or space in the press. A newspaper may be taken to court for libel or defamation of character if it publishes an untrue story that harms a person’s reputation. If you are doing research into a news event, you may want to get hold of some previous issues of newspapers, or back copies, and you may wish to make a folder of cuttings from the papers about the event.(3) Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.A press conference was held at a lot of coverage.Inevitably the story received gloss on events.The newspaper has to go to that you could tap for your story.The actor collected all the press the end of the summit meeting.All politicians want to put their when the story broke.The Managing Director will issue press by 9 p.m.I know some useful sources publicity for its fund-raising events. The actor was out of the country public knowledge soon.The charity is seeking cuttings where he was mentioned.I think t he scandal will become a statement this afternoon.(4) complete these sentences.The famous couple have issued a press ___________ explaining why the wedding is off.The story is hot off the __________.Of all the newspapers, The Guardian devoted most column _________ to the story.If you order a back ______ of the April 2003 issue of the magazine, you will have a complete set. The PM is very good at producing a sound ________ for any occasion.The president was abroad when the story about him hit the newspaper _________.The football match was delayed by a couple of hours so the results only made it to the ______ press column.The Minister is going to sue the paper for defamation of _________.The gutter _________ goes in for a lot of ______-raking in its quest for stories.A _________ group devote to co-work to try to influence the government.The ________ season is the time of year when politicians and other public figures are on holiday and there tends to be little serious news for newspapers to write about.Journalists have to _________ news agencies for interesting stories for their papers.Politicians love to get the chance to _______ their views in public.。